NYC nonprofit covers rent for families facing COVID homelessness

The Partnership for the Homeless members rallied for affordable housing at City Hall. Photo via PTH

By David Brand  

A local nonprofit is helping New Yorkers stave off homelessness as the unemployment rate rises and once stably housed families face dire financial choices.

The Partnership for the Homeless announced plans Monday to cover a portion of the rent for residents and families at risk of becoming homeless during the COVID-19 economic crisis. The agency also provides support services, legal assistance and landlord-tenant mediation.

“COVID-19 has exacted formidable stress and loss on countless low-income New Yorkers living paycheck to paycheck, with little to no savings,” said Partnership for the Homeless President Áine Duggan. “The brunt of its economic fallout will be borne by these same families, living in neighborhoods long since disenfranchised by structural discrimination, racism, and inequality.”

To apply for assistance, visit The Partnership for the Homeless website.