Our Results
AAPCI 2024 COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT
Impact Summary
In 2024, African American Planning Commission, Inc. (AAPCI) continued to make a transformative impact in the lives of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. With a total of 497 single adults and families moved into permanent housing, 2,856 clients served (311 of which are children), our programs maintained a strong focus on long-term stability and supportive services.
AAPCI’s impact report offers a detailed summary of the statistics across our DHS, HRA, and DOHMH programs.
Key Highlights:
In CY2024 alone, we served…
2,856 clients across our programs
195 days average length of shelter stay
41 move-outs into permanent housing, on average, monthly
A total of 497 single adults and families moved into permanent housing
233 new units of affordable housing developed
Moved 237 families with children from domestic violence and intimate partner abuse situations into transitional domestic violence shelters
Demographics
Gender
1852
693
Age
18-20 Years: 54
21-30 Years: 533
31-40 Years: 692
41-50 Years: 499
51+ Years: 767
Racial Demographic Data
Hispanic/Latino – 28.4%
Black – 62.7%
White – 6.6%
Native American – 0.8%
Other/Declined to state – 1.5%
Housing Spotlight
1,142 units across all programs.
African American Planning Commission is a top performing shelter provider, moving more clients out of shelter on average.
More than 41 clients move into permanent housing each month thanks to our Housing Placement Teams.
233 new units of affordable and supportive housing under construction for low-income, formerly homeless, and special needs homeless single adults and families with children.
More than 97% of our clients move into permanent housing and avoid returning to shelter.
Efficient and Effective
African American Planning Commission continually grows, changes, evolves, and responds to meet the most urgent needs of our clients, the communities we serve, and the demands of our funders, relying on data to shape our work, as we address our mission and respond to NYC’s homelessness crisis.
At AAPCI, we are intentional and strategic in our thinking, which allows us to be resourceful in solving hard problems. The result: measurable and meaningful improvements in the lives of those that we serve.