HELP USA is a founding partner in the expansion of Home 4 Good, a collaborative program designed to support NYC landlords and assist tenants facing rental arrears. This initiative aims to prevent evictions and enhance housing stability for low-income New Yorkers. HELP joins Enterprise Community Partners, RiseBoro Community Partnership, L+M Development Partners, and Maycomb Capital, who piloted the program during the Covid-19 pandemic. HELP will implement Home 4 Good alongside its successful NYC Homebase, recognized as the top homelessness prevention model in the country.
The Home 4 Good program plans to assist approximately 2,500 tenants over the next three years, keeping them stably housed and out of homeless shelters. This proactive approach helps landlords and tenants avoid the costs and trauma of eviction, providing landlords with net savings and equipping tenants to maintain housing security.
New York City Councilmember Pierina Sanchez, District 14, highlighted the program’s effectiveness at the launch event, stating, “Home 4 Good can cost as much as six times less than the eviction process.”
Syrena Huggins, HELP USA’s AVP of Prevention and Rapid Rehousing, stated, “The Home 4 Good model takes a holistic approach, offering more than just short-term solutions. The program equips tenants with resources to avoid future crises, fostering stable communities and healthy landlord-tenant relationships.”
Home 4 Good outreach will connect tenants with short-term rental assistance, long-term housing subsidies, financial coaching, and various supportive benefits to enhance housing stability. It also builds a support network that addresses the root causes of housing instability, empowering tenants to regain control over their housing situations.
HELP USA is a recognized expert in homelessness prevention with its Homebase program demonstrating an over 95% success rate in keeping individuals and families stably housed for a year post-assistance. By participating in Home 4 Good, HELP takes a vital step toward ensuring that no New Yorker faces the uncertainty of losing their home due to financial difficulties.
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Joscelyn Truitt, Riseboro VP Empowerment at Trinity Commons for Home 4 Good Launch.
