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"Affordable" Housing Part 1

Hear Our Voices

English - April 03, 2024 05:20 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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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.




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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