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Hear Our Voices shares stories about family homelessness in New York City and resources and information for families at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness, working towards bringing about change in the system addressing homelessness, including shelters. If you are interested in participating in this podcast, please reach out to NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com.
Twitter and Instagram: @nyc_hov
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Power of Storytelling Part 2
In the last part of this series, Marisol and Host K-DiD talk about the power of using your voice and the power of community in addressing and shaping the narrative in homelessness, including the misperception that people are experiencing homelessness due to mental health concerns.
The Housing Narrative Lab leads with equity and focuses on telling the story of who becomes homeless and why, and how safe and affordable housing is their first step toward stability and opportunity.
https://housingnarrativelab.org/
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
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/SourceOfIncomeFactSheet_SP.pdf
If you experience source of income discrimination, you can report it to the NYC Commission on Human Rights by dialing 311 and asking for "Human Rights," call 212-416-0197, or use the Report Discrimination form.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page
Education
Advocates for Children
https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/
Contact info shelter-based STH Family Assistants and school-based STH Community Coordinators: https://bit.ly/STHStaff
Help requesting a shelter transfer to be closer to your child’s school: email Jennifer Pringle at jpringle@advocatesforchildren.org
Education specialist helpline, Monday - Thursday 10am-4pm
866-427-6033 or send a message: https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/get_help/helpline/send_us_a_message
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
Access HRA Apply or Login - a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/login
Check out other resources: bit.ly/40pB4p8 -
Hot Topic: Hear Our Voices' April 2024 Giveaway
Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com
Linktr.ee/nyc_hov.
Terms and Conditions for Hear Our Voices’ Giveaway April 2024
1. Hear Our Voices (HOV) known on Instagram as @nyc_hov and TikTok as @hearourvoices_, is offering ten (10) $20.00 digital gift cards and twenty (20) teddy bear flower figurines as the “Prize.”
2. When you enter this contest, you agree to follow these terms and conditions. All “entries” must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 9, 2024. On or after May 10, 2024, HOV will choose thirty (30) eligible winners based on the order of entries received and the winners will be notified on or after this date. Winners of the digital gift cards must be living in an NYC shelter for families with children.
3. HOV’s giveaway is only only to U.S. residents (gift cards are specifically for NYC shelter residents for families with children). Thirty (30) winners will be chosen on a based on the order of entries received from all eligible entrants – fifteen (15) on Instagram and fifteen (15) on TikTok.
4. No purchase is needed to participate. Entrants will not be required to pay to enter the giveaway.
5. Entrants must be over 18 years old on the date of their entry.
6. HOV or its affiliates’ employees or volunteers are not eligible to enter.
7. Meta, Instagram, and TikTok are not in any way affiliated or involved in the giveaway.
8. Only one entry per family is allowed.
9. To enter the giveaway, 1) follow HOV on Instagram (@nyc_hov) or TikTok (@hearourvoice_) AND 2) share at least one HOV post with another account or add it to your own story. Send a Direct Message (DM) to HOV with a screenshot your share and the text “Giveaway” for verification.
10. The Prize will be awarded to eligible winners who entered on Instagram or TikTok based on the order of entries received (gift card winners must be NYC shelter residents verified by shelter household composition letter. HOV and its affiliates will not be held liable if the named prize becomes unavailable or cannot be fulfilled.
11. HOV and its affiliates will not be held liable for any failure of receipt of entries. HOV and its affiliates take no responsibility for any entries which are lost, delayed, illegible, corrupted, damaged, incomplete, or otherwise invalid.
12. HOV's liability under this giveaway or these rules will be limited to the cost price of the Prize, to the extent allowed by the law.
13. To the extent permitted by applicable law, HOV and its affiliates shall not be liable under or in connection with these terms and conditions, the competition or any Prize for any indirect, special or consequential cost, expense, loss or damage suffered by a participant even if such cost, expense, loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or might reasonably have been contemplated by the participant and HOV and whether arising from breach of contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.
14. Prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable, and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available. Where a Prize becomes unavailable for any reason, HOV reserves the right to replace it with one of equal or higher value.
15. In addition to verification of residency in a shelter for families with children in NYC for the gift card winners, the names, shipping addresses and email addresses of the teddy bear winners must be provided to HOV to enable fulfilment of the Prize.
16. In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond HOV’s reasonable control, HOV reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the giveaway or these terms and conditions, either in whole or in part, with or without notice.
