Public Policy Initiatives

Win engages in research, analysis, and advocacy to develop and advance policy solutions to the family homelessness crisis in New York City. Below are our advocacy reports, policy briefs, public testimony, and other advocacy materials.

 

Win’s focus is to help families in shelter attain permanent housing by providing essential services and resources to address systemic inequities at the core of the homelessness crisis. Win is non-partisan and does not endorse or support candidates or political parties.  Win does not participate in, or intervene in, any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.

Published: September 12, 2025

Type: Policy Briefs & Position Papers

The Cost of Cuts: The FY26 Federal Budget, Disinvestment and the Rising Risk of Family Homelessness in New York

The United States’ government is making significant changes to the nation’s social safety net via the
federal budgetary process, and low-income New Yorkers face the greatest risks. The recently enacted
“One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB), passed through the “reconciliation process,” President Trump’s
proposed Fiscal Year 2026 “skinny” budget, and the House of Representatives’ Transportation, Housing
and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act, all pose a serious threat to housing stability and
homelessness prevention for low-income families—especially in high-cost-of-living states like New
York.

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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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