Bay Shore Housing Shelter Awarded $200K In State Funding

BAY SHORE, NY — A Bay Shore housing shelter is set to receive $200,000 in state funding, as part of Governor Kathy Hochul's 5-year plan to bolster housing stability for New Yorkers.

Penates Inc., located at 1360 5th Ave, was awarded $100,000 in shelter repair funding to restore a two-story home and preserve 17 beds of emergency housing for homeless families. Another $100,000 will be allocated to the shelter for repairs at a separate two-story, 17-bed home elsewhere in Bay Shore, the governor's office said.

Hochul announced Tuesday that the shelter was one of six projects to receive a total of $17.3 million in state funding, to provide emergency and permanent supportive housing to New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

"Emergency shelters are often an important first step in helping those who are experiencing homelessness to get onto a path toward lasting housing stability," said Penates, Inc. Executive Director Carol Berkowitz. "These funds through the state's Homeless Housing and Assistance Program will help us perform critical updates to these two facilities, which will enable them to continue this important work in our communities."

The projects include emergency shelter repairs and developments that will create or preserve an additional 120 units serving veterans, survivors of domestic violence, individuals with a history of substance use disorder, and those suffering from serious mental illness.

The other locations that will receive state funding include: United Veterans Beacon House, Inc. in East Patchogue; Chautauqua Opportunities, Inc in Jamestown; Barrier Free Living, Inc. in Manhattan; and Catholic Charities of Onondaga County in Syracuse.

According to a release, the funding is allocated from the state's Homeless Housing and Assistance Program, which provides capital grants and loans to not-for-profit corporations and charitable and religious organizations to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate housing for persons who are unable to secure adequate housing without special assistance.

The grants are awarded through a competitive process by the New York State Homeless Housing and Assistance Corporation, a public benefit corporation staffed by OTDA.

This also includes a new $25 billion, five-year housing plan that will create and preserve another 100,000 affordable homes in urban and rural areas across the state, including 10,000 units with support services for vulnerable populations.