May 13, 2021
Every Family Housed: A Blueprint to End Family Homelessness for the Next Mayor
Despite the focus on reducing the number of families in shelter, the number of homeless families and children remains unacceptably high because the current approach does not end the cycle of homelessness. While the census has dropped, the Barclays Center does not have the capacity to hold the nearly 29,000 children who slept in a DHS shelter on an average night in 2020. Below, we explore recent trends and outline the homelessness landscape the next mayor will inherit.
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May 2019
Testimony of Women In Need in Support of A.7115 and S.3703
The Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA) protects close to a million rental units in New York City from unreasonable rent increases. Every protected apartment matters…
May 2019
Testimony of Women In Need in Support of Bridging the Gap Social Workers
Thank you to Council Member Dromm, Chair of the Finance Committee, and to Council Member Treyger, Chair of the Education Committee. My name is Jessica…
April 2019
The Forgotten Face of Homelessness: Housing Instability
Homelessness is a journey. When a family first arrives at a Win shelter, they usually aren’t coming from a stable apartment of their own; more…
February 2019
Memo in Support of A5409 and S3703
The Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 (ETPA) provides for rent stabilization in several counties and municipalities in New York. In certain cases, non-profit organizations,…
August 2018
Comments on proposed rule amendments to establish CityFHEPS
Win commends the Administration for taking action to reform flaws in New York City’s rental assistance programs that jeopardized the housing stability of formerly homeless…
April 2018
The Forgotten Face of Homelessness: Children
Every night in New York City, over 23,000 children go to bed in a homeless shelter — a six percent increase from 2016 to 2017….