Community Access' transitional housing program provides an intensive, structured living environment to help people move from shelters and hospitals into the community. On average, tenants stay six to 18 months in this setting before moving on to more independent housing. Our two sites, Access House and Libby House, both in the East Village, offer 24-hour supervision, resident lounge areas, individual counseling and goal planning, guidance and linkage to outside programs and services.
Libby House provides temporary, service-enriched housing to 12 men and women in a communal setting. Tenants plan and share meals together, organize weekly activities and sleep in dorm-like rooms. The focus of the work at Libby House is to help people regain basic skills such as negotiating the public transportation system, learning to budget, and organizing their time. An emphasis is placed on "self-help," or learning to support and be supported by peers.
Access House is also a communal-type residence with the distinction that each tenant has his or her own room. Bathrooms are shared on each floor. Like Libby House, tenants share tasks in the residence and meet frequently as a community to discuss issues related to their recovery and growth.
(TAP) The Treatment Apartment Program assists people returning to a full-time schedule of daily activities, which usually include a mix of job training, volunteer and/or part-time work, education and ongoing mental health services. Stay in this program is also time-limited to less than two years on average.
TAP residents share apartments in privately-owned buildings in the East Village, Lower East Side, and Washington Heights. Community Access is licensed to provide 70 people with services in this program.
