In this weeks episode Patricia shares her housing journey with us. We discuss the differences between the shelter system in NYC vs New Jersey. We also discuss the importance of advocating for yourself and commonly held misconceptions about the shelter and case workers.

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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 [email protected]

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/⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ 

⁠⁠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

[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

FAX: (718)975-2286

Email: [email protected]

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