The city of New York has given 150 migrant families up to $4,000 each to leave city shelters and move into permanent housing as part of a grant program using “leftover” city funds.
The program called Asylee Moveout Assistance was launched in December with little public exposure and attention and is modeled on a similar city grant program that provides up to $4,000 for residents of city shelters to help pay for moving costs called “enhanced one-shot deals,” reported Gothamist. The funds are coming from “leftover” money from existing budgeted Department of Homeless Services contracts with nonprofit shelter operators, who also run the grant program, Sharma said, according to the outlet.