HPRP-Yonkers
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The City of Yonkers’ Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program (HPRP) received $1,533,003 in federal HPRP funding and is designed to achieve two purposes:
- prevent evictions of Yonkers tenants who have recently lost employment income but have a recent history of housing stability and the potential to become self-sufficient within 18 months or less, and
- help homeless people from Yonkers now living in emergency or transitional housing to move into permanent housing.
The City of Yonkers’ HPRP contract with HUD began July 30, 2009 and is expected to be completed within 20 months. Major partners in this project include:
- the City of Yonkers will serve as grant administrator;
- CLUSTER Housing Resource Center will provide outreach, enrollment, budget counseling, case management on issues affecting housing stability, quarterly financial reassessments for all households receiving financial assistance, and follow-up;
- Legal Services of the Hudson Valley will provide legal services including representation in housing court and advocacy regarding housing and entitlements;
- Westchester Residential Opportunities will distribute rent subsidies arranged through our Eviction Prevention component and help identify available housing for people who need to find more suitable housing;
- Westhab will manage the Rapid Rehousing component and distribute funds for moving-related expenses arranged in coordination with our Eviction Prevention component.
This project’s major deliverables include the following:
- 40 households will receive financial assistance to help prevent their eviction,
- 40 households will receive budget counseling and case management,
- 15 households will receive financial assistance with moving-related costs in order to move to a more suitable apartment as part of their long-term housing stabilization strategy,
- 100 households will receive legal services, and
- 60 homeless households will move into permanent housing.
