PSS/WSF Grandparent Family Apartments
The mission of the PSS/WSF Grandparent Family Apartments is to provide safe and affordable housing and support systems that enable grandparents raising grandchildren to reach their full potential and their grandchildren to gain the emotional and …
GRANDPARENT FAMILY APARTMENTS - Programs for Elderly
Grandparent Family Apartments provides affordable housing in two and three bedrooms for approximately 60 older adults and their grandchildren. On-site support services for Grandfamilies include: Subsidized Rent for older adults.
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That development – known as GrandParent Family Apartments – has 50 apartments (40 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom) in a six-story, 66,470 square-foot building. The apartments and building are designed to respond to the needs of older caregivers, youth, and children.
The First Thing You Need to Know About “Grandfamily” Housing
Feb 26, 2022 · Or, you might know someone who is part of one — more than 2.6 million children are being brought up in grandfamilies, according to a 2019 report by Generations United. Even if you haven’t heard the phrase, though, you can probably surmise what it means.
Grandfamily Housing - USAging
Apartments are available to grandparents 62 years and older, who have household incomes lower than the area median (the average income for residents is approximately $10,000/year), and have legal custody of their grandchildren.
Multigenerational Housing Offers Help to ‘Grandfamilies' - AARP
Mar 6, 2020 · The $12.8 million Grandparent Family Apartments was built with low-income housing tax credits and private financing and fundraising. The complex is a joint effort among Presbyterian Senior Services, the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, and the New York City Housing Authority.
A Place to Live for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Next …
Mar 22, 2017 · The Grandparent Family Apartment provides much-needed housing and support for kids and the grandparents who are raising them
A Home for Grandfamilies - Next Avenue
May 17, 2019 · Plaza West is the nation’s most recent subsidized housing development for grandparents raising grandchildren. According to Generations United, across the country there are 16 such properties in...
Below is a summary of some of the barriers or issues facing Grandparents or relatives raising their grandchildren today in affordable housing.
Grandparent Family Apartments - WSFSSH
May 25, 2005 · Grandparent Family Apartments, a collaborative project between WSFSSH and NYCHA, offers housing and supportive services to 50 families of elders raising younger generations, often grandchildren. Located in the Bronx, this model program features an activity center, gardens, and apartments with essential amenities.