"Affordable" Housing Part 3
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In the last part of this series, we talk with NYC mom Tiffany about the conditions of shelter, what needs to change, and housing vouchers. Tiffany also shares how working in shelters in the past informed her experience living in 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 Unlock NYC https://weunlock.nyc/ Works with New Yorkers impacted by housing discrimination to build technology that makes it easy to identify, record, and report unfair treatment. Start a report - https://weunlock.nyc/start/ About Source of Income Discrimination FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/SourceOfIncomeFactSheet_SP.pdf If you experience source of income discrimination, you can report it to the NYC Commission on Human Rights by dialing 311 and asking for "Human Rights," call 212-416-0197, or use the Report Discrimination form. https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page 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
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