incarcerated people with complex medical needs. Just Home builds on NYC Health + Hospitals’ experience arranging for the development of housing on its land, as well as Fortune’s 55 years of experience delivering social services and 20 years of experience providing housing.
will be financed using NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) financing tools and possible other sources.
What are the development milestones for Just Home?
We are still in the initial community engagement phase of the development process. Next, Fortune will complete the design development for Just Home. Fortune and NYC Health + Hospitals will then hold a public hearing, and the NYC Health + Hospitals Board of Directors will consider a request to approve the ground lease. The City Council will then consider the request to approve the lease through its Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions subcommittee; Land Use Committee; and Stated Council meetings. Fortune will need to secure financing approvals and NYC Department of Buildings approvals before construction starts and tenants move in (currently estimated to be in approximately three years’ time).
Will the Just Home tenants have open court cases?
What is the budget for Just Home? CHS has secured $1 million through the City’s Justice-Involved Supportive Housing (JISH) program to fund the social services provided at Just Home. However, the total budget for Just Home has yet to be determined because Fortune was only recently selected to serve as the developer, manager, and social service provider for the project. Over the next several months, Fortune will develop its financial plan and fundraise for the project. The development costs Will Just Home provide on-site security? Just Home tenants are free members of the community: they are no longer in custody and the building is not a jail. However, to help ensure a safe environment, Fortune will have staff in the building who will also conduct regular rounds of the building and monitor activity from the cameras placed outside of the building and in the common areas inside the building. About 86 percent of the people incarcerated on Rikers are detained pre-trial, meaning they have not been convicted of a crime. To be eligible for consideration for Just Home tenancy, individuals must be determined by the courts to be able to reenter their communities. They may have open cases (e.g. out on bail; released on recognizance), but it is more likely that their cases have resolved (e.g. time served; case dismissed).
How much will the Just Home tenants pay in rent?
Does Jacobi Medical Center have the capacity to care for an additional 70 patients? $215/month). Just Home residents will likely be receiving Supplemental Security Income. Tenants in the affordable units will pay no more than 30% of their income in rent. If eligible tenants lack a source of income when they leave jail, Fortune case managers will help them register for the appropriate financial benefits. Tenants in the supportive housing apartments will receive a rental subsidy and contribute 30 percentage of their income to rent (typically Yes, both the NYC Health + Hospitals President & CEO and the NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi CEO
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