Published: February 12, 2026
Type: Policy Briefs & Position Papers
More Than a Moral Choice: How CityFHEPS Could Save NYC $635 Million
As the nation’s largest provider of shelter and supportive housing to families with children, Win
operates 16 shelters and over 450 units of permanent supportive housing across the five
boroughs, serving nearly 7,000 people, including 3,600 children, every night. Our daily
experience on the front lines gives us a distinct perspective on the crisis: homelessness is rarely a
one-time, episodic event, but rather a traumatic cycle that traps families for years.
The best tool New York City has to fight homelessness is the City Fighting Homelessness and
Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS). This housing voucher works similarly to Section
8 in that households in shelter or at risk of eviction that qualify by making less than 200
percent of the federal poverty line, having an active public assistance case, and working at
least 10 hours per week pay just 30 percent of their income towards rent and the voucher covers
the rest.i The vast majority of families that move out of shelter into permanent housing, do so
with CityFHEPS.
Published: February 14, 2024
Type: Public Testimony & Comments
Testimony for the New York State Budget Hearing on Housing Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2024 Executive Budget Proposal
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THE COST OF INACTION: How Fully Implementing CityFHEPS Expansion Reforms Could Have Saved New York City Over $1 Billion
New York City is in the midst of a historic housing affordability crisis, but the solutions are already within reach. If the comprehensive CityFHEPS expansion…
Win | June 01, 2026
NYC Housing Sector Calls for CityFHEPS Expansion
Dear Mayor Mamdani, The extremely high cost of housing is driving the homelessness crisis in New York. You ran on an affordability campaign for which…
Win | April 15, 2026
Diversion and Shelter Eligibility Denials at PATH 2026
When families have nowhere else to turn, they seek shelter placements at the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center located in the South…
Win | March 04, 2026
Lack of Affordable Child Care is Driving the Family Homelessness Crisis
Lack of child care—whether due to high costs, low supply, inconvenient hours of operation, or quality concerns—is driving the family homelessness crisis. Though we’ve long…
Win | February 12, 2026
More Than a Moral Choice: How CityFHEPS Could Save NYC $635 Million
As the nation’s largest provider of shelter and supportive housing to families with children, Win operates 16 shelters and over 450 units of permanent supportive…
Win | January 29, 2026
Win’s FY27 State Policy Agenda
New York City is facing an invisible crisis: family and childhood homelessness. Each night, about 103,000 people—including 35,000 children—call a shelter home. Approximately 70% of…