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Overview of Family Homelessness & Win’s Policy Agendas

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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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December 24, 2022

Move Families Out of Shelter Now

The New York City shelter census is growing at an alarming rate, and too many New Yorkers remain stuck in shelter due to solvable administrative…

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June 15, 2022

Statement in Support of Clinical Mental Health Services in Family Shelter

The undersigned groups express our strong support for providing clinical mental health services on site in family shelters so that parents and children can easily…

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April 26, 2022

Improving the Experience of Homeless Families at PATH

While all New Yorkers experiencing homelessness have a legal right to shelter, accessing shelter is an onerous process at best. For families experiencing homelessness, this…

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March 11, 2022

Testimony of Win (formerly Women In Need) for the NYC Council General Welfare Committee Fiscal Year 2023 Preliminary Budget Hearing

Thank you for the opportunity to present Win’s feedback on Mayor Adams’ Preliminary Budget. Win provides safe, dignified shelter with the on-site social services that…

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March 10, 2022

Require Workforce Development in Family Shelter

Families experiencing homelessness are often employed. In FY21, 565 people entered a Win shelter while working. But the cost of living for a family is…

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March 10, 2022

Strengthen Mental Health in Family Shelter

Untreated trauma, mental health needs, and substance use disorders destabilize families and contribute to homelessness.2 The time a family spends in shelter is an opportunity…

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March 10, 2022

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…

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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…

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July 31, 2021

Insider Expertise: Client Insight Groups as a Tool for Policy and Advocacy in Transitional and Supportive Housing

For far too long, policymakers in New York City have designed plans to address homelessness without speaking to the families impacted by it. As a…

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July 30, 2021

Investing in Success: The Case for Supporting the Human Services Workforce

Government and nonprofit service providers rely on over 200,000 human services workers in New York City to provide a range of supports to individuals and…

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