Navigating the Road to Recovery: An Art and a Science
Jose Cotto, LCSW April 19, 2022 Defining recovery is all-encompassing. It may be recovery from mental illness, substance use, trauma, losses and, as we’ve recently learned, from the effects of a pandemic. Most often it is thought about as a journey toward regaining something that was lost or returning to a former state. In behavioral […]
Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness: Peers Play a Critical Role
Edwin Rosario | Jose Cotto, LCSW July 14, 2022 Sharing a lived experience may be the single most important tool we have to address the stigma of living with a mental illness, and the isolation of COVID only exacerbated how important it can be to have someone to talk with who truly understands. Over the past […]
CEO Jody Rudin featured in Crain’s Notable 2022 LGBTQ Leaders
June 20, 2022 Jody Rudin oversees one of New York’s largest mental and behavioral health services and housing organizations. At the Institute for Community Living, she is responsible for operation, fundraising, and government relations. In addition, she focuses on growing the organization and its whole-health model of services, increasing services for children and young adults. […]
Nevins Street Apartments Grand Re-opening – Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams Announce Completion of $72 Million Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Development in Downtown Brooklyn
May 9, 2022 Nevins Street Apartments Adds 129 Affordable and Supportive Homes to Downtown Brooklyn with 6,000 Square Feet of Retail Space 78 Apartments Reserved for Formerly Homeless Individuals, Veterans, Young Adults, and Individuals Recovering From a Substance Use Disorder Part of Governor’s $25 Billion Five-Year Transformative Housing Plan Governor Kathy Hochul and New York […]
Written Testimony of Jody Rudin for the General Welfare Committee
May 4, 2022 Greetings Chairperson Ayala and Members of the General Welfare Committee. My name is Jody Rudin and I am the CEO of ICL – the Institute for Community Living, a nonprofit that provides whole health services to approximately 13,000 individuals a year. Many of our clients live with the most significant mental health […]
New Yorker of the Week: Donna Edwards
April 11, 2022 Watch the full video here Behind this huge desk at the nonprofit Institute for Community Living’s supportive housing residence sits a power house all her own. Donna Edwards’ official job might be staffing the front desk, but in this building, many residents refer to her as “mom.” “She doesn’t give up on […]
Congratulations Jose Cotto – City & State Non Profit 40 under 40 Awardee
April 4, 2022 Jose Cotto Senior Vice President for Residential Treatment, Institute for Community Living Jose Cotto’s commitment to helping others is grounded in personal experience. Growing up, he spent some time in the foster care system and saw family members struggle with substance use. Now in his mid-30s, Cotto is a licensed social worker […]
Opinion: NYC Needs a Collaborative Approach to Improving Residents’ Whole Health
March 7, 2022 ‘Historically, city agencies have been too siloed and funding for programs too disparate to create meaningful improvements to people’s health. I believe Eric Adams is the mayor to change that.’ Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Eric Adams during a nutrition-related announcement in The Bronx in February. Mayor Eric Adams recently signed executive […]
Program Director, Lex Soto – 2021 Gay City News Impact Award Honoree
The sixth annual Gay City News Impact Awards will be held virtually on November 11 at 7 p.m., marking the second straight year that we will gather for an online celebration recognizing exceptional LGBTQ trailblazers and supportive allies who have made a difference in our community. Lex Soto, Program Director Institute for Community Living Lex […]
They Resisted Getting Vaccinated. Here’s Why They Changed Their Minds
October 16th, 2021Mandates have prompted a surge in vaccinations among those who had held out. Some report feeling relief; others, anguish and resentment. In the Bronx, a youth counselor closed his eyes and steeled himself for the shot. In Queens, a nurse calmed herself by humming gospel music. In Manhattan, a graduate student asked one […]
