NYC Mayor Adams Launches $8.5 Million Housing Program and Baby Box Initiative to Prevent Infant Homelessness
October 16, 2025
October 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced two signature initiatives - the CRIB (Creating Real Impact at Birth) program and the NYC Baby Boxes - designed to prevent newborns from entering the city's shelter system and combat cycles of poverty. Adams, joined by health and social services officials, described CRIB as an $8.5 million pilot program that will provide pregnant New Yorkers with housing vouchers (CityFHEPS or Pathway Home) to secure stable housing before they g . . .
