A New Model for Affordable Housing

Across the country, public housing authorities have $26 billion in capital repair needs. $17 billion of those repairs are at NYCHA properties in New York City.

Karp Strategies is excited to share that we recently began working with Enterprise Community Partners to evaluate an innovative program called RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration). The program aims to protect long-term affordability by leveraging additional funding from the private sector to make improvements. While NYCHA continues to own the land and oversee major decisions, permanent affordability protections shift from the Authority to Section 8, and property management is assumed by a private company.

Our team will be assessing resident experience at the Ocean Bay Apartments in Far Rockaway, the first development in the city to undergo the RAD transition. We’re thrilled to be working on this complex and sensitive project.

Learn more on our project page.

What the Lower East Side Has to Say!

Karp Strategies wrapped up our 10 month engagement with the Lowline this fall. We worked with the organization to conduct community visioning and engagement to really hear what people want to see in the future space.

Across multiple modalities, online platforms and activities, we learned how much this tight-knit and diverse community values a space with flexible programming, youth stewardship, and a focus on everything local. We’re thrilled to share the final report with you now - where you can discover more about the nine key findings.

Congratulations to the Lowline and their partners on their great work and commitment to the LES. Check out the Lowline's Community page to see the myriad ways you can get involved going forward.

Learn more on our project page.

Growth comes from Learning: Team Training and Retreat

Learning is part of our recipe for growth. We decided to learn more about ourselves, to more effectively bring our team to the next level. For our first training and retreat we partnered with Community Resources Exchange to assess our strengths and think about how to build on those assets as a team. We are eager to continue to grow, learn, and bring our best selves to our clients. If you'd like to learn about our team, including our new team members, click here!