Posted on December 13, 2016 by Ameena Walker in Curbed Curbed, By Ameena Walker Mayor de Bill de Blasio continues in his pursuit to fix the city’s ongoing housing crisis. Along with his plans to build 80,000 affordable units over the next ten years, the mayor also wants to create 15,000 units of supportive housing during the next 15 years. To make that happen, he’s announced that the city has awarded 11 organizations contracts to provide 550 supportive apartments scattered throughout the five boroughs. Organizations that are dedicated to addressing the issues facing New Yorkers in need were among those awarded contracts and include Urban Pathways, Unique People Services, Breaking Ground (formerly known as Common Ground Management), and A Center for Women Living with HIV. Earlier this year, Mayor de Blasio also created the Supportive Housing Task Force earlier this year, whose goal is to find ways to improve the referral process and delivery of services for New York’s homeless population.
