A New Clinton Hill Family Housing Emerges Thanks to $1.5M Funding
The Emerson-Davis Family Residence will now turn into a 12-story, 103-unit building with expanded services for adults with mental health challenges. The Institute for Community Living (ICL) Emerson-Davis Family Residence, a one-of-a-kind program that keeps families together, will move forward with the construction of a new building thanks to City Council Member Crystal Hudson, who recently […]
Clinton Hill Supportive Housing Will Be Replaced and Expanded
A nearly 30-year-old family supportive housing development in Clinton Hill will be completely rebuilt and expanded after a Council Member Crystal Hudson allocated $1.5 million to the project. Click here to read more
A nearly 30-year-old family supportive housing development in Clinton Hill will be completely rebuilt and expanded after a Council Member Crystal Hudson allocated $1.5 million to the project
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Family supportive housing residence in Clinton Hill to be rebuilt and expanded
A nearly 30-year-old family supportive housing development in Clinton Hill will be completely rebuilt and expanded after a Council Member Crystal Hudson allocated $1.5 million to the project. The Emerson Davis Family Residence opened in 1996 to support adults with mental health illnesses who had lost custody of their children or were at risk of losing custody. […]
12-Story Supportive Housing Center To Be Built In Clinton Hill
CLINTON HILL, NY—The Institute for Community Living Emerson-Davis Family Residence, located at 161 Emerson Place in Clinton Hill, is getting a 12-story, $1.5 million upgrade to serve even more Brooklyn families. Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who represents Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights and Prospect Heights, announced the new development project yesterday. Click here to read […]
The Institute for Community Living (ICL) Emerson-Davis Family Residence, a one-of-a-kind program that keeps families together, will move forward with the construction of a new building thanks to City Council Member Crystal Hudson, who recently allocated $1.5 million in capital funding for the project.
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Op-Ed | New York City must do more to reduce family separation
May 12, 2023 By CEO Jody Rudin. This Mother’s Day, M (we are protecting her identity) will be celebrating with her daughter. It wasn’t always this way; the mother and daughter were forced to spend years apart and their reunification was only made possible because of a unique program designed specifically for people like […]
‘Whatever It Takes’: The Street Teams Who Help Mentally Ill New Yorkers
May 3, 2023 Half a year with the street counselors who dispense free sneakers, monthly injections and gentle encouragement to some of the city’s most vulnerable and volatile residents. Andy Newman and Hiroko Masuike followed mental health field teams for months as they treated homeless clients in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens. Chris Payton […]
‘Direct, coordinated support’: New East New York Center Improves on Holistic Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
April 25, 2023 The Center takes an integrated approach to substance use disorder treatment, offering a wide range of recovery and harm reduction services in East New York. The Institute for Community Living announced the launch of the Hope and Recovery Center, an outpatient substance use disorder treatment and recovery program. The new program will […]
Art: A Tool for Breaking Stigma
April 18, 2023 Written by Mindy Liss, Vice President for Communications While the reasons for stigma around mental illness are complex and vary by community – we know its prevalence prevents many from seeking treatment – from finding help and building a better life. At the Institute for Community Living (ICL), we offer an array of […]
