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On this month's WPIX11 "Community Close Up," viewers met Anthos|Home clients Everis Cabral and Shanaya Ramsey, who shared what it really takes to move from a shelter into a stable home. Everis, a mother of three who uses a wheelchair and is battling cancer, spent a year in the shelter system after leaving an inaccessible fourth-floor walkup. She contacted nearly 200 real estate agents on her own, facing rejection after rejection over her housing voucher (a rent subsidy for New Yorkers leaving shelters, known as CityFHEPS). With support from Anthos Home, she and her family found a home near her children's schools. Shanaya shared her own family's journey, including the added challenges of finding housing while caring for a child with special needs. Her story is a reminder: getting a voucher is only the first step. Inspections, paperwork, and landlord coordination still stand between families and their keys. Thank you to Jay Dow and PIX11 for creating space for these stories, to Kenny Burgos of the New York Apartment Association for the conversation on housing partnerships, and most of all to Everis and Shanaya for sharing their journeys with such honesty and courage. Watch the full segment here: https://lnkd.in/g42P3qSV #AnthosHome #HousingStability #AffordableHousing #CityFHEPS #EndHomelessness #NYCHousing

Everis is deep into treatment for brain cancer. She is also close to moving into an apartment of her own, and PIX11 shared her story last week. Getting her there took a landlord partner willing to say yes, and Anthos|Home standing behind that yes by facilitating repairs, handling paperwork, and providing ongoing support once she moves in. A home changes everything. We are glad to help make one possible for Everis and her family. We thank Everis for trusting us with her story, and the PIX11 team for telling it. Watch Everis's story on PIX11: https://lnkd.in/gND7XcPP 

Center for an Urban Future is calling for New York City to expand a model built for this moment. At CUF's third annual NYC Economic Mobility Summit, panelists explored how stable housing lays the foundation for economic mobility, from affordable homeownership to CityFHEPS navigation reform. Deputy Mayor Leila Bozorg opened with a line worth sitting with: when people can afford a home, they can afford to dream. CUF's new report, "5 Ideas to Advance Economic Mobility in NYC," names housing navigation as a key lever for turning CityFHEPS from a voucher program into a placement system that works. The report points to the Anthos|Home approach, pairing housing navigators with property owners to move households from voucher to lease and then staying engaged well past move-in, as a model that deserves to expand. Speeding a voucher holder's path to permanent housing does more than end a shelter stay. It opens the door to stability that supports education, employment, and the next chapter for NYC families. We look forward to continuing this work alongside CUF and the network of partners represented at the Summit to help support effective utilization of these essential vouchers for New Yorkers.  Read the report: https://lnkd.in/e2hi5rE5 #AnthosHome #HousingStability #NYCHousing #CityFHEPS

Last week, Speakers Bureau member Shanaya joined us at the Family Homelessness Coalition breakfast, where Commissioner Erin Dalton, Administrator Reesa Henderson, and Commissioner Meryl Block Weissman were interviewed by Family Action Board members on strategies to prevent family homelessness.    The conversation covered internal system lags, structural barriers, and the steps this administration is putting in place to help families move toward stability sooner.    Shanaya spent the morning connecting directly with decision makers, sharing her own housing journey with Commissioner Dalton and asking what services are being expanded for families raising children with special needs. She also connected with Reesa Henderson and members of the Family Action Board.    Conversations like these move the needle. When people with lived experience are in the room, the strategies that follow are stronger for it.    NYC Department of Social Services NYC Human Resources Administration NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development  #AnthosHome #HousingStability #NYCHousing #PermanentHousing 

New research from the Community Service Society of New York confirms what voucher holders already know: when #CityFHEPS works, it changes everything. A June 2026 survey of nearly 500 housed CityFHEPS recipients found that 95% say the subsidy helps them stay stably housed, 85% say it adequately covers rent, and 83% report that their health or mental health improved after receiving a voucher. Housing stability is not just a roof. It is the foundation for education, employment, family, and the future. That is precisely why navigating the voucher process well — quickly, completely, without the predictable roadblocks — matters so much for every household we serve. Our team guides voucher holders and housing providers through every step of that process. Over 1,300 households housed. 100% first-year housing retention rate. CityFHEPS works. We are here to make sure it works faster for more New Yorkers. Read the full report:   https://lnkd.in/euA6jPtS #AnthosHome #HousingStability #NYCHousing

Congratulations, Sthefany on moving into your new home! 💜🏠🗝️ 

A new opinion piece in City Limits raises an important issue: young New Yorkers living in youth shelters are currently ineligible for CityFHEPS vouchers.     The reason is structural. Youth shelters operate under a separate city system from adult shelters, which means the voucher program designed to move people from shelter to permanent housing simply does not reach young people in youth-specific programs. The piece argues that without an explicit policy change to extend CityFHEPS eligibility, an entire population remains without a clear pathway out of homelessness.     We hope the administration will consider extending CityFHEPS eligibility to young people in youth shelters as part of final budget decisions this year. Every New Yorker deserves a clear path home.     Read the full opinion: https://lnkd.in/eYseTw_m    #AnthosHome #HousingStability #NYCHousing #CityFHEPS #YouthHomelessness Safe Horizon

We are thrilled to welcome Alison Orley and Robert (Bob) Kandel to the Anthos|Home Board of Directors!    Alison (Och) Orley is an impact investor whose career combines a rigorous finance background with a deep commitment to social change. Currently an Investor at Willoughby Capital, Alison brings firsthand experience in addressing homelessness and supporting housing stability through mission-focused investing at Maycomb Capital.    Bob Kandel brings more than 50 years of real estate law and public service to our board. Currently Of Counsel at Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein LLP, Bob's career spans private practice, city government—including service as Commissioner of Economic Development and the Mayor's Representative on the Board of Estimate—and decades of civic leadership.    We are grateful to have Alison and Bob at the table as we work to create a new way home for more New Yorkers!   

New York City has always been a city of immigrants — and that is something worth celebrating!   This Immigrant Heritage Month, we honor the resilience, culture, and contributions that immigrant families bring to every borough of this city. Their stories are woven into the fabric of New York.   Finding a stable home here is not easy — especially for immigrant families navigating a complex voucher system, language barriers, and unfamiliar tenant processes. That is exactly the work Anthos|Home shows up for every day, alongside our incredible partners.   More than 1,300 New Yorkers housed. A 100% first-year housing retention rate. Many of those families arrived in this city with very little — and now have something no one can take away: a permanent home to call their own.   Happy Immigrant Heritage Month, New York! 🗽   #AnthosHome #ImmigrantHeritageMonth #HousingStability #NYCHousing #PermanentHousing

The Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.' latest State of the Homeless report is a sobering reminder of the scale of New York City's housing crisis that is only growing as cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and other federal supports push more households toward instability. At Anthos|Home, we believe that in this moment, every available resource must be deployed. That means building new affordable housing and preserving what exists -- but it also means doing more to bring private market landlords into the solution. There are landlords out there with available units who haven't yet engaged with the voucher process. Reaching them, supporting them, and making it easier for them to say "yes" is one of the most important things we can do right now. We cannot solve this crisis overnight. It is too large, too complex, and too shaped by forces beyond any one organization's control. But we can make sure that every household that can be housed, gets housed. Every person who moves from shelter to a stable home is a life changed, and in a crisis of this scale, that urgency matters. Housing navigation, strong landlord partnerships, streamlined processes, and long-term stability supports all play a role in making that possible. The path forward requires sustained investment, collaboration, and a commitment to using every tool available.