N.Y. Executive Law § 548-c: Neighborhood based initiatives project; services and activities

§ 548-c. Neighborhood based initiatives project; services and

activities. 1. Project establishment. Neighborhood based initiative

projects shall be established pursuant to this article. Each approved

project shall have as its primary components an action plan, the

creation of a council, and the provision of programs and services as

described in this section.

2. Programs and services. a. Projects shall provide for coordinated,

accessible services, which shall include:

i. comprehensive crisis intervention services on a twenty-four

hour-a-day basis which shall provide for information and referral

services and case management services, and may provide for mental health

services, alcohol and substance abuse services, child care services,

preventive services, and other services as identified by the project, to

individuals and families who are experiencing an emergency due to

homelessness, eviction, domestic violence, child abuse, alcohol or drug

abuse, mental illness, or other emergency situations identified by the

project; and/or

ii. comprehensive case management services to assist clients in

accessing quality services and to expedite and ensure the receipt of

such services. In addition, two or more needed services as determined by

the applicant and approved in the project application, such as services

listed in paragraph b of this subdivision, shall be provided.

b. Projects also may include any other specific local initiatives

which may be necessary to assist in stabilizing and improving the

neighborhood such as early intervention services, education, employment

and training services, intensive home based prevention services,

parenting education, comprehensive prenatal care, alcohol and substance

abuse prevention, treatment, and aftercare services.

3. Strategic neighborhood action plan. The council for each approved

project shall identify and quantify neighborhood needs on both a short

and long range basis. Such plan shall include the council's assessment

of the neighborhood's present and long range needs for economic

development, job development, housing, and such other improvements and

needs as may be identified by the project. Such plan also shall include

a description of the actions and resources necessary to meet the needs

as identified in the plan over the next five year period. The plan

subsequently shall be submitted to the committee for review and the

committee shall provide assistance as prescribed in section five hundred

forty-eight-e of this article to the council to help enable the project

to achieve its goals.