Mission
GATEWAY HOUSING'S GOAL IS NOTHING LESS THAN TO INITIATE A FUNDAMENTAL SHIFT AWAY FROM NEW YORK'S CURRENT "ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL" EMERGENCY HOMELESS RESPONSE. WITH SUCCESS, GATEWAY HOUSING'S TRANSFORMATION OF THE SHELTER SYSTEM WILL HAVE NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS. GATEWAY'S COMPREHENSIVE, ANTI-POVERTY APPROACH WILL: IMPROVE A SHELTER SYSTEM BADLY IN NEED OF REPAIR; CREATE NEW PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS; STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NEW ON-SITE COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTS; ESTABLISH AN ONGOING CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE WITH STANDARDIZED FINANCING TERMS; DEVELOP AND TEST A CONSISTENT, REPLICABLE SERVICE PROGRAM THAT CAN ULTIMATELY BE ADOPTED SYSTEM WIDE.