About CUCS

 

Mission

CUCS’ mission is to end homelessness for as many people as possible and to provide opportunities for low income individuals and families, particularly those living with disabling conditions, to be productive members of the community.

 

CUCS addresses needs on three mutually-reinforcing levels:

  • Direct Services – CUCS rebuilds lives by offering a range of programs and services to more than 25,000 individuals and families in New York City who are homeless, formerly homeless, low-income, living with mental illness or who have other special needs.
  • Training and Consultation – CUCS shares knowledge with several thousand direct care staff annually, and has provided consultation and technical assistance to hundreds of organizations and government agencies throughout the nation.
  • Systems Change – CUCS shapes systems by making effective models standard practice nation-wide; by working with government entities and coalitions of public and non-profit organizations to develop strategies for meeting local goals; and by leveraging our expertise to affect public policy that meets the needs of our constituents.
 
 

Quick Facts- About CUCS

  • CUCS was the first organization to design an effective program for chronically homeless individuals, who are designated as “long-term shelter stayers.”
  • CUCS introduced some of the earliest examples in the nation of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals and the first to integrate mentally ill and non-mentally ill individuals into a new housing model.
  • With Common Ground Community (CG), CUCS established and co-sponsors the two largest supportive housing residences in the nation, the 652-unit Times Square and the 416-unit Prince George.
  • Our TA program has helped hundreds of organizations in thirty-five states, Canada, Australia and England.
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