Mayor Eric Adams emphasized that the 24% increase in households moving from shelters to stable homes reflects the city's commitment to support its most vulnerable citizens, highlighting ongoing efforts towards stability.
DSS Commissioner Molly Wasow Park acknowledged the urgency of the department's actions and their ability to connect homeless New Yorkers to permanent housing, despite ongoing challenges in the housing market.
The Affordable Housing Services initiative cited the creation of 844 deeply-affordable homes, illustrating the city's proactive response to the homelessness crisis using the CityFHEPS voucher system, which has seen significant success.
Since the initiation of CityFHEPS in 2014, the program has successfully transitioned over 225,000 New Yorkers into permanent housing, marking a significant achievement in combating homelessness in the city.
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