Welcome to CSH's new blog, The Pipeline. This is where you'll find all things CSH -- from industry news and events, to local groundbreakings, to our thoughts on the latest supportive housing research.
Grand Opening of Las Brisas Apartments in El Centro
In December, El Centro, celebrated the grand opening of its newest affordable housing community, Las Brisas. The 72-unit complex, serves residents who live with as little as 30 percent of the median county income and it is the first apartment complex in El Centro to have on-site mental health services. El Centro, County Behavioral Health Services, Chelsea Investment Corp. and Rabobank are some of the agencies involved in this project that took some...
CSH in the News – November
Here is a collection of news stories from November that feature CSH and our work. LA Downtown News - November 6 A New Housing Model at the New Genesis Jonathan Hunter, a managing director with CSH, arranges financing for supportive housing projects nationwide, said the practice of mixing units for the formerly homeless with traditional affordable apartments has been happening in cities such as New York and San Francisco for at least 15 years. Inside...
New York Magazine Article Highlights Supportive Housing
The December 3 edition of New York Magazine features an article entitled "The Blueprint" which focuses on New York’s homeless problem post-Sandy and how CommonGround in Brooklyn is using supportive housing to create stronger, healthier communities. read the article here
CSH Publishes New Paper on Ending Family Homelessness.
Ending Family Homelessness: National Trends and Local System Responses provides information on national trends that are suggesting significant changes in the country’s approach to ending family homelessness and offers guidance to communities for responding to these changes by realigning existing resources to establish strategically designed system responses. The paper was prepared for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and presented at the...
Celebrating Supportive Housing Excellence in California!
On Wednesday night CSH celebrated excellence in supportive housing with a dinner and awards event at the Marriott City Center in Oakland, California. The event was attended by over 100 supportive housing industry providers, developers, supporters and partners. CSH Champion Awards were presented to three individuals whose work has greatly contributed to the growth and strength of the supportive housing industry. The award recipients included: Toni...
Richard Branson Blogs About CSH Partner Amity Foundation
Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group, highlighted the work of the Amity Foundation on his blog this week. CSH's Los Angeles office is partnering with Amity Foundation to expand the extremely successful Just In Reach program, which connects individuals leaving the criminal justice system and facing homelessness with supportive housing. read the blog post by richard branson
YOUnity Village in Terre Haute Opens
Congratulations to one of CSH's 2009 Institute teams for developing a state of the art project that will help to end homelessness in Terre Haute! Mental Health America of Vigo County held an open house for the recently completed YOUnity Village in Terre Haute on October 25. This 30 unit supportive housing development was crafted by an institute team including MHA of Vigo County, Hamilton Center, and Halstead Architects. This project received...
Chicago Central Referral System Launches!
CSH is pleased to announce the launch of the interim-Central Referral System (CRS). The CRS is a web-based tool where persons experiencing homelessness can apply for supportive housing. Participating supportive housing providers will pull applicants from the CRS to fill unit vacancies. At this time, a limited number of providers in the City of Chicago--representing 300 new units of housing--are required to use the CRS. In the near future CSH will...
CSH Board Member Fred Karnas Talks Innovation in Arizona
CSH Board Member Fred Karnas is featured in m/Oppenheim Associates' the INSIGHT, a series of video interviews with nonprofit leaders. Fred Karnas, President & CEO of St. Luke's Health Initiatives, discusses the mission of St. Luke's to improve the health of Arizonans by supporting innovative programs that strengthen healthy communities.
Making Supportive Housing the Winner after Election Day
CSH does not waver in our conviction that supportive housing is a solution to ending homelessness that will continue to have bipartisan appeal and support. Consider the recent success of a reentry program that provided housing and supportive services in Oklahoma, or the launch of a Central Referral System (CRS) - a web-based tool where persons experiencing homelessness can apply for supportive housing in Illinois, or CSH’s innovative work to...
