2006 New York Code - 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.