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Independent Living, Inc.
Promoting Choice, Self-determination and Total Participation
Serving the Mid-Hudson Region Since 1987
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Welcome to Independent Living, Inc. Promoting Choice, Self-determination and Total Participation Serving the Mid-Hudson Region Since 1987
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Case Management Services @ The Cornerstone Residence -111 Broadway, Newburgh) Offering a holistic, person-centered approach to facilitating connections with provider agencies and community amenities, as well as the attainment of personal goals. Providing novel supports that help to ensure long-term residential stability, personal recovery, and health and general well-being. Contact: Emanuel Hemsi, Manager of Supportive Housing and Homeless Services 845-561-4061. Cornerstone Residence DedicationOn December 1, 2006, Safe Harbors of the Hudson celebrated the official opening the Cornerstone Residence, a 128-unit supportive housing residence for formerly homeless, previous tenants and working artists in the City of Newburgh. The occasion marked the achievement of the major goal for which the organization was found five years ago.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, an estimated 7,000 of the 28,000 City of Newburgh residents of Newburgh suffer from mental illness, and over 25% live below the poverty line. Safe Harbors estimates that approximately 160 residents of Newburgh are homeless. Since opening this fall, SHOH founder and executive director Patricia Haggerty-Wenz says that they have already helped 17 residents secure employment.
As SHOH Board Chair Anne McCarthy Kennedy described it, the new building is "the Cornerstone of our tenants' lives, of Newburgh's economic revitalization, and of the city's cultural life." The Cornerstone concept, combining supportive housing with artist lofts and providing social services in-house, is modeled on similar projects in New York City created by Common Ground, which has served as co-developer, helped secure financing, and assisted in the overall planning and design. Brought to life through the support of elected officials, business leaders, and community members, Safe Harbor's new building will anchor the revitalization of downtown Newburgh, while providing urgently needed homes for its most vulnerable residents.
The first of its kind in Newburgh, New York, the Cornerstone combines safe, attractive, well-designed affordable housing with economic development. Completed in 2006, the building includes 128 apartments, comprising 116 supportive housing units and 12 artist lofts. The Cornerstone houses a mixed tenancy of adults to include the formerly homeless, those with mental illness and other adults needing affordable housing. In collaboration with Independent Living, supportive services and job training are offered onsite. Centrally located in a rapidly developing residential historic district, the Cornerstone Residence represents a much-needed experimental model for urban redevelopment that includes the neediest people as part of the solution rather than simply driving up property values and driving out the needy The Cornerstone provides 24-7 security and front desk coverage. Admission is by application. Safe Harbors is now accepting applications for our supportive housing units. You can download an application, or call us at (845) 562-6940. The information obtained is confidential and used for application review purposes only. Safe Harbors maintains a firm commitment to equal opportunity for all people at the Cornerstone. Safe Harbors does not discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation, HIV status, or disability. *photos and language courtesy of Safe Harbors of the Hudson |
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cutting attendees included Newburgh Mayor Nicholas Valentine, City Council
member Regina Angelo, City Manager Jean-Ann McGrane, Rich McCauley of the
Richman Group, John Ebert of Orange County Development, Doug Hovey, Executive
Director- Independent Living, Inc., SHOH founder and executive director Patricia
Haggerty-Wenz, and 
who
said that the Cornerstone Residence will "bring back the essence, the life of
this city of Newburgh." 
"Newburgh
is a place that is waiting for miracles every day," said Reverend Deborah
Dresser at the ceremony last week, "And Safe Harbor's Cornerstone Residence is
just what we've been waiting for." 
Left:
Safe Harbors of the Hudson board chair Ann Kennedy and Executive Director Trica
Haggerty-Wenz receiving a certificate of appreciation from Deborah Devin of the
New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal.