Q&A
Status and outcomes of Project Home pilot with New Destiny Housing
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Council Member Diana Ayala inquires about the status and outcomes of the Project Home pilot, a partnership with New Destiny Housing announced in April 2022. Officials provide an update on the pilot's implementation and funding.
- Project Home pilot is intended to serve 100 families experiencing domestic violence who qualify for CityFHEPS
- The pilot includes both a treatment group and a control group
- It provides specialized housing assistance, housing search assistance, and aftercare services
- The referral process began in March 2023
- There is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) through 2026, which includes an evaluation period
- No data is available to share yet, but they anticipate having data within a year or by 2026
- The pilot is believed to be privately funded, which is why it's being conducted as a research study
- Officials cannot yet determine the cost of expanding the program beyond the pilot stage
Diana Ayala
1:24:05
Okay.
1:24:07
Perfect.
1:24:08
I think I had one more question regarding project home pilot.
1:24:13
So in April 2022, mayor Adams announced project home pilot in partnership with New Destiny Housing that would provide intensive specialized housing, assistance to domestic violence survivors of children living in the city, 6 months on, what is the status of the implementation of this pilot?
1:24:30
And are there any outcomes that can be reported at this time?
Aqueelah Winston
1:24:36
So thank you for that question.
1:24:39
We recognize that domestic violence is a primary driver for homelessness in New York City, and we also recognize nice to meet to provide a safe housing for individuals who are experiencing the mix of violence so that they can begin their healing journey and reintegrate back into the community.
1:24:58
And so to that end, we did partner with New Destiny on the project home pilot, which is intended to serve 100 families who are experiencing domestic violence, who have experienced domestic violence, and who qualify for city freps.
1:25:17
We have both treatment group and a control group.
1:25:20
The control is to provide specialized housing assistance, housing search assistance, as well as aftercare services to these 100 families to determine if these interventions result in better long term outcomes for them.
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And so this referral process began in March of this year.
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We currently have a MOU through 2026, which also includes a a valuation period.
1:25:46
So we don't have any data to share now, but we do anticipate being able to share data within a year or by 2026, whichever comes first.
Diana Ayala
1:25:57
Would it be too soon to determine what the cost of the program would be if it expanded beyond a pilot?
Aqueelah Winston
1:26:02
I don't have that data now, but we can look into it and get back to you.
Diana Ayala
1:26:06
Okay.
1:26:06
Do you know if the new pilot programs funding is within HRA's budget?
Aqueelah Winston
1:26:11
I'm sorry.
1:26:12
Can you repeat the question?
Diana Ayala
1:26:13
Is the new pilot program funding within HRA's budget?
1:26:17
And if it is, on the which unit of appropriation and which budget codes I'm sorry.
Jennifer DeCarli
1:26:25
We can confirm this, but I believe it was private funded.
1:26:27
And so I think that's why they're doing the research study as a pilot.
1:26:30
To see where it goes.
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I would say it really builds on the success we all saw through the EHP process of giving that dedicated housing search support, which is why we both feel we were so successful and helping survivors be placed in the housing.
Diana Ayala
1:26:43
Okay.
1:26:43
Perfect.
1:26:44
I have no further questions.
1:26:46
Constance loose?
1:26:47
No.
1:26:47
Alright.
1:26:48
Thank you all so much for coming to testify.
