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grants
on pages 5 & 10
anhd trainings
on pages 4 & 9
events
on page 12
continued on page 2
Elaine A. Kloss, Assistant Commissioner
for the NYC Department of Finance
and the citys Treasurer, explained that
the Banking Commission has three
responsibilities. First, the Commission
annually recommends to the City
Council interest rates for late payments
of property taxes and water and sewer
rents as well as discount rates for early
payment of property taxes.
Second, the Commission participates
in the New York State Banking
On Tuesday, November 23, the
New York City Council Finance
Committee held a hearing on the
citys Banking Commission. The
purpose of the hearing was to explain
the responsibilities of the Banking
Commission and determine whether
the entity could be the entity for
administering ANHDs proposed
Responsible Banking ordinance.
The ordinance, which is currently
being drafted, would require banks
that are eligible to provide city
depository services to fle annual CRA
strategic plans for the city as well as
progress reports on their reinvestment
activities.
The citys Banking Commission
was created in 1901 under the City
Charter. There are three members of
the Commission, one representative
of the Mayor, one representative of
the Commissioner of the Department
of Finance, and one representative of
the Comptroller.
Above: Dominic Recchia, chair of NYC Council Finance Commitee that held the hearing on the Citys
Banking Commission. Photo: Bill Alastride Top Right: Benjamin Dulchin, Executive Director of ANHD,
explains how the citys large, global banks are increasingly unresponsive to the citys credit needs and
explains the need for more effective local tools to ensure banks are held accountable. Right: Tenants from
3495 Broadway take to the steps of City Hall to advocate for the Responsible Banking act.
ANHD PuSHES lOCAl CRA Bill
Development District (BDD)
Program and approves deposits of
City funds in BDD branches. Finally,
the Commission reviews and
approves or denies applications
it receives from banks or trust
companies to be city-designated
banks, which enable them to
provide depository services.
It is the fnal responsibility that
was the focus of the hearing as
many, including ANHD, feel the
city should leverage its substantial
bank accountsroughly $3 billion
in cash deposits and short-term
investmentsto ensure banks
doing business with the city provide
the necessary loans, investments,
and services that local residents
and communities need to build
wealth,
grow small businesses, promote
economic development, create
affordable housing, and build
vibrant communities.
indeed, several members of the
Finance Committee, especially
Council Members Recchia and
Fidler, were aggressive in their
questioning as to how the Banking
Commission selects the institutions
where the city places its deposits.
Assistant Commissioner Kloss
stated that the primary way the
Commission determines if the bank
applicant has been responsive to
the citys credit needs was to review
the institutions federal CRA rating.
After several Council Members
pointed out the shortcomings of this
approach, Assistant Commissioner
Kloss acknowledged that she
thought the Banking Commission
had the authority to require
additional information.
This recognition was received
with a great deal of excitement as
it was another indication that the
Responsible Bank Act would be
both productive and legal.
Despite the Banking Commissions
important responsibilities, a
frequent comment articulated by
both Council Member and advocate
alike was, The city has a Banking
Commission?
in fact, even Mayor Bloomberg
one of the three members of the
Commissionadmitted that he
was unaware that such an entity
existed when he was questioned
by an ANHD member on the City
Hall steps at the Press Conference
following the hearing.
Thus, it will be important to
continue raising awareness
about the potential of the Banking
Commission to, in the words of
Council Member Fidler, represent
the city as a consumer.
in the short term, ANHD is
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Housing News
continued from cover
Above: Colvin Grannum of Bed-Stuy Restoration Corp., Michelle Neugebauer of Cypress Hills lDC, Richard lee of AAFE, and Rolando Guzman of St.
Nicks Alliance talk about the need for greater investment, lending and services, especially mortgage loan modifcations, across the fve boroughs.
continued on page 3
committed to working with Speaker
Quinn, leadership of the Finance
Committee, representatives of the
broad reinvestment community and
our members to draft legislation
that is comprehensive, fexible,
and not too burdensome for public
agencies, banks, and communities.
in order for the ordinance to be
an effective tool, it is imperative
that a structure is in place that
enables three-way communication
between the bank, the city, and
the community, and that the public
entity responsible for assessing it
has adequate human and fnancial
resources.
