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Cover image of the New York City Planning Commission hearing testimony

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
Story
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
Story
Skyward view of apartment buildings with trees beside it

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