about us our team services gallery history donate Where Dignity and Compassion Come Home New Samaritan strives to focus our housing on supporting human dignity by encouraging, providing, developing and managing affordable, accessible, safe, quality housing and health care facilities for all who need it. OUR MISSION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. • By 2035, the population aged 65 and over in the US is expected to grow from 48 million to 79 million, more than one in five people. In addition one in three households will be headed by someone in that age group. • Projections in Connecticut are that 20% of almost every town’s population will be 65 or older by 2025, with some towns exceeding 40%. • The current supply of housing that is affordable to the nation’s lowest income seniors is totally inadequate. As more low-income Americans enter the senior ranks, this supply shortage - currently measured in millions of units – will become even more acute. • The federal standard for affordable housing is that a household should pay no more than 30% of its income on rent and utilities. Estimates are that by 2035 more than 8.6 million people will be paying more than half their income for housing. • Estimates are right now 19 million older adults live in unaffordable or inadequate housing. • Projections are that 7.6 million older adults will have incomes that qualify them for federal rental subsidies by 2035, an increase of 90% from 2013. Currently only one-third of those who qualify are served. Continuing at that rate would possibly leave 4.9 million people to find affordable housing in the private market. • HUD’s Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program is the only federal rental-assistance program designed to serve just seniors. Since 1959, in partnership with nonprofit housing providers like New Samaritan, nearly 400,000 affordable rental homes have been created for older Americans. • New Samaritan currently has over 3,400 seniors on waiting lists for its approximately 2,400 units. Wait times vary from three to five years at most sites. • As a result of federal budgetary pressures, since fiscal year 2011, there has been no funding in the form of capital advances for new construction. 127 Washington Ave | Fifth Floor East | North Haven, CT 06473 | Tel: 203.230.4809 | Fax: 203.239.8019 | TRS: 800.842.9710 Support Us -- Careers -- Contact Us -- Resources -- Facebook We are Equal Opportunity Fair Housing providers and employers.