NYEP Housing Continuum
Stability First → Capacity → Sustained Independence
Program Overview
Core Focus & Housing Model
CLP (Community Living Program)
Core Focus: Stabilization + intensive daily skill-building
Housing Model: Fully sponsored housing
Expectations: Daily routines and shared responsibilities
Sonder
Core Focus: Transitional independence with continued expectations
Housing Model: Shared living housing
Expectations: Financial contribution introduced and shared responsibilities
Gen Den
Core Focus: Long-term independence within intergenerational housing
Housing Model: Independent unit within community setting
Expectations: Full rent responsibility
Program Features by Stage
CLP
  • Life skills integrated into housing
  • Required education, volunteer, or employment engagement
  • Real-time accountability
Sonder
  • Continued accountability
  • Shared living environment
  • Increased independence
Gen Den
  • Community integration
  • Intergenerational design
  • Sustained stability without dependency
Stage Framing
Get Stage
CLP (Community Living Program)
Keep Stage
Sonder
Grow Stage
Gen Den
You can't build capacity while someone is in survival mode. Stability allows growth.