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…
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…
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…
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…
August 23, 2023
Permanently Housing Rather Than Just Sheltering Asylum Seekers Could Save the City Over $3 Billion Annually
Presently and historically, New York City has been the home to the country’s largest foreign-born population.i As this number has grown in recent months, the…
July 07, 2023
CityFHEPS Bills Could Save NYC Millions and House Thousands of Families
On May 25, 2023, the New York City Council passed a package of bills that would significantly improve and expand access to CityFHEPS housing vouchers. Win fiercely advocated for this package of bills, through advocacy and a report on the financial impact associated with the legislation. The bill package is comprised of:
April 14, 2023
HAVP – A Lifeline for the Most Vulnerable
There are 90,000+ New Yorkers without a home and 150,000+ households at risk of eviction. As federal
aid and eviction protections from the pandemic have lapsed and thousands of asylum seekers have arrived in
New York…
December 16, 2021
Every Family Housed: The first steps for the next mayor
With 35 years of experience serving families with children in shelter and in supportive housing, Win has seen New York City take the wrong approach…
March 17, 2021
Testimony by Jessica Yager of Win: General Welfare Committee Preliminary Budget Hearing
Good afternoon Chair Levin and members of the General Welfare Committee. I am Jessica Yager, the Vice President of Policy and Planning at Win, the…
February 02, 2021
NYC Civic Leaders for Int 146
As leaders of organizations that serve and represent New York City’s residents and interest groups, we are deeply concerned about the disproportionate impact the City’s…