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Will Watts with Coalition for the Homeless joins us for this month's hot topic: right to shelter. Host K-DiD and Will discuss the background of the right to shelter in NYC, including Callahan v. Carey, the current landscape with the policy, how it relates to housing, and more. The Legal Aid Society Homeless Rights hotline: 1-800-649-9125 Monday-Friday from 10 am -3 pm Email or DM us to share your story: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hear Our Voices on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account links can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktr.ee/nyc_hov⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out the HOV resources packet: bit.ly/40pB4p8 Coalition for the Homeless https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/ Crisis Intake: Call 1-888-358-2384 Every weekday 9 am -5 pm NY SANE Coalition https://www.ny-sane.org/ About Callahan Consent Decree⁠ https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/our-programs/advocacy/legal-victories/the-callahan-legacy-callahan-v-carey-and-the-legal-right-to-shelter/ 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/media/source-of-income.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠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   Programs for Refugee Services in NYS - https://otda.ny.gov/programs/bria/programs.asp