Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island, Inc.

Street Address:
770 Castleton Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310


Phone: 718-442-8080
Fax: 718-442-8245
Website: www.nhsofstatenisland.org

Claire Mitchell-Dumas, Executive Director

Contact Name: Claire Mitchell-Dumas
Phone: 718-732-8081
Fax: 718-442-8245
Email: claire_mitchell-dumas@nhsnyc.org


Staff Size: Full Time: 7 

Background
NHS of Staten Island, Inc. was established in 1981 (originally as NHS of West Brighton) by a group of residents (a Block Association) to accommodate the growing need for rehabilitation and community revitalization in the low- and moderate-income neighborhoods on Staten Island's North Shore. In 1982 the NHS became a NeighborWorks organization serving all of Richmond County, New York. The agency is now a NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center.

Mission
NHS of Staten Island revitalizes underserved neighborhoods by creating and preserving affordable housing and providing opportunities for homeownership education, financial assistance and community leadership. Working in partnership with government and business, we are led by local residents and guided by local needs.

Lines of Business
  • Asset and Property Management

  • Home Ownership Promotion Services

  • Lending and Loan Portfolio Management


    • Additional Accomplishments
    Date Additional Accomplishment
    12/15/2008 The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) have selected The Arker Companies, The Domain Companies and Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island (NHS) to undertake a $60 million redevelopment of the Markham Gardens public housing development located in the West Brighton neighborhood on Staten Island’s north shore. The redevelopment will create a mixed-income community of rental apartments and for-sale homes. The design will be environmentally sustainable, using energy-efficient and green building design. It will include 240 mixed-income rental units of which 150 will be reserved for Section 8 voucher recipients referred by NYCHA, including former Markham Garden tenants who wish to return. The remaining 90 units will be affordable to residents with incomes between $42,350 to $85,080 for a family of four. The redevelopment also includes 25 two-family homes for moderate-income families. Completion on schedule for March 2009.

    Community Services
  • Community Building

  •  Clean-up Project

  •  Landscape and Neighborhood Beautification

  •  Neighborhood Festivals

  •  Tenant Organizing

  • Financial Planning and Assistance

  •  Down-payment Assistance

  •  Financial Education

  •  Reverse Mortgage

  • Green Building and Home Improvement

  •  Home Maintenance Training

  •  Home Safety and Security

  • Housing Programs and Home Ownership Counseling

  •  Home Ownership Center

  •  Home Ownership Counseling

  •  HomeBuyers Club


    • Board of Directors
    NameBoard Role/TitleSectorCompany/OrganizationJob Title
    Vincent AlbunioBoard MemberResident  
    Lillian ArrindellBoard MemberResident  
    Victor A BrownBoard MemberResidentMt. Sinai United Christian ChurchReverend
    Richard BrunoBoard MemberResident  
    Sylvia CunninghamBoard MemberResident  
    Carine EasleyBoard TreasurerResident  
    Duane C FeltonBoard MemberResident  
    Meg GrandeBoard MemberResident  
    Mary KainBoard PresidentResident  
    Edgardo LopezBoard MemberResident  
    Daniel MarottaBoard MemberResidentDowd & Gabor, LLC 
    Terry MonroeBoard MemberBusinessState Farm Insurance 
    Eugene PriscoBoard Vice PresidentResident  
    Loretta PriscoBoard SecretaryResident  
    Milagros RodriguezBoard MemberResident  
    Sean SweeneyBoard MemberResident  
    Rubin WolfBoard MemberFederal GovernmentNYC Dept. of Housing Preservation & DevelopmentDirector of Neighborhood Resources

    About the NeighborWorks ® Network
    The NeighborWorks® network is a nationwide network of more than 240 community development organizations working in nearly 4358 urban, suburban and rural communities across America. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks® organizations have generated more than $8.5 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 500,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.

    NeighborWorks ® America Contact Information
    District:  Northeast
    Name:  Leonora Davis
    Phone:  212-269-6553x29
    Toll-Free:  
    Fax:  
    Email:  ledavis@nw.org