NYC Advocate for Safe and Affordable Housing

Hear Our Voices

English - August 02, 2023 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Previous Episode: new destiny (nuevo destino) with Gabriela Sandoval

Next Episode: Shelter is Not a Solution to Homelessness

This week, we are joined by Jessica Katz, an advocate for safe and affordable housing. In her most recent role as the NYC Chief Housing Officer, the number one priority was to ensure those impacted by homelessness were helping to craft the housing and homelessness policies.

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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

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

About Source of Income Discrimination

https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/law/source-of-income.page#:~:text=Discrimination%20based%20on%20lawful%20source%20of%20income%20is%20the%20illegal,other%20forms%20of%20public%20assistance
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf

Unlock NYC (support for income discrimination)

https://weunlock.nyc/

Housing Vouchers

Section 8https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page

CityFHEPShttps://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cityfheps.page

FHEPShttps://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