Up the ranks: Jessica Bittner is the new chief people officer at Institute for Community Living (ICL)
The Institute for Community Living (ICL), a nonprofit organisation that provides New Yorkers with behavioural health challenges with housing, healthcare, and recovery services, has appointed Jessica Bittner as its new Chief People Officer, effective February 2024… Click here to read the full article
Cultivating Sensory-Friendly Health Care Environments for Autistic Patients
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a multifaceted neurodevelopmental condition characterized by challenges in social interaction, communication, and limited or repetitive behaviors. Individuals with ASD might also experience sensory sensitivities, such as heightened responses to lights, sounds, textures, and other environmental stimuli. Click here to read the full article
NYC Health + Hospitals helps homeless patients with medical respite program
It offers patients experiencing homelessness a place to stay for up to 90 days while accessing expanded medical services that are not available in shelter, as part of its Housing for Health initiative. Click here to read the full article
Testimony to the Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction Committee
Good morning, Chair Lee and members of the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Shakima Hill, and I am the Program Director for Emerson-Davis Family Residence at the Institute for Community Living, or ICL. ICL is one of the city’s largest providers of […]
Caribbean Life Impact Awards: Celebrating excellence and community spirit
Over three dozen distinguished honorees were feted Wednesday night as Caribbean Life hosted its annual Caribbean Impact Awards. Click here to read the full article
Testimony to the General Welfare Committee
My name is Jeanine Costley, and I am the SVP of Transitional Services at the Institute for Community Living, or ICL. Thank you to Chair Ayala and members of the Committee on General Welfare for the opportunity to testify. The city is experiencing concurrent mental health and homelessness crises, and nonprofits like ours are on the front […]
Institute for Community Living Provides a New Path to Permanent Housing in 30 Days
As New York City’s homelessness crisis persists, the non-profit Institute for Community Living has launched a first-of-its-kind program to provide a new path to permanent housing for people with histories of homelessness. Our guest is Jose Cotto, Senior Vice President of Residential Treatment at ICL, to discuss “Changing Spaces.” Click here to read more
Exclusive look at unique approach to help people experiencing homelessness in Coney Island
NEW YORK — A first-of-its-kind program in Coney Island is helping people who are experiencing homelessness. Jenny Medina, a mom of three, recently faced the biggest challenge of her life. “Because of my mental health, I kind of lost my job and I had no support system,” she told CBS New York’s Hannah Kliger. “So I turned […]
‘Medical respite’ a growing option for NYC’s homeless hospital patients in recovery
Medical respite care has so far been limited in New York, but it’s on the verge of expanding. The programs provide temporary housing and services like wound care, physical therapy and social services to homeless hospital patients, while freeing up beds for others. Respite providers also aim to connect patients with stable, long-term housing as they […]
Released from the hospital with nowhere to go? NY has a budding alternative
By the time Ronald Lee was admitted to Bellevue Hospital for psychiatric care in April 2022, the Manhattan facility had become a familiar stomping ground. Lee’s mental health had gone downhill after his teenage son was killed in Far Rockaway a few years before, and he said he had several inpatient psychiatric stays at the hospital. Click […]
