Published: March 10, 2022
Type: Overview of Family Homelessness & Win’s Policy Agendas, Policy Briefs & Position Papers
Win’s 2022 City Legislative Priorities
Win, formerly Women in Need, has been serving families with children experiencing homelessness in New York City for nearly 40 years. We understand the causes of homelessness and the supports that families need in order to break the cycle of homelessness. Unfortunately, we have seen leaders base decisions on managing the homelessness crisis instead of ending it. New York City has a fresh opportunity to focus on what matters: investing in the supports and interventions that help families build the financial and psychosocial resilience they need to achieve housing stability. A reduction in homelessness will follow. Below are six key steps that the City Council can take to put the tools to a brighter future in the hands of vulnerable families.
Read MorePublished: September 23, 2021
Type: Public Testimony & Comments
Codify and Make Permanent Changes to the Application Process at PATH and AFIC
To Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Johnson and Commissioner Banks:
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Homeless Services made many positive but temporary changes to the application process for family shelter. We, the undersigned not-for-profit organizations serving families experiencing homelessness, commend these changes and collectively call on you to make them permanent.
Read MoreWin | April 15, 2024
Recommendations for the NYC Homelessness and Immigration Crises
History has shown time and again that migration bolsters the economy and the community, and we urge the City to remember this reality. However, the…
Win | March 29, 2024
Combatting Homelessness with HAVP
Anyone following the news knows that New York City is experiencing an unprecedented homelessness crisis, which has been exacerbated by the arrival of over 160,000…
Win | February 28, 2024
HAVP One Pager
Today, over 150,000 New Yorkers are experiencing homelessness, and more than 175,000 households are at risk of eviction and, potentially, homelessness. The HAVP legislation would…
Win | February 23, 2024
HAVP Report
Today, over 150,000 New Yorkers are experiencing homelessness, and more than 175,000 households are at risk of eviction and, potentially, homelessness. The HAVP legislation would…
Win | October 12, 2023
Leadership Letter to the Mayor
For more than forty years, New York’s bedrock Right to Shelter has served as an inviolable baseline of decency, ensuring that those without homes are…
Win | October 12, 2023
Leadership Letter to the Governor
For more than forty years, New York’s bedrock Right to Shelter has served as an inviolable baseline of decency, ensuring that those without homes are…