A new initiative aims to secure stable residences for 1,500 New Yorkers currently residing in the city’s shelter system.
Mayor Eric Adams joined Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow on Thursday to launch the Affordable Housing Services (AHS) initiative — a new effort to create 1,500 permanent affordable homes for those in the shelter system holding City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) vouchers.
Through an emergency declaration issued today, Mayor Adams issued an emergency declaration enabling DSS to expedite the creation of the initial 1,000 affordable housing units by streamlining contract processes with participating nonprofits.
