Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter

Thank you to all of the supportive housing frontline, essential workers who continue to show up everyday because they care. With a special shoutout to the heroes at NCS who have kept our supportive housing and non-residential programs open throughout the pandemic. And thank you to The Supportive Housing Network of New York for this beautiful video!... #NetworkGala2020 #ThankYou #Thankyouthursday #SupportiveHousing #NYC #pandemic #essentialworkers #covid19 #NetworkGala2020

Thank you to NextGen Network volunteers Nathaniel, Cynthia, and Shannon for making dinner last night at the NCS Residence. The tenants were so thankful to you for showing up for them! And they LOVED the mac n cheese, salad, and garlic bread! Learn more about and join the NextGen Network of young professionals: www.ncsinc.org/nextgen

We can't wait to join The Supportive Housing Network of New York tonight to honor NCS resident Tyler as one of the Outstanding Tenants of the Year! And we hope you'll join in the celebration too! The half hour program starts at 6pm and is free! Register below to join for an inspiring event.

Our clients work hard every day to improve their lives. We are excited to see what they achieve in 2021, and we hope you are, too. If you want to be part of the inside circle helping them thrive, we've got an easy way to do it: Join our compassionate group of monthly donors, the Circle of Neighbors. Make a monthly gift at www.ncsinc.org/circleofneighbors

Thank you so much to the St. James' Church, Manhattan parishioners who came to the NCS Residence last week to make baked ziti and salad for our residents. The clients all enjoyed the delicious dinner and we were so thrilled to have volunteers back in the building! #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #StJames #ThankYou #Volunteer #DoGood #Community #NYC

Applications for the NextGen Innovation Award are due in two weeks! Homelessness in New York City is on the rise, and the impact of COVID-19 on the crisis will continue long after the pandemic ends. The entire social services sector, from how we shelter people without a home to how we safely run free meal programs, needs to be overhauled. Creative solutions have never been more important. Are you a problem solver? Do you have a creative approach to homelessness?... Apply today for the NextGen Innovation Award. Applications are due Oct 30th. https://www.ncsinc.org/nextgen-award

The meals keep coming! Thank you to everyone who continues to provide meals (and desserts!) for our clients as we remain socially distanced. Thank you to All Souls Church, New York City, Monday Night Hospitality, City Harvest, By The Way Bakery, and of course to all the volunteers! #Volunteer #DoGood #Nonprofit #MondayNightHospitality #SupportiveHousing #Homelessness #NYC #ThankYouThursday

What is the NCS Residence? The NSC Residence is a supportive housing facility on the Upper East Side that houses 65 individuals with a history of homelessness. Most live with mental illness, often accompanied by substance use. Our residents’ health and wellness have been seriously affected by extreme poverty, homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, poor nutrition, smoking, and trauma.... We provide a full range of services including money management, vocational and educational programs, meals, and recreational activities all aimed at enhancing and supporting residents’ independent living. Social workers, case managers, and a part-time psychiatrist provide case management and mental health counseling. Tenants also enjoy common areas for activities and meals, including a kitchen and dining area, TV lounge and rooftop atrium, terrace, and garden. Learn more about the NCS Residence: https://www.ncsinc.org/housing/ncs-res #UpperEastSide #NYC #NewYork #ues #supportivehousing #homelessness

3,495. That’s the number of meals that were donated to the NCS Residence between March and September. And each of those meals were distributed by two staff members: Na'eema and Lydia. They stepped up and coordinated all of the meal deliveries, going above and beyond their job requirements to make sure that the NCS residents had meals they could safely eat in their rooms when it wasn’t safe for them to eat together. Na’eema was working part-time for NCS as the CHIRP human... services professional and joined the staff at the NCS Residence full time as a Case Manager. Adding Na'eema’s knowledge of community resources and experience working with vulnerable populations has been extremely helpful during the pandemic, said Robert Yancey, Chief Program Officer. Lydia, who retired in 2018, came out of retirement when the NCS Residence needed additional help at the start of the pandemic. The residents already knew and respected her and in addition to delivering meals, she has been training the younger staff and sharing her positive spirit with them. I can’t think of a bigger commitment to NCS’s mission, shared NCS Residence Program Director Margarita Ramos. Thank you Na’eema and Lydia for your dedication to NCS and the clients we serve.

Today is World Mental Health Day AND World Homeless Day. NCS’s nearly 40 years of experience helps us to better understand the root causes of homelessness, improve service delivery, and advance our mission to transform lives. We know that improving mental health is a key component in transforming the lives of our homeless and formerly homeless clients. Learn more about what NCS is doing to give our homeless neighbors a home and to improve the mental health of the clients at ncsinc.org #WorldHomelessDay #Homeless #MentalHealth #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth #NYC #NCS #Community

THANK YOU SO MUCH to one of our incredible supporters who surprised the staff and clients at the NCS Residence with a huge order from our Amazon wish list. They couldn’t be more excited. Thank you for being such a good neighbor! #neighborshelpingneighbors #homelessness #supportivehousing #community #NYC #NCS #newyork #thankyou

Join us in two weeks from today at The Supportive Housing Network of New York's 2020 Virtual Awards Gala, as they will honor Louis Nine House resident Tyler as one of the Outstanding Tenants of the Year! Register for free today! https://onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server.nxp #SupportiveHousing #Community #NYC #Nonprofit #Homelessness