ANHD Members who provided
testimony include: Colvin Grannum,
Bed-Stuy Restoration Corp.;
Michelle Neugebauer, Cypress Hills
lDC; Richard lee, AAFE; Rolando
Guzman, St. Nicks Alliance; Greg
Jost, university Neighborhood
Housing Program; Susanna
Blankley, CASA New Settlement;
Matt Klein, Fifth Avenue Committee;
and Felipe idrovo, Make the Road
NY.
Council Members in attendance
include: Dominic Recchia, Chair of
the Finance Committee; Fernando
Cabrera, leroy Comrie, lewis
Fidler, Helen Foster, vincent ignizio,
Oliver Koppel, Darlene Mealy,
James Oddo, Diana Reyna, Joel
Rivera, and James van Bramer.
Council Member Brad lander, while
not on the Committee, also attended
and asked particularly targeted and
insightful questions.
Assistant Commissioner Klosss
full testimony is available at:
http://home.nyc.gov/html/
dof/html/pdf/10pdf/ekloss_
testimony_112310.pdf
ANHDs full testimony is available
at: http://www.anhd.org/11-23-10-
Testimony-NYC Banking.pdf
One of ANHDs key
policy priorities is to
expand data disclosure
requirements and
mandate banks to report
important info related to
lending, investment and
services on an annual
basis. This would help
establish citywide trends,
[and] provide a snapshot
on which neighborhoods
are well served by banks
and which ones continue
to lack access to credit
and private investment.
-Benjamin Dulchin ANHD ExecutiveDirector
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Housing News
continued from cover
Above: Greg Jost of university Neighborhood Housing Program, Deacon ingrid Compton of St. Stephens lutheran Church, Harold Dell of CASA New
Settlement, and Susanna Blankley of CASA New Settlement detail the destruction predatory equity landlords, many of which received unsustainable
mortgages from the citys banks, have caused in neighborhoods across the Bronx and Brooklyn as well as the de-stabilizing impact these overleveraged
loans have had on rent-paying tenants.
continued from page 2
ANHD gratefully acknowledges Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, Astoria Federal Savings, and Ridgewood
Savings Bank for their generous support of ANHDs Affordable Housing Institute and training programs.
AssocIatIon Ior NeIgbborbood & HousIng DeveIopment
S0 Broad Street, SuIte 112S, New York, NY 10004 (212) ?4?-111?
AS PART OF ANHD'S TRAINING SERIES IN
MANAGING & MAINTAINING YOUR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PORTFOLIO
Asset & Property Management & Maintenance of Affordable Housing Best Practices
ANHD PRESENTS
Thursday, December 9, 2010, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
MAKIAC MUL1I-FAMILY BUILDIACS PERFORM MORE EFFICIEA1LY,
REDUCIAC MAIA1EAAACE & OPERA1IAC COS1S &
REJERSIAC CLOBAL WARMIAC:
Remarkably. almost 40 oI harmIul CO
2
greenhouse gasses are released into the
atmosphere Irom buildings. Michael Sweringen. President. microLEADERSHIP. a
building analyst. prominent science educator and activist. will discuss retroIitting energy
conservation measures with a Iocus on the cost beneIits oI the 'Low Hanging Fruit.
He will also give a presentation on The Crisis oI Global Warming & What To Do About
It! We will work in teams to explore the basic causes and high stakes oI heating our
planet by burning Iossil Iuels. Then we'll look at what the politicians plan to do about it --
and what we SHOULD do about it. You will know more about global warming than 95
oI all Americans by the end oI this training. You will be equipped with an understanding
oI the Iundamental science oI global warming & most eIIective public policy to Iight Ior.
