In part 2 of this series, writer and editor Michael Jackson continues to share about what it's like experiencing housing instability as a child and the trauma from the experience as well as how it influenced his adulthood.




Join us next week to listen to part 3!




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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     


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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  


About Housing Lotteries


⁠NYC Housing Connect⁠


https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/


⁠About Housing Connect⁠


https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/housing-connect-rentals.page


⁠Affordable Housing Income Guide⁠


⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/income-guide-english.pdf ⁠


⁠NYS Housing Lotteries⁠


https://hcr.ny.gov/lotteries


⁠About Supportive Housing ⁠


https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/supportive-housing.page




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