Housing Connect / Supportive Housing (apartment, tenants, landlord)

[BrooklynGirl2022]

Can you all share your experience living in a supportive housing building… just got approved for a unit but I’m skeptical about living in a supportive housing building. I would appreciate hearing about ppls experience not so much your opinion. (sorry if that’s rude)

[NYC____20010]

Originally Posted by BrooklynGirl2022

Can you all share your experience living in a supportive housing building… just got approved for a unit but I’m skeptical about living in a supportive housing building. I would appreciate hearing about ppls experience not so much your opinion. (sorry if that’s rude)

It’s not rude and I work in a shelter who refers clients to supportive housing so this is for those who have mental illness or chronic homlesss that there is social services in place and also clients who suffer substance abuse

[BrooklynGirl2022]

Originally Posted by NYC____20010

It’s not rude and I work in a shelter who refers clients to supportive housing so this is for those who have mental illness or chronic homlesss that there is social services in place and also clients who suffer substance abuse

I work in the shelter as well (but not ad a case manager) and as far as MICA clients; when decompensating I know it can get bad. Are the clients who present serious issues sent back to the shelter ? I’m a worry ward I’m not gonna lie lol

[NYC____20010]

Originally Posted by BrooklynGirl2022

I work in the shelter as well (but not ad a case manager) and as far as MICA clients; when decompensating I know it can get bad. Are the clients who present serious issues sent back to the shelter ? I’m a worry ward I’m not gonna lie lol

Oh no you won’t be sent back to shelter that I know a lot of people are skeptical of supportive housing because of some of the clients that end up living there that I have a client who is bipolar that got approved but is refusing to take it because they feel they are gonna be monitored but it’s just to provide more support for clients who need it

[BrooklynGirl2022]

Originally Posted by NYC____20010

Oh no you won’t be sent back to shelter that I know a lot of people are skeptical of supportive housing because of some of the clients that end up living there that I have a client who is bipolar that got approved but is refusing to take it because they feel they are gonna be monitored but it’s just to provide more support for clients who need it

Not me, I’m not a client lol. I got the apartment through the lottery. I asking about the residents I will be living amongst. I’ve been hearing HORROR stories and everyone is advising me to wait for something better.

[NYC____20010]

Originally Posted by BrooklynGirl2022

Not me, I’m not a client lol. I got the apartment through the lottery. I asking about the residents I will be living amongst. I’ve been hearing HORROR stories and everyone is advising me to wait for something better.

Personally I wouldn’t do it only because I live by a supportive housing building and the residents there do have incidents where police and ambulance do constantly go there. If you don’t have a mental illness or suffer from substance abuse I honestly wouldn’t take it only because that’s what the supportive housing is for and there are therapist on site for these clients

[BrooklynGirl2022]

Originally Posted by NYC____20010

Personally I wouldn’t do it only because I live by a supportive housing building and the residents there do have incidents where police and ambulance do constantly go there. If you don’t have a mental illness or suffer from substance abuse I honestly wouldn’t take it only because that’s what the supportive housing is for and there are therapist on site for these clients

Good to know. Thank you.

[Brooklynkia]

I live in a rent-stabilized building (not via housing connect) and our landlord rents to an agency that provides supportive housing. They have physical or mental disabilities to varying degrees. For example, one older man who has a learning disability lives on my floor. He's super sweet, always brings my packages up, and it overall very pleasant. He's able to live on his own, lives a pretty full life that includes going to church every week, but has someone from the agency who checks in on him at least once a week. There's another guy who received housing support from the agency because he relies on a wheelchair. And then there's a group of guys who have a more severe learning disability than the guy on my floor who all live together in a 3 or 4 bedroom.

Everyone has always been a joy and I've been in this building for well over a decade. In fact, the folks from the supportive housing are never the problem tenants.

This is a long way of saying don't assume because it's supportive housing that they will be horrible to around. To get a better idea of what housing would be like I would suggest you try to find out what agency provides the housing for your specific building or look for people who live in the building who can tell you.