MILESTONES
1999-2001
The Scattered-Site Apartment Program continues to expand
2002
BCHS hosts the first of eight "Fashion on Fulton" galas, a collaboration with local designers
2006
BCHS starts the Model SRO Demonstration Program for formerly homeless seniors and ex-offenders
2007
BCHS begins its "Beautify Brooklyn Gardens" initiative
2008
BCHS builds an on-site playground for children living at Arbor Inn
2009
BCHS expands its offices to additional program space in Fort Greene
2011
BCHS opens the Brooklyn Housing Assistance Center (BHAC)
2012
BCHS, in partnership with Pratt Area Community Council, Dunn Development Corp. and L+M Development Partners, will open the Navy Green SRO
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
1993
Fannie Mae Foundation Maxwell Award of Excellence in low-income housing development
1995
Winner of the Chemical Bank Affordable Housing Competition
1996
Honored by NY State for “outstanding contributions” in innovative housing
2004
Recognized by the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) for placing 100% of "housing-ready" homeless families into permanent housing
2007
Received perfect score on the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's (DOHMH) annual program evaluation
2009
Recognized by DHS for placing 98% of "housing-ready" homeless families into permanent housing
2009
Received Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) Outstanding Achievement Award for the Model SRO Initiative
MISSION AND HISTORY
Brooklyn Community Housing and Services (BCHS) is committed to ending homelessness in Brooklyn. Each year, we provide safe and clean supportive housing for approximately 800 formerly homeless women, children and men. We help them learn how to live productively and independently, with dignity and hope.
Our programs provide short-term, transitional and permanent housing, homelessness prevention, personalized case management, mental health care, on-site nursing, vocational training, substance abuse counseling, recreational activities and other vital services.
