Organization: CABRINI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
Mission: CABRINI HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION (HDFC) BEGAN ITS OPERATIONS IN OCTOBER 2005 TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE VERY LOW INCOME AND HANDICAPPED, ELDERLY POPULATION. THE GOAL: TO MAXIMIZE RESIDENTS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE WHILE "AGING IN PLACE." THE RESIDENCES PROVIDE SECURITY, COMMUNITY, AND CONTINUITY, IMPORTANT HOUSING FEATURES FOR AGING RESIDENTS THAT OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS MAY NOT PROVIDE. CONSISTING OF 70 ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS, CABRINI HDFC HOUSED 84 RESIDENTS IN 2019, OF WHICH 68 OF THE HOUSEHOLD UNITS ARE CATEGORIZED AS EXTREMELY LOW INCOME (LESS THAN $22,400). VERY LOW INCOME IN THE NYC REGION IS DEFINED AS A HOUSEHOLD WITH AN INCOME OF LESS THAN $37,350 FOR A ONE PERSON HOUSEHOLD AND $42,700 FOR A TWO PERSON HOUSEHOLD.
Activities: SEE SCHEDULE OCABRINI APARTMENTS IS A HUD 202 SUBSIDIZED INDEPENDENT SENIOR HOUSING FACILITY, LOCATED IN THE GRAMERCY PARK SECTION OF MANHATTAN. THE PROJECT IS SPONSORED BY CABRINI OF WESTCHESTER, A MINISTRY OF THE MISSIONARY SISTERS OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. ENVISIONED IN 2000 AND OPENED IN 2005 ITS MISSION IS TO SERVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE VERY LIMITED INCOME HAS COMPROMISED THEIR ABILITY TO FIND SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND TO DO SO IN A DIGNIFIED AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.CABRINI APARTMENTS IS COMPRISED OF 70 ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 1 TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR A LIVE-IN SUPERINTENDENT. SIX APARTMENTS ARE DESIGNED PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. A LARGE COMMUNITY ROOM AND KITCHEN, A LIBRARY/CONFERENCE ROOM, LAUNDRY ROOM AND GAME ROOM ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY. A LARGE FURNISHED AND LANDSCAPED COURTYARD AND A DECK ON THE TOP FLOOR ADD TO THE AMENITIES AVAILABLE TO ALL. OFFICE SPACE FOR STAFF OCCUPIES ONE HALL OFF A GRACIOUS LOBBY WHERE A RECEPTION AREA IS STAFFED FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. A FULL TIME MANAGER OVERSEES THE CABRINI APARTMENTS AND A TENANT COORDINATOR IS EMPLOYED WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS TO IDENTIFY NEEDS OF THE TENANTS, LINK SERVICES, ADVOCATE WITH THIRD PARTIES, COMPLETE MUNICIPAL APPLICATIONS FOR BENEFITS, AND COORDINATE EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATION LECTURES RELATED TO AGING ISSUES AND OTHER SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. ALL EXPENSES OF CABRINI APARTMENTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF CABRINI HDFCS MISSION.
NTEE category: Housing & Shelter
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition