Since 1983, Nazareth Hous-ing has worked to shelter and empower individuals and families who reside on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In 2008 we celebrate twenty-five years of serving homeless families, survivors of do-mestic violence and their children, vulnerable ado-lescents and teens, sen-iors and families with extremely limited finan-cial and social resources. We help them overcome many obstacles such home-lessness, unemployment, threat of eviction, landlord disputes, emotional and psychological stresses, fam-ily relationship dilemmas and other challenges.

As years have passed Naz-areth Housing has become well known not only in the Lower East Side of Manhat-tan but in the five bor-oughs. Due to the ever increasing numbers of fami-

lies and individuals coming to Nazareth Housing for assis-tance, Executive Director Mi-chael Callaghan decided that it was time for change. As he states, “In the summer of 2007 it became clear that our original site, which needed much updating and repair, was not able to sustain the volume of services we have been pro-viding. I am really pleased that we have been able to secure additional service space leased through Catholic Charities in our primary service area. Our new Family Services Center provides a state of the art facility with privacy and with new equipment for our staff to continue to deliver the high quality of personalized services for which Nazareth Housing has become known. ”

In November 2007, we inaugu-rated our new office space at the Cardinal Spellman Center located at 137 East 2nd Street between Avenue A and 1st. At the Family Services Center (FSC), the staff will be able to provide more personalized and individualized support service

for individuals who are or who can become homeless. The FSC serves an array of service consumers and provides sup-port for the following critical services:

• Transitional shelter resident

• Case management recipients

• Housing Stability & Homelessness Prevention Services

• Financial Counseling

• Career Counseling

• Adolescent and Youth Counseling

All of our services are provided in English and Spanish by our dedicated and well trained pro-fessional staff and consultants.

For further information on services provided please contact the Family Services center at 212-982-7800.

Volume 1, Issue 3

25th Anniversary year begins with the Opening of our Family Services Center

Winter 2007-8 Families with Children in Shelter

Families 7,766

Adults 10,524

Children 14,864

Individuals 33,154

Total Shelter Population

Adult families 9,055

Adults 13,172

Children 14,864

Total Individuals 37,091

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Furniture Donation Service supported by Jim Jacobs Charitable Foundation

Following a successful site visit in August 2007 with representatives of The Jim Jacobs Charitable Foundation, Inc. , the Foundation has awarded Nazareth Housing a $20,000 grant to support our Furniture Donation Service (FDS). Participating in the visit were Rebecca Har-vey , along with Foundation Board Members Greg Fisher and Marty Logger. From July 2006 through June 2007, our FDS served ninety families (comprised of 374 individuals) with below poverty level in-come. These families received over 400 pieces of furniture donated to the program from 153 donors. Additionally we delivered more than 465 sets of household goods ranging from flatware and dishes to mi-crowaves, phones and linens. In the award letter, Mrs. Loraine Atter Jacobs wrote: “We are pleased to have some part in the continuation of this program.” Nazareth Housing is grateful for the support and confidence shown us by the Jim Jacobs Charitable Foundation.

Cover: Family Services Center 1

Jim Jacobs Grant 1

HSSP Completes First Year 2

Earned Income Tax Credit for 2

Ongoing Partnership with The 2

Nazareth Housing 10th Annual 3

Staff and Mission 4

Inside this issue:

From the Department of Homeless Services Website as of February 7, 2008

Nazareth Housing has completed the first year of our Housing Stabil-ity Support Project (HSSP). Funded by New York State OTDA with an equal match of resources provided by Nazareth Housing the agency has been able to assist families and indi-viduals in preserving their housing and enhancing their family stability. Without the assistance provided by HSSP, many of these families would have become homeless. For the families who came to Nazareth Housing already homeless, the sup-portive services provided made their homeless condition shorter and less traumatic. They all received assis-tance that would not have been oth-erwise within their reach, and in their native language, so it could be best understood by them.

HSSP has dramatically increased the level of our provider partnerships and led to a broader and improved spectrum of services and referral linkages. There has been an equally

dramatic increase in the number of unduplicated individuals served, over 1,025 in the first twelve months of the project. This reflects a nearly 70% increase in individuals and families seeking housing stability and eviction pre-vention services with Nazareth Housing Mildred Perez, (pictured to the left), the HSSP Social Worker has lead the effort. She has been extremely effective in developing outreach efforts to connect with previously under-served populations. Housing Specialist, Cynthia Barton, has lent tremendous support in refer-rals for families seeking relocation and housing advice.

During the second year, of this project Nazareth Housing will develop and conduct a mid-year survey to evaluate the effective-ness of the services provided to the clients. We will focus this research on clients from a specific zip code, and specific served within a specific timeframe, to

assess their ongoing needs, and to identify new or existing services needed. Our goal will be to better understand how to improve the quality of our services and to learn the unmet needs we need address. Additionally we will undertake an expansion of our contacts with real estate managers and develop-ers to identify new vulnerable families in their buildings. This relationship will avoid clients be-ing delinquent with their rent and/or being evicted from their homes by our early intervention to help them with their housing needs. Finally we will continue to reach out to community organiza-tions, with an expansion of link-ages into areas of Brooklyn where there is an increase in high risk of housing instability.

