Housing

As rents and cost of living rise, the lack of affordable housing is a major driver of poverty in New York City. That's why Robin Hood funds solutions that keep families housed, avoid eviction, and expand affordability.

17,000

The number of families with children staying in NYC shelters each night

$4,000

The median asking rent for NYC residential properties in 2025

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New Yorkers are rent burdened, spending more than 30% of their income on rent.

Solutions We’re Funding

Jaylen Jackson, an Anthos| Home client

Grantee Spotlight

Anthos|Home is cutting red tape to help housing voucher holders move into affordable housing more quickly.

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Anthos|Home, Robin Hood Grantee

Homeless New Yorkers face systemic challenges when trying to use housing subsidies or vouchers to secure housing. Every year, thousands of vouchers go unused and apartments sit empty, while individuals and families make do in shelters for months or even years. Robin Hood grantee Anthos|Home partners with local government, nonprofits, housing providers, and private funders to help housing voucher holders quickly move into affordable housing. Learn more about our grantees.

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Programs & Special Initiatives

In 2025, housing programs funded by Robin Hood served 78,000 people, preventing more than 24,000 evictions, creating 4,700 new housing units, and preserving over 3,000 units of affordable and supportive housing. 

An older man of Asian descent using power tools and machinery in a workshop setting.

Adults & Household Supports

The Adults & Household Supports program focuses on providing job training, housing, food, healthcare, benefits, and legal services—the building blocks of stability and opportunity.

Adults & Household Supports

Young Adults

The Young Adults program targets our grantmaking to help young New Yorkers achieve academic and employment success.

Young Adults

Policies we Support

Rental Assistance Vouchers

Expanding access to rental assistance vouchers while improving and expanding access to other rental assistance programs

Eviction Prevention

Preventing evictions and homelessness for low-income New Yorkers

Affordable Housing

Increasing the supply of affordable housing

Read Robin Hood’s testimony in support of the Just Home project, an innovative initiative in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals and HPD to create permanent supportive and affordable housing units for homeless New Yorkers after they leave jail.