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Lantern Organization Veterans Initiative, located on the southeast corner of 118th Street and Park Avenue, is new construction of a 87 unit residential building with supportive service space on the ground and cellar floors.
LGVI is a permanent housing development for homeless veterans and low income single adults residing in the East Harlem community.
Sixty percent of the units are set aside for DHS-referred homeless veterans. Forty percent of the units are set aside for low income adults earning up to 60% of area median income. Priority for all low-income units will be given to residents of Community Board No. 11. Marketing for these units will be provided through a locally hired marketing firm, in conjunction with the Lantern Organization.
LGVI will provide tenants with safe, affordable housing and on-site supportive services. The purpose of the supportive services program is to keep residents housed in their apartments through case management services organized around social stability, economic stability and continued independent living. Case management services include:
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Intake Screening
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Assessment
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Service plans, including identification of health, social services and employment/vocational needs
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Supportive Counseling
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Referral Services
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Nutrition
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Benefits Counseling
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Apartment Inspections
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Employment/Vocational services
LGVI is within walking distance to commercial establishments and convenience stores, public transportation, schools, parks and playgrounds, community facilities, and hospitals and clinics.
Community Based Support
To date, the project has received letters of support: The East Harlem Salvation Army Community Center, The James J. Peters VA Medical Center, The Veterans Integrated Service Network of New York/New Jersey (3), The Child Welfare Organization Project, The Holy Rosary Church, St. Lucy’s Roman Catholic Church, The United Block Association, The Church of the Crucified Christ, The Association to Benefit Children (ABC), El Barrio-s Operation Fight Back, Inc., Citizens Care Day Care Center, Palladia, Inc., Greenhope Housing Development Fund, Inc., St. Cecilia’s Parish, The Institute for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly, Inc., The Booker T. Washington Learning Center, Community Voices Heard, Yorkville Common Pantry, and Volunteers of America.