Location: ANHD oIIices. 50 Broad Street. Suite 1125. Cost: $30.00 per person for ANHD
members/$40.00 non-ANHD members. To Register: Mail this Iorm with payment to ANHD.
50 Broad St.. Ste. 1125. NY. NY 10004. Attn: Rita Mazza. or Iax to 212-747-1114. (Make
checks payable to ANHD) Please contact Mike Bucci ( mgbucci(aol.com. 347-306-1745 with
questions about this workshop and the series. Advance registration is required & seating is
limited.
Organizaiion______________________________________________________________
Addrcss__________________________________________________________________
Enail(si __________________________________________________________________
Officc PIonc ( i______________________ Fa ( i_________________________
Aiicndcc Nanc1Tiilc_____________________________________________________
Aiicndcc Nanc1Tiilc_____________________________________________________
The Fellowship program is scheduled to commence
during the afternoon of Friday, January 28, 2011.
The Hunter Graduate School of Social Work is the
programs academic partner and will host the program.
Hunter may also provide academic credit for those
who are eligible. The Fellowship will meet at least
every other Friday afternoon from 1pm to 4pm through
December of 2011.
For more information about the program please email
[email protected]
SG2 Tenant Coalition Speaks Truth to Power
and Gets Heard!
After months of fghting to get a meeting with Predatory
Equity frm SG2s lender, Freddie Mac, including a
protest in front of Freddies midtown offce in August,
four tenant reps from the SG2 Tenants Coalition had
a 2-hour-long meeting with offcials from Freddie and
their governmental regulator, FHFA, in October. They
spoke to the offcials about predatory equity and the
devastatingly destabilizing impact it has on tenants
and families. They made their demands about
changes they wanted to see in their homes and in
the 25 SG2 buildings the coalition represents, those
which Freddie holds the overleveraged mortgages.
Now, in November, these 25 buildings have a new
owner, E&M Associates, and the Bank has mandated
E&M to communicate regularly with tenants, to bring
in capitol to make major systems repairs immediately,
and has agreed to ensure that no MCis will be charged
to tenants, among other demands met. This is similar
to a deal reached last Spring between the SG2
Tenants Coalition and Fannie Mae for the other 23
SG2 buildings Fannie holds the mortgages on. Both
Fannie and Freddie altered the terms of the mortgages
to what they claim to be more supportable rates.
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Member News
Center for Neighborhood Leadership
Announces New Program
The Association for Neighborhood and Housing
Development and the New York immigration Coalition,
the founding partners of the Center for Neighborhood
leadership, are proud to announce the inauguration
of the Centers newest program: The Advanced
Community Organizer Fellowship Program.
The Fellowship is intended for the more experienced
community organizer who is seeking or considering
new learning opportunities or challenges concerning
how to conceptualize, or do more effective community
change work. More signifcantly, the Fellowship is for
the organizer who is willing to explore, refect and
share his/her thoughts with other similarly situated
organizers within the framework of a guided and
facilitated peer-to-peer learning process.
A Magic Moment--(r-l) ANHDs very own Ken inadomi, Director
of New York Mortgage Coalition and his wife, Melinda Wolfe of
Bloomberg llP with Ervin Magic Johnson. Melinda was honored
for her corporate diversity efforts during the collaborative fundrais-
ing event for the Mount Sinai School of Medicines Center for Mul-
ticultural and Community Affairs and Jazzmobile, inc..
The event was held at Harlems uptown Grand on Thursday, No-
vember 11, 2010.
Adam Marcus
ANHD Welcomes Newest Staff Member
last month, Adam Marcus joined ANHD as our newest
staff member. Adam serves as the Director of NSP2,
the joint two-year Neighborhood Stabilization Program
funded by HuD and carried out by the housing agencies
affliated with Neighborhood Housing Services of New
York City (NHS) and the New York Mortgage Coalition
(NYMC).
Adam came ready for the position since day one,
having worked on housing issues with NHS.
For the next two years, Adams objective will be to
help vacant, foreclosed, and abandoned properties
transition to affordable housing.
