Improving the lives of NYC’s women and children for over 40 years
Win provides safe housing and critical services to help homeless women and their children rebuild their lives and break the cycle of homelessness.
Last year, Win served over 12,400 people
Graduation day at Win! Yesterday, 16 Win clients graduated from our 7-week Computer Literacy program, gaining digital and career skills to enter the workforce. Since 2019, this program has graduated 400+ participants. Thank you @FOX5NY for recognizing our graduates!
Thank you @AndreaSCousins and Speaker Heastie for including critical investments in the one-house budgets: $250M for HAVP, support for child care, and funding for students experiencing homelessness. Important steps toward stability for NY families.
The launch of New York’s Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) is an important milestone, but it’s only a start. The $50M program will serve roughly 1,000 NYC households, far short of the city’s need.
HAVP fills a longstanding gap in New York’s housing safety net by helping low-income households afford rent by capping their payment at 30% of income, with the voucher covering the rest.
Win is calling for stronger investment in HAVP. As part of our FY27 State Policy Agenda, we are urging Kathy Hochul and the Legislature to expand funding to $250M to protect families from eviction and displacement. To read our full agenda, visit: https://winnyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Wins-FY27-State-Policy-Agenda_Final.pdf