While we are sorry to see Ted leave the Network, we are excited by his appointment, and wish him the best in his new position.  Ted will start at HCR on September 15th.  His last day at the Network was August 22nd.

In the eight years that Ted led the Network, it grew significantly in size and stature. Under Ted's leadership, the Network played a major role in expanding funding for supportive housing across New York State. In 2012, following a year of advocacy, the State was persuaded to fund the establishment of a brand new Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Supportive Housing Program, which to date has committed nearly $270 million toward supportive housing creation.  Also in 2012, Network advocacy helped to convince New York City to double its annual production of supportive housing, despite substantial federal cuts. Most recently, in 2014 the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance doubled its funding for the Homeless Housing Assistance Program, one of supportive housing's premier capital development funding streams.

Also under Ted's tenure, the number of attendees at the Network's annual conference tripled, the number of attendees at the annual awards gala doubled, and the Network's budget and assets more than doubled.

Nicole has been with the Network since 2004, leading the Network's policy and advocacy activities. This has included extensive analysis and advocacy for NY/NY III, launching a campaign for NY/NY IV, mitigating various development barriers to the creation of supportive housing and advocating for homeless systems reform. She has also co-chaired New York City's Continuum of Care for the past six years.  

Please join us to honor supportive housing's heroes at the Supportive Housing Network of New York's 2014 gala on October 15th, 2014 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm at Capitale, 130 Bowery in New York City.  

This year's honorees: Vicki Been, Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development, as Government Partner of the Year; David Walsh, Senior Vice President of Community Development Banking, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Private Sector Partner of the Year; and Robert Myers, Deputy Commissioner and Division Director, NYS Office of Mental Health, as Tim O'Hanlon Unsung Hero.

We will also be honoring former Network Executive Director Ted Houghton.

As always, we will be honoring Tenants and Residence of the Year. We look forward to seeing you on October 15th at Capitale!

Also on the MRT capital funding front, the NYS Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation (HHAC) and the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) have announced the availability of $10 million in funding through the 2014 Homeless Housing and Assistance Program Medicaid Redesign Team Capital Funds (HHAP/MRT) program to develop supportive housing for homeless individuals with histories of substantial Medicaid use. OTDA began accepting applications for funding on June 30, 2014 as part of the HHAP open Request for Proposals (RFP).