NYMCs program matches these properties with
qualifed, low to moderate income homebuyers and
then uses NSP2 funds to help homebuyers pay a
signifcant portion of their down-payment, closing, and
rehab costs.
Grants
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fAir HouSiNG iNiTiATive ProGrAM fAir HouSiNG orGANizATioN iNiTiATive (fHoi)
DEADliNE: DEC 21
This initiative is under the The Department of Housing and urban Development and provides $ 800,000 in funding to QFHOs,
FHOs, and nonproft groups organizing to build their capacity in fair housing enforcement, establish new fair housing enforce-
ment organizations and/or provide fair lending enforcement.
under this component, these enforcement organizations will conduct fair housing enforcement activities in underserved areas
as defned in Program Defnitions of this NOFA, rural areas and/or areas with new immigrants (especially racial and ethnic
minorities who are not English speaking or have limited English profciency.
Eligibility: FHOI eligible applicants are QFHOs and FHOs and other private nonproft fair housing enforcement organizations
and nonproft groups organizing or building their capacity to provide fair housing enforcement for the purpose of supporting the
continued development or implementation of initiatives which enforce the rights granted under Title viii of the Civil Rights Act
of 1968, as amended
Search for this grant with this grant iD: FR-5415-N-27B
Apply to this grant at this website address:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=viEW&oppid=58818
fAir HouSiNG iNiTiATive ProGrAM PrivATe eNforCeMeNT iNiTiATive (Pei)
DEADliNE: DEC 21
This initiative is under the Department of Housing and urban Development assists private, tax-exempt fair housing enforce-
ment organizations in the investigation and enforcement of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act.
There are three components under this initiative: General Component (PEi-G) (1) General Component. Eligible applicants are
Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs) or Qualifed Fair Housing Organizations (QFHOs) with at least one or two
years experience, respectively, in complaint intake, investigation and fair housing testing.
Grant iD: FR-5415-N-27A
Apply to this grant at this website address:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=viEW&oppid=58817
fAir HouSiNG iNiTiATive ProGrAM eDuCATioN AND ouTreACH iNiTiATive (eoi)
DEADliNE: DEC 21
This initiative is under the Department of Housing and urban Development expects to provide $6.75 million in funds to organi-
zations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act. under this initiative, there
are two programs with a total of fve components.
They are the EOi -Regional/local/Community-Based Program (R/l/C-B) which includes the General Component, lending
Component, Higher Education Component; and the EOi - National-Based Program which includes the National-Media Cam-
paign Component and the National Training Component.
Grant iD: FR-5415-N-27C
Apply to this grant at this website address:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=viEW&oppid=58820
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Member News
By Make the Road New York Staff / Make the Road New York
last week, the New York State Assembly passed the
historic Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), landmark
legislation that will signifcantly increase penalties
and improve enforcement of the New York State laws
protecting workers from wage theft.
The WTPA, already passed by the New York State
Senate in June, is now headed on to Governor
Paterson, who intervened Monday to clear procedural
hurdles and paved the way for the legislation to land
on his desk.
Sadly, Wage Theft is rampant in New York - in NYC
alone, unscrupulous employers steal more than $18.4
million a week, almost $1 billion each year, from their
workers by cheating them out of the minimum wages
and overtime benefts they are due. Penalties for this
all-too-common practice have been so low that there
is a perverse incentive to steal your workers wages
- it costs less, even if you eventually get caught, than
paying people what is required by law. law-abiding
businesses are put at a disadvantage when their
competitors are reducing costs by stealing workers
pay.
Luis Olivo testifed at the City Council hearing on Wage
Theft. We worked extremely hard to pass this law.
Now employers will think twice before stealing their
workers wages.
The Wage Theft Prevention Act will change that by
increasing penalties, increasing protection for workers
who speak up, and adding tools that the Department
of labor and Courts can use to investigate cases and
actually collect the money that workers are owed.
