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City's Homeless Orgs Receive Boost from State

Eighteen New York City organizations will get a cut of the money, including two in Queens.

Jamie Schuh, Neighbor

The State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance has awarded more than $15.7 million to state homeless organizations – including eighteen New York City groups – to help combat homelessness, through the OTDA's Solutions to End Homelessness Program.

In Queens, Forest Hills' Queens Community House received a renewal of $438,668 and the Fortune Society of Queens got $160,000 (a full chart of the grants is below).

"STEHP is designed to reduce homelessness by providing prevention services to avoid shelter placements and rapid re-housing services for those who have already sought shelter," said OTDA Executive Deputy Commissioner Elizabeth Berlin.

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The ultimate goal of STEHP is to help individuals and families remain in or obtain permanent housing, deal with the eviction process, and assist in achieving housing stabilization.

New Awards

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Organization County Amount Brooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. Kings $278,473 Coalition for the Homeless New York $257,560 Community Solutions New York $219,056 Greenhope Housing Development Fund Corp. New York $145,505 Henry Street Settlement New York $198,000 Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc. New York $129,519 Lenox Hill Neighborhood House New York $122,631 Nazareth Housing, Inc. New York $255,944 Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp. New York $258,342 Palladia New York $213,275 Project Hospitality Richmond $415,000 The Fortune Society Queens $160,000 University Settlement Society of New York, Inc. New York $268,408 Urban Justice Center New York $278,473

Renewals

CAMBA, Inc. Kings $948,545 Catholic Charities Community Services, Archdiocese of NY New York $829,912 Bronxworks Bronx $948,545 Queens Community House Queens $438,668
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