Organizations are still digesting the details, but the newly approved state budget looks to have sprinkled a little good news on a dish of disappointment for housing advocates.
“In a political climate that is unfriendly toward financing for social services, supportive housing stands out as a shining example of public policy success.”
A supportive housing advocate—who hopes to convince Gov. Cuomo to build more of it—says more attention must be paid to the differences between temporary homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing.
In neighborhoods after neighborhood, plans to build shelters or supportive housing attract protests from residents worried about crime, disruption and reduced property values. When the protests end and the facilities…
