Hear Our Voices

In this final part of the series, Alida and host K-DiD talk about the prevalence and underreporting of violence, including domestic violence. They discuss the importance of being careful, staying vigilant, especially in public, and educating children about safe boundaries. 

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Resources: 

Healing Hands 

Provides direct services to the black community in New York city. They offer survivors access to counseling, economic empowerment, wellness activities, and so much more to prevent gender violence, and empower survivors.

https://healinghandsint.com/

https://healinghandsint.com/service/ 

24-hour Domestic Violence 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

Sanctuary for Families

https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/get-help/

https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/get-help-espanol/ 

To request services including shelter, counseling, legal representation or economic empowerment, call: 212.349.6009 

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

Resources & Services for Orders of Protection

WomensLaw Legal Information on Restraining Orders

Talk It Out Mental Health Counseling PLLC

[email protected]

Advocate and lived expert of homelessness and domestic violence, Alida, continues to shares about her own experiences of DV and homelessness. She talks about the support she received from Sanctuary for Families as well as how she founded Healing Hands Incorporated, an organization serving survivors of gender-based violence.

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Resources:

Healing Hands 

Provides direct services to the black community in New York city. They offer survivors access to counseling, economic empowerment, wellness activities, and so much more to prevent gender violence, and empower survivors.

https://healinghandsint.com/

https://healinghandsint.com/service/ 

24-hour Domestic Violence 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

Sanctuary for Families

https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/get-help/

https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/get-help-espanol/ 

To request services including shelter, counseling, legal representation or economic empowerment, call: 212.349.6009 

https://www.iamwomankind.org/https://www.iamwomankind.org/ (specialize in working with Asian survivors) - 1-888-888-7702

Resources & Services for Orders of Protection

WomensLaw Legal Information on Restraining Orders

Talk It Out Mental Health Counseling PLLC

[email protected]

This week, we are joined by Alida, advocate and lived expert of homelessness and domestic violence. She shares about her own experiences of DV and homelessness as well as general information about domestic violence. 

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TikTok, Twitter, IG account links can be found on Linktr.ee/nyc_hov

Resources:

24-hour Domestic Violence 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

Talk It Out Mental Health Counseling PLLC

[email protected]

In this episode, NYC mom Emmay continues to share about her experience as well as information and steps to take when looking at apartments or when there are issues with your apartment, including missing rental payments. After finding her own housing, Emmay is now leveraging her experience to advocate for improvements with the CityFHEPs voucher and advocate for those who are new to CityFHEPs. 

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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

Brochurehttps://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

About Source of Income Discrimination https://www.nyc.gov/site/cchr/law/source-of-income.page#:~:text=Discrimination%20based%20on%20lawful%20source%20of%20income%20is%20the%20illegal,other%20forms%20of%20public%20assistance  FAQ for Source of Income Discrimination https://www.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/materials/FairHouse_FAQs-Tenant-English.pdf

Unlock NYC (support for discrimination) https://weunlock.nyc/

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

Season 3 kicks off with NYC mom Emmay who shares her experience with the homelessness system in NYC. She talks about the challenges of finding and securing housing that is safe and appropriate, particularly for the children, with a housing voucher.

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Resources:

NYC311

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

Brochure

HRA Guide for Housing Instability

About Source of Income Discrimination

Unlock NYC (support for discrimination)

Housing Vouchers

Section 8

CityFHEPS

FHEPS

Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA)

This week we're finishing up Marie's story as she faces obstacles in securing permanent housing. She conveys the emotional impact entering the shelter system had on her family. 

This week's episode features an NYC landlord named Desiree. She addresses the negative stigma surrounding vouchers while providing the landlord's perspective on accepting vouchers, and she also offers information on how rental applicants can stand out to landlords. 

https://catholiccharitiesny.org/

Catholic Charities provides aid to families and individuals facing housing instability. Assistance with eviction prevention, rental arrears, housing vouchers, furniture allowance, and aftercare services for families and individuals exiting the shelter system.