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 10,300 homeless people
Policies like the 30- and 60-day shelter stay limits, designed to deter new arrivals from entering shelter, often have the opposite effect: service mismanagement leading to unnecessary extension of shelter stays.
This is proof that we need legislation like @CMShahanaHanif Intro 210 and @bradhoylman @CatalinaCruzNY A9129/S8493 which would eliminate shelter evictions and help new NYers get the assistance they need: unconditional shelter, legal services, and the opportunity to work.
In a letter written by the NY SANE coalition, we call on @NYCSpeakerAdams to pass @CMShahanaHanif's Intro 210 – legislation that would end the cruel and inhumane 30- and 60- day rules. Read more:
Amid a skyrocketing cost of living, regressive policy decisions like this threaten to push more families to the brink of homelessness.
We should be supporting New Yorkers with every tool in our arsenal, including cash assistance - not stripping them of vital safety nets.