MRNY drafted the WTPA, and led a strong community-
labor coalition to pass the bill. (Read more in the NY
Times, NY Daily News, village voice, and see below for
list of key allies who helped make this victory a reality.)
Workers, like MRNY member luis Olivo, who worked at
the Fine Fare supermarket in the Bronx for more than
seven years as a bagger - for more than thirteen hours
a day, six days a week for pocket change and tips - will
now have the law behind them when they stand up for
their dignity and demand that their employers follow
the law. Read more about luis story in the Daily News.
MRNY wants to thank all of the hard-working friends
and allies without whom this victory would not
have been possible: State Senator Diane Savino,
Assemblyman Carl Heastie, uFCW local 1500, and
the Retail Wholesale and Department Store union
(RWDSu) formed the core of our steering committee.
But the strength of this coalition was also the breadth
of organizations driving and supporting the work:
Labor allies like the Working Families Party, SEIU
local 32BJ, the New York State AFl-CiO, New York
Hotel & Motel Trades Council, 1199 SEiu, the laborers
international union, and the Mason Tenders PAC.
Community partners and advocates like New York
Communities for Change, the Drum Major institute,
NYCOSH, New York Jobs with Justice/urban Agenda,
Hispanic Federation and the NYS Stimulus Alliance.
New York City leaders like City Council Speaker
Christine Quinn and Council Members Melissa Mark-
viverito, Brad lander, and Margaret Chin.
NYS Senators Jose Peralta, Toby Ann Stavisky, John
Sampson and Martin Dilan.
NYS Assembly Members Hakeem Jeffries, Rory
lancman, Jeffrion Aubry, Brian Kavanagh, Cathy
Nolan, Richard Gottfried and Speaker Sheldon Silver.
Wage and hour experts at the National Employment
law Project, New York State Trial lawyers Association,
Outten and Golden llP, urban Justice Center-
Community Development Project, Workers Rights law
Center, Asian American legal Defense and Education
Fund, MFY legal Services, inc., and the legal Aid
Society.
Business leaders like those at Morton Williams
Supermarkets and Small Business united.
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FALL/WINTER 2010 COURSES & WORKSHOPS
IN HOUSING PRODUCTION AND PRESERVATION
MANAGiNG & MAiNTAiNiNG YOuR HOuSiNG PORTFOliO: Asset & Property
Management and Maintenance of Affordable Multi-Family Housing Best Practices.
This popular training series is specifcally geared for building managers, superintendents,
maintenance & back offce staff of nonproft housing agencies that develop, manage and maintain
affordable housing. The course will be presented by affordable housing experts, contractors and
professional property managers.
DATeS: Thursdays beginning October 7 through December 16, 2010.
TiMe: 1:00 PM. - 4:30 PM.
LoCATioN: ANHD offces @ 50 Broad Street, Suite 1125, unless otherwise indicated.
CoST: $180 per agency for ANHD members ($270 Non-members).
For single sessions: $30/ANHD members & $40/non-members.
ANHD member agencies that sign up for the entire series may send any two staff people they want
from their organization for each presentation. in addition, member organizations that subscribe to the
entire series will receive a copy of liSCs Guide to Comprehensive Asset and Property Management
and A Guide to Comprehensive Maintenance & Repair, (an $80 value).
recent Classes
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ANHD TRAINING
Above - HCC & ANHD Co-Sponsored Boiler, Burner, Energy
Conservation Course Site visit to a basement boiler/burner on
on Tuesday, November 17th, 2010
Jeffrey Eichenwald is the presenter/teacher (the man in the grey
t-shirt with hands shown.)
Above - Field Trip To Construction Site: understanding up-close
the major building systems (envelope, mechanical, electrical,
heat, cooling and plumbing) with leo Baez, isabel Gomez-
Aulestia & Erika Martinez, from Enterprise, who guided students
through a construction site on Wednesday, November 18th,
2010
Managing Lean
and
green
A monthly workshop series for affordable housing providers
The Pratt Center for Community Development, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, and the
Supportive Housing Network of New York invite you to a monthly forum to learn and share information about
how to make your existing housing portfolio more energy effcient, healthier, and more fnancially viable.