17. HOV's decision is final. No correspondence will -
Guillermo padre soltero (single father)
El nos dice su experiencia y el tiempo que tubo en el albergue con su hijo que solo tenia meses de nacido. El nos habla de su experiencia en el systema y como salio de eso. El es un padre soltero son un hijo de 10 anos. El dice que tiene que tener una mente positiva.
Recuros
Path-Bronx
Voucher-CityFheps
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 -
Power of Storytelling Part 1
This week, Marisol Bello, Executive Director of the Housing Narrative Lab joins us to talk about the importance of sharing stories of homelessness, asset framing, and more. The Housing Narrative Lab leads with equity and focuses on telling the story of who becomes homeless and why, and how safe and affordable housing is their first step toward stability and opportunity.
Stay tuned for Part 2!
Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com
Hear Our Voices' Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok account links can be found on Linktr.ee/nyc_hov.
https://housingnarrativelab.org/
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
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/SourceOfIncomeFactSheet_SP.pdf
If you experience source of income discrimination, you can report it to the NYC Commission on Human Rights by dialing 311 and asking for "Human Rights," call 212-416-0197, or use the Report Discrimination form.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page
Education
Advocates for Children
https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/
Contact info shelter-based STH Family Assistants and school-based STH Community Coordinators: https://bit.ly/STHStaff
Help requesting a shelter transfer to be closer to your child’s school: email Jennifer Pringle at jpringle@advocatesforchildren.org
Education specialist helpline, Monday - Thursday 10am-4pm
866-427-6033 or send a message: https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/get_help/helpline/send_us_a_message
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
Check out other resources: bit.ly/40pB4p8 -
"Affordable" Housing Part 3
In the last part of this series, we talk with NYC mom Tiffany about the conditions of shelter, what needs to change, and housing vouchers. Tiffany also shares how working in shelters in the past informed her experience living in shelter.
Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com
Hear Our Voices' Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok account links can be found on Linktr.ee/nyc_hov.
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
Unlock NYC
https://weunlock.nyc/
Works with New Yorkers impacted by housing discrimination to build technology that makes it easy to identify, record, and report unfair treatment.
Start a report - https://weunlock.nyc/start/
About Source of Income Discrimination
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/SourceOfIncomeFactSheet_SP.pdf
If you experience source of income discrimination, you can report it to the NYC Commission on Human Rights by dialing 311 and asking for "Human Rights," call 212-416-0197, or use the Report Discrimination form.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page
Education
Advocates for Children
https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/
Contact info shelter-based STH Family Assistants and school-based STH Community Coordinators: https://bit.ly/STHStaff
Help requesting a shelter transfer to be closer to your child’s school: email Jennifer Pringle at jpringle@advocatesforchildren.org
Education specialist helpline, Monday - Thursday 10am-4pm
866-427-6033 or send a message: https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/get_help/helpline/send_us_a_message
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
Check out other resources: bit.ly/40pB4p8 -
"Affordable" Housing Part 2
In the next part of this series, host K-DiD and Tiffany talk about the importance of financial literacy, differences among shelters, and challenges of finding affordable housing with a voucher.
Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com
Hear Our Voices' Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok account links can be found on Linktr.ee/nyc_hov.
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
Unlock NYC
https://weunlock.nyc/
Works with New Yorkers impacted by housing discrimination to build technology that makes it easy to identify, record, and report unfair treatment.
Start a report - https://weunlock.nyc/start/
About Source of Income Discrimination
FAQ for Source of Income Discriminationhttps://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf
FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/SourceOfIncomeFactSheet_SP.pdf
If you experience source of income discrimination, you can report it to the NYC Commission on Human Rights by dialing 311 and asking for "Human Rights," call 212-416-0197, or use the Report Discrimination form.
https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/about/report-discrimination.page
Education
Advocates for Children
https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/
Contact info shelter-based STH Family Assistants and school-based STH Community Coordinators: https://bit.ly/STHStaff
Help requesting a shelter transfer to be closer to your child’s school: email Jennifer Pringle at jpringle@advocatesforchildren.org
Education specialist helpline, Monday - Thursday 10am-4pm
866-427-6033 or send a message: https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/get_help/helpline/send_us_a_message
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
Check out other resources: bit.ly/40pB4p8
Customer Reviews
Important podcast
This is a really important podcast, with people who have experienced homelessness themselves sharing their experiences. It can be helpful for others trying to navigate the system but also for those with no experience of homelessness who want to learn about it. I hope it helps combat some people’s stereotypes.