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1968

In response to many of the emerging concerns regarding new public housing developments, the Housing Act of 1968 attempted to shift the style of housing developments.

Section 235 of the Housing Act of 1968 encouraged white flight from the inner city by selling suburban properties to whites and inner-city properties to blacks, thus creating neighborhoods that were racially isolated from other neighborhoods.

1969

Scattered Site Housing (1969 – Present)

1971

The project, which began in 1971, is a collection of volumes that make a broad, foundational, and permanent contribution to historical knowledge and are an essential source for historians, biographers, archivists, librarians, genealogists, journalists, and screenwriters.

1973

In 1973, President Richard Nixon halted funding for numerous housing projects in the wake of concerns regarding the housing projects constructed in the prior two decades.

1974

The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 created the Section 8 Housing Program to encourage the private sector to construct affordable homes.

1975

The Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), the regulations governing Head Start programs, were originally published in 1975.

1980

Changes to public housing programs were minor during the 1980’s.

1980 Governor Hugh Carey requests a plan to address the problem of mentally-ill homeless people in the Times Square area, leading us to initiate Street Outreach teams the following year.

1981

More people became homeless as well after the passage of the 1981 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act which cut funding for mental health facilities.

1983

Virtually no new project based Section 8 housing has been produced since 1983, but tenant based vouchers are now the primary mechanism of assisted housing.

1990

1990 Our Clinton Residence, one of the city’s first transitional housing programs that sought to help mentally ill New Yorkers integrate into the community.

1995

In 1995, the first Early Head Start grants were awarded to serve expectant families and children ages birth to 3 from families with low income.

1998

In 1998, the Head Start program was reauthorized to expand to full-day and full-year services.

2003

2003 Our Fort Washington Dental Clinic opens, becoming the first permanent dental clinic dedicated to serving homeless and indigent New Yorkers.

2003 In Homes Now places adults with substance use disorders in their own apartments with services to achieve health and sobriety.

2004

2004 St Nicholas House in Harlem and the Leona Blanche House in the Bronx provide homes and support to 147 mentally ill and formerly homeless adults.

2007

The Head Start program, including the Early Head Start program, was most recently reauthorized in 2007 with bipartisan support.

2007 The Detox, the city’s first non-hospital detoxification clinic, offers a new model for providing medical detox services to homeless addicts, with follow-up care.

2007 The ScanVan, the nation’s first mobile mammography clinic, becomes a Project Renewal program.

2011

In 2011, the Designation Renewal System (DRS) established five-year grant periods for all Head Start service awards.

2012

2012 CareVan and Lifeline, two new medical vans, expand our capacity to deliver healthcare.

2012 Veterans Employment & Training Services (VETS) launches to meet the needs of homeless veterans seeking jobs and stability.

2013

The History of Public Housing: Started over 70 Years Ago, yet Still Evolving: https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2013/02/04/the-history-of-public-housing-started-over-70-years-ago-yet-still-evolving/

2013 En Casa, our first family program, houses 10 families with the head of household in recovery and provides supportive services.

2016

In 2016, the HSPPS were revised to incorporate findings from scientific research and reflect best practices and lessons learned from program innovation.

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