Bowery Residents Committee Inc

Homeless services - brc operates five shelters with a total of 721 beds in manhattan, brooklyn, and the bronx, and a 200-bed assessment center in brooklyn. at our shelter programs, we offer residents a complete range of case management, medical and mental health stabilization, and employment support services aimed at moving them into housing. brc's five shelter programs 328 placements of clients into housing and other more appropriate settings in fy21. at the assessment center, brc evaluates each individual and links them to the housing and services that best meets their needs, both in and outside of the shelter system. our assessment center made 1,088 diversions of clients out of the dhs shelter system in fy21, including 181 people who were placed directly into housing opportunities. clients at brc's shelters and the assessment center also have access to brc's fully integrated housing and employment services through our horizons workforce development program, which is housed within two of brc's shelters. in fy21, horizons served 807 individuals, including 287 who were newly admitted to the program and 144 who found employment during the year. operated six safe haven and stabilization bed programs with a total of 502 beds, including almost 150 beds bought online in may and june in response to pandemic-related increases in homelessness. the agency's low-demand housing programs served 883 people over the year, including 72 formerly chronically homeless individuals who moved into more stable housing.

Housing services - brc is a major provider of housing for people with a history of homelessness. in fy21, the agency operated 774 units of permanent housing throughout new york city, where residents have signed leases and tenancy rights. these include 183 units of congregate supported housing across five programs; the 135-unit apartments at landing road that provides low-income housing for the working poor; and 456 scatter-site supported apartments in manhattan, brooklyn, and the bronx through the homeplus program. these apartments are dedicated for formerly homeless individuals with a history of mental illness and/or substance abuse. our permanent housing programs are a key resource for graduates from brc safe haven, shelter and transitional housing programs, and often serve as the appropriate next step for housing. in fy21, brc served 854 individuals at its permanent housing programs. at the end of the fiscal year, brc assumed responsibility as the service provider and future owner and renovator for three buildings in the bronx that are being converted from cluster site shelters to permanent housing for formerly homeless families; these comprise 193 units, including 151 units of permanent housing for formerly homeless families. additionally, brc operates a senior center, which provides meals, recreational activities and health care services to needy seniors, primarily serving marginally housed, medically frail and under acculturated chinese speaking seniors. in fy21, the senior center served 424 individuals, including providing case management services to 274 clients per month on average