Each session will feature a presentation on a selected topic and time for participants to discuss their
experiences, share information, ask questions and suggest policy and/or programmatic initiatives. We encourage
affordable and supportive housing managers, developers, facilities, support and fscal staff to participate.
ProPosed ToPics:
November
3
Paying for your Green retroft: How to use the Weatherization Assistance Program,
Con Edison and NYSERDA incentives to make your building more energy effcient.
December
1
How Effcient is your Building? Calculate and keep track of your buildings energy use.
Learn how to choose and evaluate energy effcient improvements in your building.
January
5
Engage Tenants and Staff in Greening the Building: Tenants and staff are key players to
reduce energy use; Learn how to educate and engage them to support your green efforts.
February
2
New York City Department of Buildings is Greener and Greater: What are New York Citys
new laws around greening buildings? Who do they apply to? What does it mean for you?
March
2
Green Design Resources: Sustainable materials and techniques that are practical, and
affordable for facilities upgrades, operations and maintenance.
April
6
Green Building Technologies: Learn more about solar, geo-thermal, wind, passive and
other technologies. What cost/benefts for affordable housing designs and budgets.
May
4
Greening Rooftops: Green roofs, gardens, Solar panels, Cool Roofs: How can your roof best
support green goals and still be cost effective for affordable housing
June 2011
Political Climate Change Forum: Find out new initiatives, policies and programs in support
of the retroft revolution.
2010-11
Fill out registration form and mail to Pratt Center. Form may be downloaded at www.prattcenter.net/events.
For more information: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
When: Wednesdays, 10am - 12pm.
Light breakfast provided.
Where: Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street,
between 6th and 7th Avenues. Room 608.
Fee: $135 for 8 sessions, or $20 per session.
(Participants are encouraged to attend the full series,
though individuals may join any single session provided
space is available.)
Managing Lean and Green
A monthly workshop series for affordable housing managers
The Pratt Center for Community Development, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, and the
Supportive Housing Network of New York invite you to a monthly forum to learn and share information about how
to make your existing housing portfolio more energy effcient, healthier, and more fnancially viable.
Proposed Topics:
Oct 7 How to Calculate Energy Use: Learn the basics of building science and energy use and
how you can dramatically reduce your energy costs.
.
Dec 2
Nov 4 Management Techniques to Reduce Energy Use: Find out what your management staff
Jan 6
Feb 3
Mar 3
April 7
May 5
June 2
needs to know and how to train them.
Greening Your Clean: Get tips on reducing indoor toxins through integrated pest
management and use of green cleaning products.
Building Retrofits: Build your understanding of what they include, how they are financed
and how to get started.
NYS Weatherization Assistance Program: Learn how and when to use it and how to
maximize program benefits.
What's Up With the Price of Water? Dive into discussion of water costs and conservation.
It's Alive! Making Green Roofs a Reality: Grow your knowledge about green roof
construction, costs, and benefits.
NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program: Find out how it works, who is eligible, and
how you can combine your efforts with other programs.
Using the Sun to Power Affordable Housing: Get up to speed on solar thermal PV
how i t works and how you can take advantage of i ncenti ves f or nonprof i ts.
Wednesdays, 10am - 12pm.
Light breakfast provided.
When:
Where: Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street,
between 6th and 7th Avenues. Room 608.
Fee: $200 for 10 sessions, or $25 per session.
(Participants are encouraged to attend the full series,
though individuals may join any single session
provided space is available)
For more information: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Fill out attached registration form and mail to Pratt Center.
Form may be downloaded at www.prattcenter.net/events.
Each session will feature a presentation on a selected topic and time for participants to discuss their experiences,
share information, ask questions and suggest policy and/or programmatic initiatives. We encourage affordable
and supportive housing managers, developers and fscal staff to participate.