For more information on how to link with HSSP or to receive assis-tance, contact Mildred Perez at 212-982-7800, ext. 13.

The Breukelein Institute has awarded Nazareth Housing nearing $25,000 this fiscal year in sup-port of our work with families facing homelessness and housing instability. Since 2001, The Breukelein’s Institute has contributed over $150,000 in support to Nazareth Housing’s mission to prevent and end homelessness in New York City. Breukelein’s focuses on improving the life of New Yorkers, with an emphasis on Kings County. It is significant to note that nearly 25% of families receiving services from Nazareth Housing are residents of Brooklyn. Our Housing Sta-bility Support Project has helped to increase our provision of services to Brooklyn households. As more and more families face pressures affecting their housing stability, our service to Brooklyn households will continue to expand in the coming year. “The historic and ongoing support of The Breu-kelein Institute is vital to the success of our mission and we are extremely grateful for this continued support” said Michael Callaghan, Executive Director. The Breukelein Institute received the Community Service Award from Nazareth Housing at our Annual Benefit in 2006.

Earned Income Tax Credit for Working Families

Ongoing Partnership with The Breukelein Institute

less without dependent children maybe eligible. In addition, self-employed peo-ple, such as taxi drivers and childcare providers are eligible for tax credits and free tax preparation.

This year Nazareth Housing has part-nered with FoodChange to provide free tax preparation on Thursday, March 20th, 2008 at our Center for Learning and Self Sufficiency located at 206 East 4th Street between Avenue A and B.

If you would like to make an ap-pointment to complete your taxes at Nazareth Housing contact Cynthia Barton at 212-982-7800 ext. 12 or

cbarton@nazarethhousing.com.

For more information about the FoodChange EITC program go to www.foodchange.org.

FoodChange’s Free Tax Assistance Campaign seeks to educate low-income New Yorkers about the tax credits to which they are legally entitled and prepare their taxes for free. The most significant of these tax credits is the EITC, the nation’s largest anti-poverty program, can be worth up to $5,805 for individuals and families.

If you earn $40,000 or less with dependent children, or $20,000 or

HSSP Completes First Year

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Cynthia Barton, Housing Specialist

Mildred Perez, HSSP Social Worker

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Nazareth Housing 10th Annual Benefit

On October 25, 2007 The Board of Directors hosted our 10th Annual Benefit at the beautiful Columbus Citizen’s

Foundation. The Benefit was a great success and we are grateful to all those who helped support the event.

Top left: Board President Steve Edwards, Benefit Committee Member Bob Anello, Board Member Leonard Shavel;

Top Right: Client Speaker Elizabeth Ruiz with her son;

Middle left: Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs, recipient of the Community Service Award, Linda Penoyer from DHS and

Michael Callaghan, Executive Director;

Middle Center: Dennis Corrado, c.o. President of the Breukelein Institute and Jimmy Ryan benefactor

Middle right: Board Member Bennette Kramer with supporters Bruce and Ann Kaplan

Bottom Left: Our venue at the Columbus Citizen’s Foundation;

Bottom right: Steve Edwards with Honoree Pete Eikenberry and wife Sue, along with Honoree Paul Dodyk and his

wife Delight

Celebrating Celebrating Celebrating Celebrating 25 25 25 25 Years of Years of Years of Years of

helping people andhelping people andhelping people andhelping people and committed to: committed to: committed to: committed to:

CompassionCompassionCompassionCompassion

Family WellFamily WellFamily WellFamily Well----beingbeingbeingbeing

ResponsibilityResponsibilityResponsibilityResponsibility

Integrity Integrity Integrity Integrity

SelfSelfSelfSelf----SufficiencySufficiencySufficiencySufficiency

Preventing and Ending Homelessness Through Stable Preventing and Ending Homelessness Through Stable Preventing and Ending Homelessness Through Stable Preventing and Ending Homelessness Through Stable Housing and Family SelfHousing and Family SelfHousing and Family SelfHousing and Family Self----Sufficiency Since 1983Sufficiency Since 1983Sufficiency Since 1983Sufficiency Since 1983

519 E. 11th Street New York, New York 10009 Phone: 212-777-1010 Fax: 212-777-1867 www.nazarethhousing.com

Professional Staff

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Michael J. Callaghan, co

Executive Director

Dorit Margalit, LCSW

Dir. Of Social Services

Cynthia Barton

Housing Specialist

Mildred Perez HSSP Social Worker

Melissa Beniquez

Program Assistant

Marsha Lasenburg

Staff Accountant

Ivan Becker

Technology Manager

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Sr. Marion Agnes Daniel MSBT

Founder

Board of Directors

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Steven M. Edwards

President

Mary Beth Hogan

Vice President

Bennette D. Kramer

Secretary

Daniel T. Condon Treasurer

Monica Alvarez

Sr. Lucita Cangemi, MSBT

Sr. Marion Agnes Daniel, MSBT

Christine Hamner

Cassandra E. Henderson, MD

Mary C. Kilbourn

Judith Norton

Leonard Shavel