Housing with Supportive Services

Adults aged 55-62 who are homeless are at high risk for health crises but are not eligible for most support services.

NewCourtland's Housing with Supportive Services targets persons who are formerly homeless and who have had difficulty activating and navigating costly and ineffective services to address their health and social needs. NewCourtland has implemented a unique housing with social services model with solid connections to health partners. Collectively, these services are helping to address the often life-long traumatic stress, substance abuse, health problems, and behavioral issues common in this at-risk group. The outcomes demonstrated by this program to date include a dramatic reduction in costly emergency department services and, importantly, a high retention rate in the permanent housing with services program. Our Housing with Supportive Services program coordinates health, housing, and social services. By teaming a registered nurse with a property manager and a social worker and integrating housing and health programs, our dedicated healthcare navigator can provide intensive case management for residents with complex health needs. This “housing-first” approach embraces residents with “wrap-around” healthcare and service coordination designed to break down silos. And enlist community partners for additional support. It delivers a higher level of service than these residents could obtain through federally funded programs, such as shelters, hospitals, and subsidized housing. Plus, it produces increased stability in the community: residents remain in stable housing with fewer health and social crises at a fraction of the cost of a hospital stay or a nursing home.