Managing Lean and Green
A monthly workshop series for affordable housing managers
The Pratt Center for Community Development, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, and the
Supportive Housing Network of New York invite you to a monthly forum to learn and share information about how
to make your existing housing portfolio more energy effcient, healthier, and more fnancially viable.
Proposed Topics:
Oct 7 How to Calculate Energy Use: Learn the basics of building science and energy use and
how you can dramatically reduce your energy costs.
.
Dec 2
Nov 4 Management Techniques to Reduce Energy Use: Find out what your management staff
Jan 6
Feb 3
Mar 3
April 7
May 5
June 2
needs to know and how to train them.
Greening Your Clean: Get tips on reducing indoor toxins through integrated pest
management and use of green cleaning products.
Building Retrofits: Build your understanding of what they include, how they are financed
and how to get started.
NYS Weatherization Assistance Program: Learn how and when to use it and how to
maximize program benefits.
What's Up With the Price of Water? Dive into discussion of water costs and conservation.
It's Alive! Making Green Roofs a Reality: Grow your knowledge about green roof
construction, costs, and benefits.
NYSERDA Multifamily Performance Program: Find out how it works, who is eligible, and
how you can combine your efforts with other programs.
Using the Sun to Power Affordable Housing: Get up to speed on solar thermal PV
how i t works and how you can take advantage of i ncenti ves f or nonprof i ts.
Wednesdays, 10am - 12pm.
Light breakfast provided.
When:
Where: Pratt Manhattan. 144 W. 14th Street,
between 6th and 7th Avenues. Room 608.
Fee: $200 for 10 sessions, or $25 per session.
(Participants are encouraged to attend the full series,
though individuals may join any single session
provided space is available)
For more information: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Fill out attached registration form and mail to Pratt Center.
Form may be downloaded at www.prattcenter.net/events.
Each session will feature a presentation on a selected topic and time for participants to discuss their experiences,
share information, ask questions and suggest policy and/or programmatic initiatives. We encourage affordable
and supportive housing managers, developers and fscal staff to participate.
Grants
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NATioNAL ArTS AND HuMANiTieS YouTH ProGrAM AWArDS
DEADliNE: JAN 31, 2011
Presidents Committee on the Arts and the Humanities will select twelve award-winning programs this year to receive
$10,000 and an invitation to accept their award from the Presidents Committees Honorary Chairman, First lady Michelle
Obama at a ceremony at the White House. in addition, winners will receive an award plaque, the opportunity to attend the
Annual Awardee Conference in Washington, DC in the summer of 2011, and will be featured on the National Arts and Hu-
manities Youth Program Award website.
Eligibility: After-school and out-of-school time arts and humanities programs sponsored by museums, libraries, performing
arts organizations; educational institutions (e.g., preschools; elementary, middle, and high schools; universities; and colleg-
es), arts centers, community service organizations, businesses, and eligible government entities are encouraged to consider
submitting an application.
Apply to this grant at this website address:
http://www.nahyp.org
eMerGeNCY CAPiTAL rePAir GrANT ProGrAM
DEADliNE: NOv 29, 2011
Department of Housing and urban Development (HuD) is providing up to $500,000 in grant funds to make emergency capital
repairs to eligible multifamily projects owned by private nonproft entities that are designated for occupancy by elderly tenants.
The capital repair needs must relate to items that present an immediate threat to the health, safety, and quality of life of the ten-
ants. The intent of these grants and the $ 5million program is to provide one-time assistance for emergency items that cannot
be absorbed within the projects operating budget and other project resources, and where the tenants continued occupancy in
the immediate near future is jeopardized by a delay in initiating the proposed cure.
Apply to this grant at this website address:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=viEW&oppid=58908
Housing and Supportive Housing Services for People Living with Hiv/AiDS
DEADliNE: JAN 12, 2011
Funding Amount: up to $3,090,000 in grant funding is currently available to support the three components of this RFA. Funds
under this solicitation are intended to supplement, enhance and expand, but not supplant, existing resources and services.
