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RUPCO's 2023 Community Lunch
Supportive Housing: Ushering in a New Era in the Face of Great Need.
There's a crispness in the air, the leaves are falling like pieces into place, and here at RUPCO, we're getting ready for our annual Community Lunch event! Join us on Thursday, December 7th, 11:30 AM at Novella's, 2 Terwilliger Lane, New Paltz.
We are excited to feature Pascale Leone's - Executive Director of the Supportive Housing Network of New York (SHNNY) - keynote presentation, "Supportive Housing: Ushering in a New Era in the Face of Great Need." As housing is continuously being asked to do more, the Supportive Housing Network of New York, a nonprofit membership organization, has led the charge in building support and homes. Serving as a voice for the provider community, SHNNY represents over 200 nonprofits that have created the most extensive, best-managed, and innovative supportive housing stock in the nation.
Support Matters, and we need yours as we prepare to host this timely discussion. Show your commitment to the critical housing issues facing our nation by becoming an event sponsor! We invite you to join us at one of the various sponsorship levels that fit your budget and give your business recognition, such as online and social media promotion, complimentary tickets, and event promotions.
Please note that our event materials have gone to print and any sponsorships purchased after 12/2 will only be included in our digital program. Thank you!
Keynote by Pascale Leone
Pascale Leone is the Executive Director of the Supportive Housing Network of New York, a nonprofit membership organization that represents over 200 nonprofits that develop and operate supportive housing. As the only supportive housing membership organization in the state, the Network serves as a voice for the provider community, which has created the most extensive, best-managed, and most innovative supportive housing stock in the nation.
When?
Thursday, December 7th, 2023 11:30am - 2:00pm
Where?
Novella's
2 Terwilliger Lane,
New Paltz, NY 12561
Questions?
Maru Gonzalez 845-331-2140 ext 279 megonzalez@rupco.org
2023 Community Partner Awards
Ruth Hirsch | Bringing Agencies Together, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Congratulations to our 2023 "Community Leader Award" recipient, Ruth Hirsch. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Ruth has been the force behind establishing and running -for over twenty years!- Ulster County's Bringing Agencies Together (BAT), a grassroots forum to help develop cooperation among Not-for-Profits.
Michael Atkin | Landmark Place Resident, Ulster County Community Services Board
Mike Atkin was born in Manhattan in 1957 and raised in Monsey, NY. He has been a photographer, videomaker, database administrator and stay-at-home dad. As an Uber driver in NYC he filed a whistleblower complaint against Uber on behalf of The State of New York. In 2017, Michael Atkin v. Uber alleged that Uber had unlawfully taken Workers Compensation surcharges from its 65,000 drivers (instead of riders). In 2023, the New York State Attorney General settled the matter with Uber for $291 Million.
In the height of the pandemic, he resided at the NYS Thruway Exit 19 Park & Ride and the Schwenk Drive Municipal Parking Lot. Today Mike lives at the RUPCO Landmark Place apartments in Kingston, NY. He is a board member of the Ulster County Community Services Board and attends The Bard College Clemente Program in the Humanities.
About RUPCO
RUPCO creates homes, supports people, and improves communities across a broad spectrum of community development solutions, including housing, historic preservation, and neighborhood revitalization in the Hudson Valley. RUPCO creates and maintains quality, sustainable housing and rental opportunities, inspires understanding and acceptance of affordable housing initiatives, and champions pathways to opportunity. For more information, visit www.rupco.org
A Special thanks to our event sponsors
Community
Sustainability
Partner
Gerentine Properties
Supporting
Deacon Bill Mennenga
Martha Roberge