The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust - Housing for Health Initiative

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust - Housing for Health Initiative is sponsored by The Leona M.

and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. This initiative addresses the link between health stability, safe housing, and underserved New Yorkers with complex health and social needs who are experiencing homelessness.

New York City - Helmsley Charitable Trust Helmsley Charitable Trust Improving Health Stability for New Yorkers with Complex Health and Social Needs Helmsley invests in approaches that improve health stability for New York City’s populations who are most critically underserved—New Yorkers living with both physical or behavioral health conditions, and social needs such as homelessness.

We support efforts that advance healthcare delivery and access for these high-needs patients, acknowledging compounding root causes such as adverse childhood experiences, the impacts of health and racial inequity, and intergenerational poverty. We work closely with partners in all five boroughs, from nonprofits to local government agencies to community leaders to impact change.

Rooted in a commitment to systems change, our grantmaking is geared towards innovation and lifting roadblocks standing between vulnerable people and the path to a healthier life. Addressing a foundational challenge Access to quality healthcare is hindered by issues like housing instability, food insecurity and acute mental health conditions.

We confront this challenge with a sharp focus on access to stable housing, a critical foundation that enables New Yorkers to receive the care and support that they need. We champion health-supported housing and other efforts that offer patient-centered, holistic, and quality care.

Collaborating to innovate for better care We create and fund coalitions that bring experts, policymakers, and practitioners together to collaborate on short-term and long-term solutions for complicated, systems-wide challenges that take years to solve. Our approach spans from planning and piloting innovative ideas, to scaling models that have shown promise, to improving the systems designed to handle care delivery.

We have created and funded three collaboratives bringing stakeholders together to change what no one entity could do alone: the New York City Food Assistance Collaborative (2015) to transform the emergency food system, the Collaborative for Homeless Healthcare (2019) to improve access to quality care for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, and in 2024, the Collaborative on Housing for Health to increase the access, scalability and sustainability of successful housing for health efforts in NYC.

Strengthening Behavioral Healthcare Developing effective models We support greater access to behavioral health services in under-resourced areas, as well as training and education to better integrate mental healthcare into social services and other care settings for New Yorkers with complex health and social needs.

Increasing Access to Green Space for Health Prioritizing nature in our health We take a holistic approach in cultivating an ecosystem of supports that improve health stability, and we recognize the physical and mental health benefits of green spaces. We support organizations focused on enhancing and creating more accessible, health-activated green space in underserved areas across the five boroughs.

Spectrum News NY1’s “Weekends on 1” Highlights the Collaborative on Housing for Health The Collaborative on Housing for Health Launches Major Effort to End Homelessness Among New Yorkers with Complex Needs DATA2GO. NYC shows stark differences in well-being, life expectancy across New York City’s nearly 200 neighborhoods, with life expectancy ranging from 73.

6 years at its lowest to 91 at its highest Key Leaders Unite on Solutions to Homelessness and Poor Health for New Yorkers in Crisis NEW YORK, October 30, 2024 — The Helmsley Charitable Trust and Convergent Impact announced today the launch of a new initiative in New York City that will unite key players in housing and healthcare to expand services for New Yorkers with complex health and social needs who are experiencing homelessness or in crisis.

Housing and health are inextricably linked, and… CBS New York Features New Program to Help NYC Domestic Violence Survivors Find Permanent Housing New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced today the launch of “Project Home,” a pilot program that will provide specialized housing navigation and aftercare services for 100 domestic violence survivors with children living in city shelters.

The city is providing housing vouchers and evaluation for this pilot, and New Destiny Housing Corporation will run the pilot with the housing navigation… Inside Philanthropy Features Helmsley's Collaboration with City Parks Foundation Crain’s New York Business recently featured our Housing for Health initiative in their Health Plus newsletter.

This new initiative aims to address the homelessness crisis in innovative ways, supporting organizations that reduce barriers to permanent housing and health. With $17. 6M already granted across six programs, Housing for Health will make up 60% of our New York City Program grantmaking.

We hope to… Crain's New York Features Helmsley's Housing for Health Initiative Crain’s New York Business recently featured our Housing for Health initiative in their Health Plus newsletter. This new initiative aims to address the homelessness crisis in innovative ways, supporting organizations that reduce barriers to permanent housing and health. With $17.

6M already granted across six programs, Housing for Health will make up 60% of our New York City Program grantmaking. We hope to… Helmsley Announces Housing for Health Initiative for New Yorkers with Complex Health and Social Needs Today the Leona M. and Harry B.

Helmsley Charitable Trust announces a major initiative to clear the longstanding hurdles standing between health stability, safe housing, and a population of people who are critically underserved: New Yorkers with complex health and social needs who are experiencing homelessness. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Mount Sinai $2 Million to Expand Community-Based Doula Program for Women Who Are Homeless or Incarcerated The Leona M.

and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced a $2 million, three-year grant for the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to work with NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst and Queens to expand a community-based doula program.

The program will focus on providing doula care to pregnant people experiencing housing insecurity… The Mayors Fund To Advance New York City Homeless Services United Inc Center for Urban Community Services, Inc The Mayors Fund To Advance New York City The Mayors Fund To Advance New York City Homeless Services United Inc Center for Urban Community Services, Inc The Mayors Fund To Advance New York City Associate Program Officer