Times Union: N.Y. may have to step up on supportive housing, proponents warn
Supportive housing is a specialized kind of rental housing run by nonprofit organizations that provide tenants with services directly in their building.
ALBANY — Supportive housing is a lifeline for thousands of New Yorkers who benefit from having staff and services onsite where they live, but advocates are concerned it could be on the chopping block under the incoming Trump administration.
The demise of the program would require the state to commit more funding for supportive housing units that already exist or face the risk of losing them altogether.
“We don’t know exactly what to expect, but based on our experience from the first Trump administration we don’t expect it to be great,” said Pascale Leone, executive director of the Supportive Housing Network of New York.