In the next part of this series, Rudy dives into what life was like living in a shelter with her son for nearly a year. Host K-DiD and Rudy talk about the similarities and differences in the shelter and homelessness systems in NYC and other parts of the U.S. as well as the importance of taking care of our mental health.




Listen to part 1 here: bit.ly/3Ph5zcI




Check out Rudy's pages:


⁠https://linkbio.co/Rudyscakery⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@lifewithrudynicolle⁠




Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠




Hear Our Voices' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account links can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktr.ee/nyc_hov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our Facebook group here!




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


Email: [email protected]


Website:⁠⁠ www.interborough.org⁠⁠


Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin




NEW YORK PSYCHOTHERAPY and COUNSELING CENTER (NYCCP)


LOCATIONS




Bronx


Bronx child and family mental health center


579 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451


Tel: (718) 485-2100




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/




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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