NAZARETH HOUSING INC
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Mission Statement
Nazareth Housing’s mission is to promote housing stability and economic mobility among vulnerable families and individuals in New York City through homelessness prevention services, food security, supportive housing, financial empowerment, and emergency family shelter. Central to our work is the idea that, by providing core services that empower our neighbors, we can keep people housed, ensure that families are accessing nutritious food, support financial stability, and protect the fabric of our community. Nazareth Housing’s programs focus on three mutually reinforcing priorities: housing stability, food security, and economic empowerment. We complete this well-being framework by offering an array of programs that address the needs of individuals and families experiencing the stress and trauma of poverty and housing instability. We work to address the immediate crises families face, and also help families build a pathway out of poverty. We now serve more than 7,000 New Yorkers per year through all of our services.
About This Cause
Since our founding in 1983, Nazareth Housing has grown from creating and sustaining supportive housing to ensuring that families are stably housed by helping them build financial viability. Very early on, we realized that housing stability, financial empowerment, and nutrition are key to stabilizing communities and supporting low-income families and individuals. These elements have been the cornerstone of our services. Since 2006, Nazareth Housing has offered services aimed at keeping at-risk New Yorkers in their homes through our Housing Stability Support Program (HSSP). Case managers work closely with households to identify barriers and enhance the strengths of individuals and families so they can attain financial and housing stability. We empower families through a variety of services, including eviction prevention, housing counseling, landlord advocacy, benefits enrollment, food security and educational and financial programming. Our case management strategy begins with housing stabilization as the first and most critical goal, followed by screening for programs and benefits that ease financial burdens and help clients build self-sufficiency. We believe that access to benefits is a key component of ensuring that families stabilize their housing situation because it means more money available for rent, food, and childcare. Every year, we serve more than 7,000 individuals through HSSP to ensure that they remain housed, fed, and attain economic security. Our two food pantries are essential gateways to addressing nutritional needs and connecting families to services offered by the HSSP team. Every year, we feed almost 100,000 duplicate individuals, serving 400 households each week. Our Volunteer Income Tax Clinic (founded 2009), screens every client for benefits and provides free tax preparation services. For chronically homeless families and individuals, our supportive housing program offers an affordable place to call home with caring staff dedicated to their well-being and stability. We also maintain a 16-unit congregate family shelter in the Bronx.