"Affordable" Housing Part 1

In part 1 of this series, NYC mom Tiffany shares about how she and her daughter experienced housing instability during the COVID-19 pandemic and going to PATH, the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing intake center, to apply for shelter. Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hear Our Voices' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account links can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktr.ee/nyc_hov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. RESOURCES ⁠⁠NYC311⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://portal.311.nyc.gov/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DHS' Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- apply for shelter https://www.nyc.gov/site/dhs/shelter/families/families-with-children-applying.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brochure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/path-brochure.pdf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HRA Guide for Housing Instability⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/BK-9-SOI-NewGuideForRenters.pdf Mental Health Resources Talk It Out Mental Health Counseling PLLC ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Tracey Liang M.S, LMHC, NCC, C-DBT Interborough development and consultation center Psychotherapist Address: Coney Island Clinic IDCC Medical Building 2846 Stillwell Ave Brooklyn, Ny 11224 Tel: (718)975-4888 FAX: (718)975-2286 Email: [email protected] Website:⁠⁠ www.interborough.org⁠⁠ Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin NEW YORK PSYCHOTHERAPY and COUNSELING CENTER (NYCCP) MENTAL HEALTH Children Adults Couples LOCATIONS Bronx Bronx child and family mental health center 579 Courtlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451 Tel: (718) 485-2100 Fax: (718) 485-2101 HOURS OF OPERATIONS Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat-Sun 8am-6pm Bushwick Bushwick Child and Family Mental Health Canter 102 Pilling Street, Brooklyn ny 11207 Tel: (718) 602-1000 Fax: (718) 602-1111 HOURS MON-FRI 9am-8pm SAT-SUN 8am-6pm East New York Child and Family Mental Health Center 2857 linden boulevard Brooklyn ny 11208 HOURS OF OPERATIONS MON-FRI 9am-8pm SAT-SUN 8am-6pm ⁠⁠Get support⁠⁠ - https://nypcc.org/get-help/ Education Advocates for Children https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/ Contact info shelter-based STH Family Assistants and school-based STH Community Coordinators: https://bit.ly/STHStaff Help requesting a shelter transfer to be closer to your child’s school: email Jennifer Pringle at [email protected] Education specialist helpline, Monday - Thursday 10am-4pm 866-427-6033 or send a message: https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/get_help/helpline/send_us_a_message Housing Vouchers ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Section 8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CityFHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cityfheps.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/fheps.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Special One-Time Assistance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (SOTA) https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/sota.page Check out other resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/40pB4p8