The New York State Department of Health AiDS institute (NYSDOH Ai) Division of Hiv Health Care, Bureau of Hiv Program
Review and Systems Development, and Health Research, inc. (HRi) announce the availability of state and federal funds (up to
to support the provision of housing and supportive housing services for people living with Hiv/AiDS (PlWH/A). Total amount
in funding for the program is $3,090,000 and is available to eligible existing not-for-proft HIV/AIDS service providers located
in and outside New York City.
Grant iD: RFA # 10-0002
Apply to this grant at this website address:
http://www.nyhealth.gov/funding/rfa/1007150333/index.htm
EvENTS
12/8
The Great issues forum: The New York High Line: is it a Model for the City or Not?
Malcolm Gladwell, Jerilyn Perine, Robert Hammond, and John Mollenkopf examine the development of the High line as
an example of the intersection of the public and private sectors in an urban setting.
This year, the Great issues Forum explores the power of place in our lives, posing questions such as: How does our
sense of place defne us? How are our notions of space and place evolving as we move into the future? How is urbaniza-
tion shaping our physical and human environment?
Tickets: $12 (Graduate Center Members $9)
To purchase tickets, go to: http://www.smarttix.com/SearchResults.aspx?GuiD=7dc4afc2-a08b-4f8f-a58b-a3165dc9aa23
When: Wednesday December 8, 7 p.m.
Where: Proshansky Auditorium, 365 Fifth Avenue at 34th St, New York NY
12/9
Making Multi-family Buildings Perform More Effciently, Reducing Maintenance & Operating Costs & Reversing
Global Warming:
Michael Sweringen, President, microlEADERSHiP, a building analyst, prominent science educator and activist, will
discuss retroftting energy conservation measures with a focus on the cost benefts of the Low Hanging Fruit.
When: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 1:00 PM 4:00 PM.
Where: ANHD offces, 50 Broad Street, Suite 1125. Cost: $30.00 per person for ANHD members/$40.00 non-ANHD
members. To Register: Mail this form with payment to ANHD, 50 Broad St., Ste. 1125, NY, NY 10004, Attn: Rita Mazza,
or fax to 212-747-1114. (Make checks payable to ANHD) Please contact Mike Bucci @ [email protected], 347-306-1745
12/10
NPCC Workshop
NPCC will host a workshop on maximizing individual giving at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. Greg Cohen,
senior associate with Cause Effective, will take you through a self-assessment on key steps to take, even in this tight
economy, to sustain and build your base of individual donors. individual gifts are often the most sustainable revenue
source for nonprofts in the long run. As the year ends, are you working to expand your revenues from individuals? The
session is open both to NPCC members and non-members.
When: Friday, December 10 from 9-11:30am,
Where: Hostos Community College in the Bronx (CuNY)
To register: https://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE_iD=4463
12/16
PACCs Brooklyn Tenant Gathering
Join PACC and tenants as they meet on Thursday, December16, 2010 at 6:30 pm (&Every 3rd Thursday of each
month) to work together to strengthen our rent laws. learn about people and other groups helping members of your
community everyday. COME TO: PACCs Tenants Rights Workshop & Housing legal Clinic* and please bring a family
member, neighbor, or a friend! We will also be having a pot luck dinner on the 16th, so bring your favorite dish!!! *You
must make an appointment to attend the legal clinic. For more info call: 718-522-2613 x 20
Where: 896-900 Fulton St - 2nd Floor (bet. Waverly & Washington)
12/17
Chhaya CDC open House ($10 requested donation)
On Friday, December 17th Chaya CDC celebrates the holidays and the completion of its offce renovations. Chhaya
doubled its offce space and staff in order to keep up with the demand for services. Stop by anytime between 4-8pm, to
sample great food and drink, and to meet our new staff! Questions? Call (718) 478-3848 or email margaret@chhay-
acdc.org
Where: 237-43 77th Street 2nd foor Jackson Heights, NY 11372
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