Episode Details

Season 3 kicks off with NYC mom Emmay who shares her experience with the homelessness system in NYC. She talks about the challenges of finding and securing housing that is safe and appropriate, particularly for the children, with a housing voucher.

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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 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 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