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Second Chance Center Hassan Latif

Celebrating a Second Chance

Nearly 80% of formerly incarcerated people and their families report being denied housing due to a criminal conviction. That’s according to a 2015 study led by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Forward Together, and Research Action Design, which also found that formerly incarcerated people are 10 to 13 times more likely to experience homelessness than those who have not been incarcerated.  
Housing as a Pathway to Justice
Community Development Financial Institution
New York
Rocky Mountain
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Helping People Come Home to the Community: A Toolkit for Housing Providers

Brianna McClure, program officer at Enterprise, speaks with Ben Metsch, chief strategy officer at the Fortune Society about the H2J National Toolkit and actionable pathways to help affordable housing providers identify opportunities to improve equity for justice-involved individuals.
Partner Sustainability and Growth
Racial Equity
Fair Housing
Housing as a Pathway to Justice
Development, Property Management and Resident Services
Policy 
Gulf Coast
New York
Documents
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New York City Planning Commission Hearing Testimony

July 10, 2024
By:
Baaba Halm

Baaba Halm, vice president and market leader for Enterprise New York, gives testimony at the New York City Planning Commission Hearing: City of Yes for Housing Opportunity.

Partner Sustainability and Growth
Partner Sustainability  
Preservation and Production
Enterprise Faith-Based Development InitiativeSM
Preservation
Fair Housing
Health and Housing
Housing as a Pathway to Justice
Green Communities
Policy 
New York
Legislation
State/Local Policy
Report

Navigating Home: Case Studies and Best Practices for Housing Navigation in New York State

July 28, 2026
By:
Michelle Mulcahy
Catherine West
Brianna McClure
Jonathan Eber
This report outlines best practices for housing navigation practitioners through a discussion of existing programs and offers lawmakers a pathway to strengthen New York's housing navigation infrastructure statewide.
Fair Housing
Housing as a Pathway to Justice
Resident Success
Upward Mobility 
New York
Advocacy
Homelessness
Policy Development and Research
Program Design
Reentry
Rental Assistance
State/Local Policy
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From Hope to Home

Enterprise Community Partners New York shares lessons learned and recommendations from The “From Hope to Home Program,” an 11-month pilot that explored how housing navigation services and landlord engagement can help residents in The Fortune Society’s transitional housing programs move into permanent units and sustain long-term tenancies.
Preservation and Production
Housing as a Pathway to Justice
Technical Assistance
New York
Affordable Housing
Housing Stability
Reentry