Linking Domestic Violence Survivors to Low Income Housing Tax Credit Units

New Destiny Housing Corporation is a nonprofit advocacy organization seeking to provide permanent affordable housing to victims of domestic violence (DV). The Capstone team was asked to investigate the possibility of linking DV survivors to Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units in New York City through the re-rental process. To better understand the system, the team set out by interviewing key players in the LIHTC process, including relevant government agencies at both the city and state levels who administer the tax credits and syndicators who act as a conduit between investors and the developer. To examine the re-rental process, the team surveyed developers who maintain LIHTC units. This research, aided by interviews of DV survivors and case studies of LIHTC and DV survivors in other cities, will inform New Destiny Housing Corporation of the viability of linking DV survivors with LIHTC units, and how best to do so.