April 25, 2023

Testimony from Win (formerly Women In Need, Inc.) For The Committee on General Welfare FY24 Budget Hearing

Thank you, Chair Ayala and members of the General Welfare Committee, for the opportunity to offer
testimony. Win is the largest provider of shelter and services to families with children experiencing
homelessness in New York City. Win operates 14 shelters and nearly 500 supportive housing units
throughout the city. Currently, more than 6,200 people call Win “home” every night, including 3,490
children — in total, we house over 14 percent of homeless families with children in New York City.

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March 27, 2023

Testimony of Win (Formerly Women in Need) for the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare on Access to Legal Representation in Housing Court

Thank you to Chair Ayala and to the esteemed members of the Committee on General Welfare
for the opportunity to submit testimony. Currently, Win is the nation’s largest provider of shelter
and services to families with children experiencing homelessness. We operate 14 shelters and
nearly 500 supportive housing units across the five boroughs.

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February 27, 2023

Testimony of Women In Need (Win) for the Committee on Women and Gender Equity

Thank you to Chair Cabán and to the esteemed members of the Committee on Women and
Gender Equity. We appreciate the opportunity to offer testimony and express our support for
Intro 534, which would require the Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
(ENDGBV) to establish a trauma-informed program that connects eligible survivors of domestic
or gender-based violence to support services.

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