The Housing Authority of New Haven, in collaboration with ALSO-Cornerstone, Inc., and Continuum of Care Inc., administers the Ruoppolo Manor Supportive Housing Program. Ruoppolo is a Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services funded PILOTS (Planning and Implementing Housing Options for Long Term Success) program that enables community agencies to collaborate in offering services to at-risk populations.

Through this program, 23 Ruoppolo residents with behavioral health problems (substance abuse and/or mental health problems) receive on-site supportive housing services. Clients meet weekly with assigned case-managers, and participate daily in treatment groups and social activities. They have on-site access to crisis intervention resources and medical supervision when needed.

The Ruoppolo Support Services Program has been very effective in helping some of HANH's most troubled residents to maintain lease compliance and to live independently, as good neighbors and good members of their public housing communities. HANH hopes to extend this service into its other designated elderly/disabled communities.

For more information on Ruoppolo Supportive Services, visit ALSO- Cornerstone's website.