⚠️ Sensitive Content: Discussions on domestic violence and abuse.

This week, we are joined by Michelle, a survivor of domestic violence (DV), who works with New Destiny Housing. She shares about her experience with DV, living in a shelter, the impact on her son, and how they got support.

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

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New Destiny Housing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newdestinyhousing.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  

646-472-0262

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠New Destiny Housing Resource Center⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newdestinyhousing.org/housing-help/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   

The Bridge Project⁠⁠ supports healthy development for babies by providing mothers with consistent, unconditional cash on a biweekly basis.

⁠⁠About the Bridge Project ⁠⁠- ⁠⁠https://bridgeproject.org/our-work/⁠⁠⁠⁠Bridge Project Application ⁠⁠- ⁠⁠https://bridgeproject.org/apply/⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Family Justice Centers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Provides free services and confidential services for victims and survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. 

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ocdv/programs/family-justice-centers.page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (includes locations and phone numbers) 

24-hour DV Hotline: 800-621-HOPE (4673)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HRA Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/domestic-violence-support.page⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYC HOPE Resource Guide⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to help you or loved one experiencing domestic or gender-based violence - ⁠⁠⁠https://www1.nyc.gov/nychope/site/page/home⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Safe Horizon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Victim assistance organization operating a network of programs across New York City communities. They assist survivors of all forms of violence.

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://safehorizon.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Crime Victims Hotline: 1-866-689-HELP

SafeChat offer information, advocacy and support: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safehorizon.org/safechat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Other resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.safehorizon.org/am-i-being-abused/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

24-hour Hotlines:

Safe Horizon's 3 Hotlines:

DV - 1-800-621-HOPE

Rape and Sexual Assault - 212-227-3000

Crime Victims - 1-866-689-HELP

NYC Anti-Violence Project (AVP) (specialize in working with LGBTQ+ survivors) - 212-714-1141

Violence Intervention Project (specialize in working with Latinx survivors) - 1-800-664-5880

Womankind (specialize in working with Asian survivors) - 1-888-888-7702

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resources & Services for Orders of Protection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WomensLaw Legal Information on Restraining Orders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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     

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