Supportive Housing Program
Primary Contact
Confesora Castoire
Program Director
ConfesoraC@uniquepeopleservices.org
Phone: 718-741-0600
Secondary Contact
Michael J. Ealy
Director of Mental Health Services
MichaelJ.E@uniquepeopleservices.org
Phone: 718-231-7711
SUPPORTED HOUSING II OPENED APRIL 2000, SUPPORTED HOUSING III MAY 2001, SUPPORTED HOUSING IV MAY 2007, SUPPORTED HOUSING V AND VI 2013.
SUPPORTED HOUSING VII – OPENED JULY 2022
123 TOTAL OF THE COMBINE UNITS SH II-24, SH III-30, SH IV- 14, SH V-30, SH VI-5, SH VII – 20.
The individuals in our program have a weak support network that includes family and friends. This is one of the major obstacles to the individual in becoming part of mainstream society. They often have lost touch with their families through homelessness, or alienated them by behaviors with which their families were unable to understand and /or cope. We successfully house individuals with a mental illness from multiple previous environments including homelessness, psychiatric hospitalizations, nursing homes and other treatment facilities, to provide supports that facilitate successful quality community independent living.
UPS has begun serving: people currently residing in nursing homes into the community and providing the necessary supports through collaboration with collateral health care providers and social services organizations. Additionally, UPS also has begun serving high user of Medicaid Redesigned Team (MRT) consumers from shelters and psychiatric centers.
Over the past 21 years, Unique People Services (UPS) has committed to providing housing opportunities and supports services to individuals with co-occurring needs utilizing a holistic and non-judgmental approach to those in need.