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Fletcher Residence |
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Fletcher Residence opened its doors December, 2011.
Located in the Bronx, this eco-friendly building is home to 55 mentally-ill men and women living in their own studio apartments. The men and women at Fletcher Residence receive long-term training to achieve lasting stability; work on sobriety issues if necessary; and work on community integration and daily living skills. |
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Geffner House (formerly Holland House) |
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The Holland Hotel has seen many incarnations since it was
built in 1918. Initially an elegant residence, it had deteriorated
by the 80s into a seedy Single-Room-Occupancy hotel that
the city leased from a slumlord to house homeless families.
In the late 80s
and early 1990s, however, the city began working with nonprofits
to turn these buildings into a new type of housing
designed to help the most vulnerable poor people - those
who in addition to homelessness struggled with mental illness,
addiction or chronic illnesses - rebuild their lives. These
buildings - called supportive
housing - combined studio social work support. Project Renewal became one of the early pioneers
of this new housing and in 1995 completely renovated the
Holland, turning it into safe and attractive supportive
housing for 307 men and women. Tenants of the Holland are either formerly
homeless or have a very low-income. Some are living with a mental illness or
living with HIV/AIDS.
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award-winning project has proven a success for both tenants
and the community. Tenants stabilize and don't return to
homelessness (86% have remained housed for at least a year). In 2010, Holland House was renamed Geffner House to honor Ed Geffner’s extraordinary service and leadership over 33 years as head of Project Renewal. |
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St. Nicholas House |
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Project Renewal's affordable/supportive housing complex
is the St. Nicholas House in Harlem, providing housing and
support services to 94 formerly homeless and very-low income
residents. The building
opened in 2004 and features on-site recreational services, comprehensive
support, medical and employment services. As with all our
residences, we are intent on being good neighbors to the
surrounding community. Representative Charles
Rangel praised the project as "another shining example of
what can be accomplished when a diverse cross section of
the community comes together to implement initiatives that
will combat the critical housing shortage in New York."
See
what the Amsterdam News had to say about St. Nicholas Residence
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LeonaBlanche House |
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When additional funding for housing homeless mentally ill
New Yorkers was approved in 1999, Project Renewal began
work on what is now the LeonaBlanche house - 53 studio apartments for people living with chronic mental
illness. In addition to providing desperately-needed housing
for this vulnerable population, the LeonaBlanche provides
another housing option to people we work with. Less supervised
than the Clinton but providing more support than Geffner House,
the LeonaBlanche is that gentle next step for people ready
to live more independently, but not totally so. Located
in the Bronx, LeonaBlanche opened officially in 2004 and was renamed in 2006.
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In Homes Now |
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"One day the Director of Project Renewal’s In Homes Now came in. The concept just made so much sense…The first two years…I struggled with my sobriety. The beautiful thing is I wasn’t kicked into the street. They were always there to support me and give me alternatives. " more...
In 2003, Project
Renewal was awarded one of only eleven grants nationwide
to create an innovative new program for chronically homeless
people. In Homes Now provides New Yorkers living on the
street or who have spent more than two of the past four
years in city shelters, with their own apartments and provides
comprehensive health, support, addiction and employment
services to clients where the live. This 'housing first'
approach is aimed at helping the hardest-to-reach -- people who have been left behind by the current system. In Homes
Now is part of the Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic
Homelessness, a joint endeavor funded by the Department
of Health and Human Services, the Department of Housing
and Urban Development and the Veterans Administration.
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Lease on Life |
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Often, individuals who have come back from homelessness
or addiction just need a safe, affordable place to live
and some ongoing support to complete their recovery. So
Project Renewal created its Lease on Life program, whereby
formerly homeless or addicted men and women can move into
an apartment we've leased and have access to whatever
recovery, employment or life support they may need as they
readjust to living in the community.
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Clinton Residence |
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In 1990, the City and State signed the landmark New
York/New York Agreement, to create community housing-plus-supports
for homeless mentally ill New Yorkers. One of the very first community settings to be funded was
Project Renewal's Clinton Residence on West 48th Street
in Manhattan. The Residence provides housing and round-the-clock
comprehensive supports to its 57 tenants, many of whom have
spent much of their adult years in psychiatric institutions.
Initially, the Clinton Residence was imagined as residents' permanent home, because the severity of their illnesses
suggested they would never live any more independently.But we found that
by offering clients closely coordinated comprehensive services
including psychiatric and medical care, case management
and employment assistance many of the residents could indeed
achieve goals they, and the medical community, never thought
possible. With the appropriate opportunities, clients began
establishing a network of family and friends, taking on
more and more responsibility and even pursuing employment.
As a result we changed the program to provide maximum support
for peoples' achievable goals of moving on and moving out.
We added a strong emphasis on employment, which has been
extremely successful both in improving clients' self-esteem
and their ability to live with greater independence. Clients
can work with nearby Fountain House, an excellent nonprofit
skilled in helping mentally ill people succeed; or they can work with our Job
Links program, which helps individuals into competitive
employment.
As a result, since inception, 73% of the residents have
moved into more independent housing and all continue to
succeed in these new settings. And today, a full 75% of
the residents are involved in some type of employment activity.
See
what the New York Daily News wrote about the Clinton Residence
See
what a New York Times Opinion piece said about the Clinton
Residence See
what part the Clinton played in a feature article in The
New York Times
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