2011 EXPECTED OUTCOME vs. ACTUAL OUTCOME
90% of the women and families in our housing will remain
with us; move into other suitable, affordable community
housing or enter programs more suitable to their individual
needs.
94% achieved the expected outcome; 6% left without
informing us.
At least 75% will be working part-time or fulltime, complete
or attending vocational training. 50% of women will attend
workshops to increase their budgeting and household
management skills.
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76% of the tenants have jobs or are in school, but over the
past year we have seen an increase in reduced hours or
lay-offs. TD bank ran two financial literacy workshops and
twenty women opened bank accounts.
100% of women reunited with their children will remain
together and others will make progress towards reconnecting and possible reuniting.
100% of families remain together and there have been no
instances of child abuse or neglect. Four women had their
children make extended visits for the summer or holidays
and are working towards reuniting and living together.
3 West 29th Street, Suite 805, New York, NY 10001
housingplussolutions.org
212-213-0221
3 West 29th Street, Suite 805, New York, NY 10001
housingplussolutions.org
212-213-0221
WHO WE ARE
Our mission is to establish and operate small, communitybased transitional and permanent housing with supportive
services for homeless women with disabilities and their
families.
Affectionately known as Sunflower Houses, our comprehensive and model housing programs are located at various
sites in Brooklyn. Housing + Solutions serves up to 51 single
women and families a year, and with the help of dedicated
supporters, our programs and services continue to achieve
and expand. Make a difference. Join us.
In 2012, Housing + Solutions celebrates 10 years of service!
HISTORY
Housing + Solutions was founded in 2002 to create a model
of permanent housing for homeless women with disabilities
and their families, who are in recovery from substance
abuse and who may have criminal justice histories. It is our
belief that with stable housing and supportive services
women are inspired and, as tenants at a Sunflower House,
are required to make positive life choices—reuniting with
their children and families, returning to school and holding
down a job. The first tenants called their home Sunflower
House. Today we operate houses in East New York, Bedford
Stuyvesant and Brownsville.
LOOKING FOR HOUSING
LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER
WHO IS ELIGIBLE
Homeless women and families
Housing + Solutions has year-round volunteer opportunities
that include a need for camp counselors, pro-bono services
and workshops for our tenants, administrative office work,
and gardening enthusiasts. Contact our offices today!
Women have to be referred from a homeless shelter or a
drug treatment facility, only if the resident has been
previously homeless and has a disability. Each prospective
tenant has to fill out an application and be interviewed.
Nina Kaminsky at 212-213-0221 or
[email protected]
TO LEARN ABOUT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING:
Jade Lee, Tenant Service Coordinator
[email protected]
phone: 347-529-2403
fax: 347-529-2404
TO LEARN ABOUT PERMANENT HOUSING:
Michelle Banks, Tenant Service Coordinator
[email protected]
phone: 718-647-3252
fax: 718-647-3246
HOUSING & SERVICES
YOUR GIFT IS PART OF THE SOLUTIONS
$100 Buys 2 uniforms &1 pair of shoes for a
newly employed home health aide
$250 Covers a workshop or computer classes
for 10 women
$350 Plants a garden
In 2011 we housed a total of fourteen families with
thirty-seven children and sixty-five individual women. The
average income at move-in was $7,752 a year and for those
moving the average income at exit was $11,088 a year; the
result of employment, unemployment insurance, SSI, food
stamps and entitlements. In 2012 we will expand our
capacity by 40% and open up new apartments for fifteen
additional families and nine units for single adult women.
$500 Furnishes a bedroom
$1000 Covers one year of family counseling
$2500 Pays for a year of mentoring for 4 newly
employed tenants
DONATIONS
Your gift makes a difference! If you are interested in
donating to Housing + Solutions
please contact: Eliza Newman-Saul at
[email protected] or Jessica Grimm-Lyon
[email protected]
call: 212-213-0221
Jade Lee, Jewell Campbell, & Rita Zimmer
Housing + Solutions, Inc. a not-for-profit 501(c) 3