Episode Details

In this episode, NYC mom Emmay continues to share about her experience as well as information and steps to take when looking at apartments or when there are issues with your apartment, including missing rental payments. After finding her own housing, Emmay is now leveraging her experience to advocate for improvements with the CityFHEPs voucher and advocate for those who are new to CityFHEPs. 

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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

Brochurehttps://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