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In part 3 of this series, writer and editor Michael Jackson talks about the discriminatory treatment and policies as well as the barriers of getting support and resources based on what agencies visually see and how circumstances, people are categorized. Host K-DiD and Michael Jackson also discuss the idea of "deserving help."

Join us next week to listen to the last part of the series on Impact of Housing Instability on a Father and Son in NYC.

Michael Jackson's Twitter: ⁠⁠@Blk_Intellect⁠⁠ Michael Jackson's SubStack: ⁠⁠blackintellect.substack.com⁠⁠

Email or DM us to share your story: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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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     

Access HRA

⁠⁠https://a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/

Unlock NYC 

https://weunlock.nyc/  

Works with New Yorkers impacted by housing discrimination.

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/

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