In the last part of this series, Tanesha Grant, talks about how she was able to exit homelessness and become an advocate as a lived expert. Tanesha is Founder and Executive Director of Parents Supporting Parents NY and Moms United for Black Lives NYC.

PSPNY Webpage

⁠⁠PSPNY Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X (Twitter)⁠⁠⁠ @pspnyinc

⁠⁠MU4BLNYC X (Twitter)⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@United4Nyc⁠⁠

Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hear Our Voices' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account links can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktr.ee/nyc_hov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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     

Mental Health Resources

Talk It Out Mental Health Counseling PLLC

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

Email: [email protected]

Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.interborough.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin

NEW YORK PSYCHOTHERAPY and COUNSELING CENTER (NYCCP)

LOCATIONS

Bronx

Bronx child and family mental health center

579 Cortlandt Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451

Tel: (718) 485-2100

HOURS OF OPERATIONS

Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat-Sun 8am-6pm

Bushwick

Bushwick Child and Family Mental Health Canter

102 Pilling Street, Brooklyn ny 11207

Tel: (718) 602-1000

Fax: (718) 602-1111

HOURS

MON-FRI 9am-8pm SAT-SUN 8am-6pm

East New York Child and Family Mental Health Center

2857 linden boulevard Brooklyn ny 11208

HOURS OF OPERATIONS

MON-FRI 9am-8pm SAT-SUN 8am-6pm

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nypcc.org/get-help/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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