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This week, Juan Diaz joins us to talk about CityFHEPS and policies in NYC related to housing and homelessness. CityFHEPS is a rental assistance supplement to help individuals and families find and keep housing. 

Juan, Policy Associate for Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, is focused on housing and economic security. 

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Resources

Housing Vouchers

⁠⁠⁠CityFHEPS⁠⁠⁠

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cityfheps.page  

• Read the CityFHEPS Frequently Asked Questions for Clients At Risk of Entering Shelter
  Available in English, Spanish/Español, Chinese (Traditional)/繁體中文, Chinese (Simplified)/简体中文, Russian/Русский, Arabic/العربية, Haitian Creole/Kreyòl Ayisyen, Korean/한국어, Bengali/বাংলা, Urdu/اردو, Polish/Polski, French/Français
• Read the CityFHEPS Frequently Asked Questions for Clients In Shelter
  Available in English, Spanish/Español, Chinese (Traditional)/繁體中文, Chinese (Simplified)/简体中文, Russian/Русский, Arabic/العربية, Haitian Creole/eyòl Ayisyen, Korean/한국어, Bengali/বাংলা, Urdu/اردو, Polish/Polski, French/Français

⁠⁠⁠FHEPS⁠⁠⁠

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/fheps.page  

⁠⁠⁠Special One-Time Assistance⁠⁠⁠ (SOTA)

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/sota.page  

⁠⁠⁠⁠Section 8⁠⁠⁠⁠

https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page  

Other Information

⁠⁠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

About the Human Resources Administration (HRA)

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/about/about-hra.page

Access HRA

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

⁠⁠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/  

About Housing Lotteries

⁠NYC Housing Connect⁠

https://housingconnect.nyc.gov/PublicWeb/

⁠About Housing Connect⁠

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/housing-connect-rentals.page

⁠Affordable Housing Income Guide⁠

⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/income-guide-english.pdf ⁠

⁠NYS Housing Lotteries⁠

https://hcr.ny.gov/lotteries

⁠About Supportive Housing ⁠

https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/supportive-housing.page

Check out other resources: ⁠⁠bit.ly/40pB4p8

Mayor's Management Report for 2023

https://www.nyc.gov/assets/operations/downloads/pdf/mmr2023/2023_mmr.pdf