"Having a child should be the greatest day of a New Yorkers' life; it was for me. On that day, you should not have to worry about where you're going to take your baby once you leave the hospital. You should not have to worry about whether your child will grow up on the verge of homelessness or in a home. In 2024 alone, over 2,000 babies were born in New York City shelters that's 2,000 too many."
"CRIB is an $8.5-million program that provides pregnant mothers with housing vouchers to divert these families from shelter to permanent housing and improve their health services and outcomes. By ensuring mothers and babies do not enter shelter after leaving the hospital, we are breaking the cycle of poverty and housing instability before it starts and ensuring pregnant New Yorkers move into stable homes before their child is born that is what CRIB is all about."
"We are also making sure that families have the support they need in the days and months after they have a child by launching our NYC Baby Boxes. When families head home from the hospital, they will leave with free, vital supplies including diapers, wipes, clothing, games and toys and resources on what to expect after giving birth. NYC Baby Boxes will reach approximately 7,000 families across our public hospital system; that is 7,000 families that will not have to choose between affording supplies and putting food on the table in the earliest days of their babies' lives."
Creating Real Impact at Birth (CRIB) is an $8.5-million pilot that provides pregnant New Yorkers with housing vouchers to divert families from shelters into permanent housing and to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The program seeks to ensure mothers and babies do not enter shelter after leaving the hospital and to place families into stable homes before childbirth, aiming to reduce housing instability and intergenerational poverty. NYC Baby Boxes supply approximately 7,000 families across public hospitals with diapers, wipes, clothing, toys, and resources to ease early financial burdens and support newborn care.
Read at www.amny.com
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