EIS Housing Resource Center

Eviction Intervention Services Housing Resource Center was founded in 1984 by Gloria W. Milliken to serve low- and moderate-income residents in mid-town and Manhattan's East Side. The needs of the community have shaped the organization's priorities, and we have evolved into a homelessness prevention organization. To date EIS Housing Resource Center remains the only focused housing organization on Manhattan's mid to upper East Side. To keep New Yorkers in their homes, EIS runs the unique Spacial Organization Resources and Tools (SORT) program. Our De-cluttering and Organization workshop takes place once a month with a staff social worker. Private individual counseling appointments are available for those in housing court or in another form of crisis mode. This program emerged to address the long-term complications involved in trying to maintain a healthy and organized living space in a New York City apartment and to offer ongoing, continuous support and assistance. EIS identifies the client’s needs and intervenes to help cure the clutter problem before the tenant becomes evicted. Our housing advocate makes home visits and offers follow-up assistance to our clients. Clients can sign up to receive weekly phone calls from a our housing advocate or social work interns to help problem-solve their clutter on an individualized basis. EIS has a collaborative with NY State Department of Mental Health and, when appropriate and necessary, can make referrals for psychiatric care. EIS can also facilitate the services of affordable heavy cleaning services for those who participate in our program. EIS also advocates on behalf of tenants facing eviction in Manhattan Housing Court, runs weekly benefits Entitlement Workshops, and twice-weekly Legal Clinics. Many of our programs are staffed by highly skilled train volunteers and pro-bono lawyers.