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| Last updated on May 6, 2008 |
The mission of Eviction Intervention Services is to prevent homelessness. Our mission is accomplished by keeping residents in their communities, preserving existing affordable housing, and promoting and supporting the construction of affordable housing for low income families. EIS exists to protect and improve New Yorkers' quality of life by stabilizing the neighborhood. Our aim is to keep all people, including families with children under the age of 18, senior citizens, the homebound, and the physically and/or mentally impaired in their own apartment, promoting the safety and security of our neighborhoods. EIS helps to preserve existing affordable housing stock by advocating for and educating tenants, preventing their eviction.
EIS' programs of homelessness prevention were established, noting that, in the words of our founder Gloria W. Milliken, prevention is the only way to stem the unceasing tide of homelessness.
Description:
Some of our programs and services include:
LEGAL AID / ELDER ADVOCACY
ANTI-EVICTION FOR WOMAN-HEADED FAMILIES
SEMINARS AND TENANT EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
LEGAL CLINICS
MITCHELL-LAMA CONVERSION ASSISTANCE
HOUSING MAINTENANCE REPAIRS AND FOLLOW-UP
EAST SIDE ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION
DE-CLUTTER HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE
History:
History
Eviction Intervention Services, Homelessness Prevention, Inc. was founded in 1984 to serve low- and moderate-income residents in mid-town Manhattan's East Side. This work began in response to requests from neighborhood hospitals, universities, public schools, churches, synagogues, senior citizen's and social service organizations that identified a need for a full-time program to deal with basic housing problems and related services. The community's needs have shaped our priorities: we must save affordable housing and prevent homelessness.
Contact person: Rebecca Scholl, Development Assistant, (212) 308-2210, (email)
Office fax number: (212) 888-7140
Address:
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150 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10065
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Web Site: http://www.eisny.org
Directions:
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EIS is located on the ground floor of the Lexington United Methodist Church, between Lexington and Third Avenues.
Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: #4,5,6,N,R, Train to 59th Street or F Train to 63rd Street |
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