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Environmental Influences of Quality of Life for Residents of New York City Congregate Site Supportive Housing
Environmental Influences of Quality of Life for Residents of New York City Congregate Site Supportive Housing
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Butler, Trevor
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Abstract
The following text explores the question of what environmental influences impact the quality of life of
supportive housing residents living in congregate sites in New York City. An extensive review of existing
literature was included to provide both the history of supportive housing, which continues to inform the
supportive housing model, as well as contemporary studies conducted on supportive housing. The study
utilized a grounded, ethnographic method of data collection and analysis. The data used came from eight
interviews conducted with both residents and staff of supportive housing programs. The results of the
study were subdivided into four sections, based on the four largest influences that were observed as the
data was reviewed and prepared for analysis; these four categories were Spatial Relationships,
Relationships between Residents and Staff, Community and Resources, and Institutional Factors. These
sections were each subdivided down further to provide greater detail about specific influences on
residents’ quality of life. The data analysis process revealed that each environmental influence exerted
itself independently over residents’ quality of life, and that each influence had a degree of influence on
other influences as well, such as the relationship between both Spatial Relationships and Relationships
between Residents and Staff. The concluding section of this study discusses the tensions between the
positive influences and negative influences of supportive housing on resident quality of life and provides
and invites further discussion on the existing congregate model.
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2023-05
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Masters Project