Our Programs

Public Housing Community Fund forges partnerships to power transformative programs that enhance the lives of over 500,000 residents across NYCHA communities. Our goal is to engage people and partners to build a stronger, more equitable New York City by investing in public housing communities. We invest in programs focused on community health, financial empowerment, leadership development, and workforce training for residents of the NYCHA community. 

The Fund relies on private donors to fulfill our mission. Please consider a donation to support these important programs.

Leadership Development

Community Health

  • We invest in resident-led participatory design, leading to healthier, safer, resilient and sustainable communities by transforming open space based on public housing residents’ needs.

  • We support the Resident Climate Action Grants program, funding NYCHA resident-led projects in community climate action and sustainability.

  • We support Healthy Start @ NYCHA, a program connecting expecting families living in NYCHA to resources and support.

  • We invest in Incubating leadership and innovation to ensure growth, integration and replication of healthy food access.

  • We support creating pathways for NYCHA residents into health careers and activating health partner investment in place-based preventive health programs that improve health outcomes.

Financial Empowerment

  • We support NYCHA’s Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, Increasing economic opportunities in the FSS Rent Escrow Program, College Savings and Rent-to-Save Programs.

  • We invest in expansion of financial awareness and opportunities in Rent as a Credit Building Tool, Home Ownership, and NYCHA’s Self-Service Portal access and utilization, and financial literacy programs for residents.

  • We invest in programs that support resident and tenant leadership capacity building to strengthen NYCHA communities.

  • We invest in youth living in public housing, providing programming, educational and leadership opportunities through strategic partnership. All participants earn a stipend and learn valuable skills to help develop career and higher education pathways. Past and current leadership development programs include NYCHA-NYU Real Estate Scholars, Green NYCHA, Housing Justice Council, Youth Media Project, NYCHA ARCscholars and NYCHA Youth Tech Corps.

  • We invest in the next generation of leaders by providing scholarship funds for the NYCHA-CUNY Scholarship program.

  • We invest in promoting college outreach, mentoring, and paid fellowships.

  • We support NYCHA community leaders to help foster civic engagement and social cohesion. The Fund partners with governmental and nonprofit organizations to support resident engagement and outreach.

Workforce Training

  • We invest and manage the NYCHA Clean Energy Academy, maximizing resident hires in 21st green jobs by customizing training curriculum around contractor needs and providing trainees with wrap-around services (such as mental health and other social services) to ensure they have the support necessary to succeed in their new careers and on the job site.

  • We support NYCHArepreneurs through Food, Childcare and Construction Business Pathways, cultivating economic opportunities for resident-owned businesses through direct services, education and support.

  • We support investments that will expand access to training and employment opportunities through new NYCHA/contractor job tracks.

  • We invest in strategic career programs that support NYCHA resident training and job placement to help provide economic mobility to residents.