February Hot Topic: Right to Shelter

Hear Our Voices

English - February 29, 2024 05:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Will Watts with Coalition for the Homeless joins us for this month's hot topic: right to shelter.
Host K-DiD and Will discuss the background of the right to shelter in NYC, including Callahan v. Carey, the current landscape with the policy, how it relates to housing, and more.

The Legal Aid Society
Homeless Rights hotline:
1-800-649-9125
Monday-Friday from
10 am -3 pm

Email or DM us to share your story: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Check out the HOV resources packet: bit.ly/40pB4p8

Coalition for the Homeless
https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/
Crisis Intake:
Call 1-888-358-2384
Every weekday 9 am -5 pm
NY SANE Coalition
https://www.ny-sane.org/

About Callahan Consent Decree⁠
https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/our-programs/advocacy/legal-victories/the-callahan-legacy-callahan-v-carey-and-the-legal-right-to-shelter/

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
⁠⁠⁠⁠About Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠
https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/media/source-of-income.page
⁠⁠⁠⁠FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination⁠⁠⁠⁠
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf
⁠⁠⁠⁠Unlock NYC⁠⁠⁠⁠ (support for discrimination)
https://weunlock.nyc

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

Programs for Refugee Services in NYS -
https://otda.ny.gov/programs/bria/programs.asp