In part 2 of this series, an NYC mom experiencing homelessness dives into her relationship with her 7-year-old son who has multiple disabilities, the importance of love, and more.

Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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RESOURCES

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYC311⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://portal.311.nyc.gov/  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DHS' Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- apply for shelter  

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/dhs/shelter/families/families-with-children-applying.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brochure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/path-brochure.pdf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HRA Guide for Housing Instability⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/BK-9-SOI-NewGuideForRenters.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠     

Education

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advocates for Children⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/⁠⁠⁠  

Contact info for STH Regional Managers: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/special-situations/students-in-temporary-housing⁠⁠⁠

Contact info shelter-based STH Family Assistants and school-based STH Community Coordinators:  ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/STHStaff⁠⁠⁠  

Help requesting a shelter transfer to be closer to your child’s school: email Jennifer Pringle at jpringle@advocatesforchildren.org

Education specialist helpline, Monday - Thursday 10am-4pm

866-427-6033 or send a message: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/get_help/helpline/send_us_a_message⁠⁠⁠  

Students in Temporary Housing Tip Sheet: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/sites/default/files/library/students_in_temporary_housing.pdf?pt=1⁠⁠⁠   

Spanish Version: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/sites/default/files/library/students_in_temporary_housing_spanish.pdf?pt=1⁠⁠⁠   

⁠⁠⁠CAMBA, Inc.⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://camba.org/⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠info@CAMBA.org⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠Education and Youth Development⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠https://camba.org/program/educationyouthdevelopment/⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠Education Center⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠College & Career Prep⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠Community Centers⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠After-School and Summer Programs⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠Community Schools⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠Young Adult Support⁠⁠⁠

Mental Health

⁠⁠⁠Better Help Teen Mental Health Resources⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/teenagers/⁠⁠⁠

Talk It Out Mental Health Counseling PLLC

Talkitoutcounselingservices@gmail.com

Tracey Liang M.S, LMHC, NCC, C-DBT

Interborough development and consultation center

Psychotherapist

Address: Coney Island Clinic

IDCC Medical Building

2846 Stillwell Ave

Brooklyn, Ny 11224

Tel: (718)975-4888

FAX: (718)975-2286

Email: tliang@interboro.org

Website:⁠⁠⁠ www.interborough.org⁠⁠⁠

Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Housing Vouchers

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Section 8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CityFHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cityfheps.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FHEPS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/fheps.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Special One-Time Assistance⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (SOTA)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/sota.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

Check out other resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/40pB4p8⁠