U.S (VOCAL NEW YORK) : VOCAL-NY Guide to Your Week !

 

 

 

Upcoming Events.

***Note : VOCAL-NY's Organizing and Campaigns team will be out of office the week of June 13 - June 17, so there will be no Guide next Sunday*** Wednesday June 29 @ 10:30AM : "Let Us Live" Rally - We are holding a rally to demand Hochul do what the state legislature failed to -- authorize Overdose Prevention Centers statewide, immediately.   Where : Governor Hochul's NYC office @ 633 3rd Ave, Manhattan Trains : 4/5/6/7 to Grand Central. RSVP here! Contact : Sessi, 347-715-8251 sessi@vocal-ny.org

Housing Resources

Supportive Housing Tenants Bill of Rights As of May 9, 2022, every supportive housing provider in New York City is required to provide every tenant in supportive housing with a notice clearly explaining their tenancy rights, and detailing key information about their housing.Access this FAQ sheet to keep handy.  NYC CityFHEPS Vouchers Amounts have increased recently, expanding the amount of eligible housing to voucher holders. What we're reading : Black Women Face Greater Risk of Eviction than Any Other Group Opinion: Supportive Housing is the Missing Piece from the Mayoral Housing Conversation  NYC’s Latest Vacancy Survey is Bad News for Affordable Apartment-Seekers Little Being Done to Address New York’s Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline City looks to end pandemic-era protections for older and some medically vulnerable homeless people

Week in Review.

In 2016, VOCAL-NY began discussing a national expansion project to replicate our successful model of community organizing in states facing similar challenges as New York. We believe our model is effective at building the power of people directly impacted by our issues, winning concrete policy changes to improve their lives and their communities, and altering politics locally, and eventually nationally. This past week, we announced the start of the first chapter of our national expansion, with the launch of a new state chapter in Kentucky. Join the movement by visiting the VOCAL-KY website, following VOCAL-KY on Facebook,Instagram, and Twitter, signing up for VOCAL-KY emails, and donating today.

Learn More About  VOCAL-KY Here

Futures NYC.

This month, VOCAL-NY joined Make the Road NY and Hester Street to launch the Futures NYC campaign, an initiative to promote bold policy solutions through the lens of artists from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Through Futures NYC, artists from all across New York City will demonstrate that art can be the catalyst for a just, equitable city. The art presents a new vision for investing in housing affordability, ending mass incarceration, and building a caring and compassionate New York.  Learn more at Futures.nyc and take action by calling Mayor Adams and your City Council Member here.

What We're Reading.

Amsterdam News : “Assembly and Senate leave out wrongful convictions, Clean Slate Acts" amNY : “Vouch for the future: Homeless demand mayor make housing vouchers more effective” News10 : “Data reveals where people in NY prisons come from”

We're Hiring ! VOCAL-NY has open positions for dynamic individuals who are committed to building power among low-income people directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, mass incarceration, and homelessness. Chief of Staff

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