NYC wants to make it easier for nonprofits to own homeless shelters. Here's why.

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A new 95-bed shelter for families with children opened last month thanks to a city tool that helps nonprofits own the shelters they manage.

New York City officials said the model will help shelter providers develop their own buildings instead of relying on private landlords for space, as they've done for decades. And those buildings will be more pleasant and welcoming.

Last month, Win, the largest operator of shelters for families with children, opened its newest facility in the Bronx. The bright, apartment-style units are equipped with stainless steel refrigerators, recess lighting, a laundry room and day care on the first floor.

Win CEO Christine Quinn said the new shelter is nicer because it’s developed and owned by the same people who will run it.

“We should be developers and owners of shelters because we do it better,” Quinn said of nonprofit providers.

“ We do it better from the perspective of building buildings that are actually designed to reduce trauma," she said. "And to provide the services comprehensively that our clients need so they can move out of shelter and never return.”

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