What vital documents do you need ?
Types of Housing
Income
Resources
100

This document has your picture on it, address, DOB, height and weight. 

What is Identification?


100

This type of housing helps prepare you to move into permanent housing.

What is transitional housing?

100

This refers to the exertion of effort or activity directed towards producing or accomplishing something, essentially meaning any task or labor done to achieve a specific goal, whether physical or mental, requiring time and energy to complete

What is Earned income?

100

This is the act of connecting with people experiencing homelessness and offering them services and support. This support can take place in many locations, including the streets, parks, and shelters; and after a client moves into permanent housing. 

What is Outreach?

200

This is a city/local document that includes your picture, address, DOB, height and weight. This document also allows; Entry into City building, Access to City services, Cultural institution memberships and Services for veterans 


What is ID NYC?


200

This type of housing allows you to reunite with your family in state, out of state and overseas 

What is family reunification?


200

This is a federal program that provides financial assistance to Americans throughout their lives. It offers benefits for retirement, disability, and survivors

What is Social Security?

200

The Human Resources Administration is the nation's largest social services agency and assists over three million low‐income and vulnerable New Yorkers annually through the effective and efficient administration of more than 12 major public benefits programs, which reflects this Administration's priority of addressing poverty and income inequality.

What is HRA?

300

This document is a small card and contains 8 numbers on it 

What is a Social Security Card?


300

This City funded program helps pay a portion of your rent for 5 years. You are responsible for 30% of your rent. 

What is CityFheps?

300

This is a government program that provides financial help or in-kind benefits to people in need. The goal is to help people achieve a minimum level of economic security.

What is Public Assistance?

300

This is refers to a personalized approach where a dedicated professional works with individuals living in supportive housing to assess their needs, develop a plan to address those needs, and connect them with necessary services like mental health care, employment assistance, benefits navigation, and other support to help them maintain stable housing and improve their overall well-being; essentially acting as a coordinator to ensure individuals receive the right support to thrive in their housing situation 

What is case management?

400

This document allows you to travel around the world and comes as a booklet for stamps to record your trips

What is a Passport?


400

This city funded program pays your rent for 1 year and gives you the opportunity to save your money to prepare for paying your rent independently.  

What is the SOTA Program?

400

This is is the amount of money a business earns after subtracting expenses from revenue, while income is the total amount of money a business earn 

What is profit income?

400

This  is a homelessness prevention network with 26 locations across the 5 boroughs of New York City. Each year over 28,000 at-risk households are provided services to assist with a housing crisis and support stability. This includes community residents who have never had any housing issues in the past; families and individuals who exited from a shelter and need support maintaining stability in the community; anyone looking to improve their ability to maintain employment and financial stability to ensure that they can remain stable in their housing.

What is Homebase?

500

This document contains your mothers name, fathers name and hospital you were born in. 

What is a Birth Certificate ?


500

This type of housing provides case management and the resources needed to help you with mental health and substance abuse. This support helps you thrive independently. You are responsible for 30% of your income.

What is Supportive Housing?



500

If you move into permanent housing with the assistance of the government you are responsible for how much rent ?

What is 30% of your income?

500

This "whole team" approach to treating serious mental illness. It allows people to receive services in their community (rather than a more restrictive hospital setting). This aims to reduce the reliance on hospitals by providing round-the-clock services to the people who need it most. It uses a person-centered, recovery-based approach to care.

What is Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)?

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