Metro Interfaith Housing has been around since 1968 and serves Binghamton, New York, focusing mainly on elders and people with disabilities. The facility only accepts residents who are 62 or older or who are handicapped or disabled, and they manage several apartment complexes including Metro Plaza Apartments and Lincoln Court Apartments. In total, Metro Plaza Apartments has 150 one-bedroom units in a 15-floor building, and there are 15 handicapped accessible apartments as well as an emergency call system in each one that gets monitored all day and night, plus an intercom entry system. The building also has extras like a community room, lounge, computer lab, commissary, library, greenhouse, and a lawn outside where there are benches and picnic tables, so folks have places to gather or get some fresh air, and residents can get a hot meal every day of the week, which comes in handy. There's coin-operated laundry on-site and pets are allowed as long as you follow the rules that are set in place, and there's a Service Coordinator around to help, along with an Enriched Housing program you might find useful if you need more support. Maintenance is available 24/7 if something breaks, and off-street parking is available for tenants.
Metro Interfaith Housing also offers other apartments and houses, like 14 multi-family HUD subsidized apartments in different parts of Binghamton, Johnson City, and Endicott. These homes are a mix of duplex units and one triplex with two to four bedrooms, fit for families, and all units include electric and gas in the rent, come with kitchen appliances, laundry hookups, off-street parking in most places, and lawn space so there's some room outdoors too. The facility is located near city bus lines and provides city garbage bags, which makes things easier for people who might not drive.
Beyond the apartments, Metro Interfaith Housing focuses on more than just renting out units, they're a HUD-approved 501(c)(3) agency and offer help with housing counseling, prepurchase education through group workshops, and one-on-one counseling if you need it, plus credit counseling and help with foreclosure prevention. They run a Homeownership Academy and have a specialty in foreclosure intervention, so anyone struggling with housing issues has a place to turn. This facility is managed by Metro Interfaith Housing Management Corp, and they operate Metro Plaza Apartments, Lincoln Court Apartments, and the VOA Living Center, with supportive and counseling services tied in to make community life easier on elders, low-income families, and people with disabilities. Their application process means you need to fill out certain documents, and they emphasize helping folks find good, safe, and affordable housing while encouraging social connections and community living at every turn. They also offer home repair and improvement programs for those who qualify, and a Service Coordinator is there to help answer questions or connect residents to benefits and programs.
