New York State funds Morrisville homeless housing community

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – New York State has awarded Christopher Community, Inc. $2.8 million to create 20 units of permanent supportive housing in the Madison County town of Morrisville, serving frail, elderly seniors with a disability or chronic condition.

The money was awarded through the Homeless Housing Assistance Program, which provides capital grants and loans to not-for-profit corporations, charitable and religious organizations, and municipalities to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate housing for persons who are unable to secure adequate housing without special assistance.

The grants are awarded through a competitive process by the New York State Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation, a public benefit corporation staffed by OTDA.

“On behalf of Christopher Community, Inc. I would like to thank the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program for their $2.7 million in funding towards our new Community View Apartments project in Morrisville, New York,” Christopher Community, Inc. President and CEO Justin Rudgick said. “We greatly appreciate this collaboration with HHAP, and are very grateful to all of our funding partners including NYS HCR as we see this new development project in Madison County come to life.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that $31.5 million in state funding was awarded to seven projects that will provide permanent supportive housing to New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

Through this program, New York state has appropriated more than $1.4 billion toward the development of supportive housing. In total, the program has created more than 24,000 units of housing to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Supported through HHAP, these projects include developments that will create an additional 332 units serving the elderly, individuals with a history of substance use disorder, individuals with developmental disabilities, young adults and those suffering from serious mental illness.

“All New Yorkers deserve access to safe, affordable housing, and it is crucial to provide them with critical resources and amenities needed in the long term,” Hochul said.

In the FY 2023 Enacted State Budget, Hochul secured a new $25 billion, five-year, comprehensive housing plan that will increase housing supply by creating or preserving 100,000 affordable homes across New York, including 10,000 with support services for vulnerable populations, plus the electrification of an additional 50,000 homes. This project is supported by FY 2022 funds.

The budget continues $128 million in capital funding for the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program to build new supportive housing units or repair existing emergency shelters. With the latest awards, the program has allocated roughly $115.3 million to 476 units of permanent supportive housing, 94 units of transitional housing, and 303 emergency beds housing. Of the 303 emergency housing beds, 164 are repairs and 139 are new beds.