Hear Our Voices

This week's episode is Part II of Ashata's story, a mother experiencing homelessness with her daughter. Ashata shares how the living conditions within the shelter impact her physical health and how the fear of not knowing if she's eligible to stay in the shelter affects her everyday life.  

This week's episode features Ashata, a mother experiencing homelessness with her daughter. Ashata details being denied shelter at PATH and the hurdles of waiting for a housing voucher. 

Hear Our Voices has created a resource packet to support families experiencing homelessness and connect them with services such as housing, furniture, childcare, and additional resources. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NaKhB4tX3IRPmDxdNxPjv5dYUd1r5BI6/mobilebasic?urp=gmail_link

Hear Our Voices presented its second panel, Domestic Violence Through Our Eyes, on November 2nd. We wanted to raise awareness and underscore what domestic violence is; highlight the unique experiences and needs of domestic violence victims and survivors (including mental health); and the available resources to provide assistance, advocacy, and support to those experiencing violence.   Resources compiled for people experiencing homelessness in NYC can be found on linktr.ee/nyc_hov.   If you are interested in participating in the Hear Our Voices podcast, reach out to [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @nyc_hov

Youtube Webinar Recording: https://youtu.be/w3vN7-kaRWo

This week we finish Destiny's experience in an NYC domestic violence shelter. She details transferring from shelters and being over-income for affordable housing.

This week’s guest is Destiny, a Housing Policy Fellow with the Family Homelessness Coalition. She shares her experience and obstacles residing in an NYC domestic violence shelter.

This week features Jimmy Meagher, a Policy Advocate at Safe Horizon. He discusses the numerous resources Safe Horizon offers to domestic violence survivors and the difference between domestic violence shelters run by the Human Resources Administration [HRA] and the Department of Homeless Services [DHS].

Safe Horizons is an organization created to offer Victim assistance. They currently Assist survivors of all forms of violence. They assist survivors of all forms of violence. Some programs include but are not limited to domestic violence shelters, support groups, safety planning, lock replacement, and legal assistance.

https://www.safehorizon.org/our-services/what-we-do/

Safe Horizon’s 24/7 Hotline: 1800-621-HOPE

We’re back again with Theresa Young, the Director of Helen's House, a shelter operated by Henry Street Settlement. She discusses the hardships of going through the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) system, families' struggles when entering the shelter system, and mental health triggers.

This week's episode features Theresa Young, the Director of Helen's House, a shelter operated by Henry Street Settlement. She discusses the impact Helen's House has on individuals and additional programs Henry Street Settlement offers and clarifies the different Tiers within the shelter system.

Henry Street Settlement offers a range of programs to lower east side communities and all fellow New Yorkers. Programs include education, employment, Senior Services, sports and recreation, health and wellness, and transitional & supportive housing.

https://www.henrystreet.org/