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2024 Sate Legislative Session Platform

Solving Ongoing Crises of Homelessness, Overdose and Criminalization by Building Safe and Thriving Communities 2024 Legislative Session The intersecting issues of the homelessness and overdose crises are at record levels, causing a humanitarian and political crisis across New York State. Instead of investing in effective interventions like housing, services and care, our state’s leaders lean …

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A Roadmap for Opioid Settlement Funds: Supporting Communities & Ending the Overdose Crisis

VOCAL-NY is proud to join a list of more than 130 organizations representing advocates and experts from public health, overdose prevention, and drug policy across the nation in releasing a roadmap on how states should spend $50 billion in opioid settlement funds. Public health expertscall on states, counties, and municipalities to invest 100% of these …

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2022-2023 Legislative Platform

VOCAL-NY is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York State. We do this by building the power of low-income people directly impacted by these issues. We have chapters in New York City, Westchester, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. The continued harm from criminalization, incarceration, and the legacy …

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2022-2023 State Budget Platform

VOCAL-NY is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York State. We do this by building the power of low-income people directly impacted by these issues. We have chapters in New York City, Westchester, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo.

Overdose Prevention Package Memo

On August 31st, for the last twenty years, the global community has observed International Overdose Awareness Day as a day to commemorate those lost to overdose, and to urge action on the accelerated crisis. 

Caring & Compassionate New Deal for NYC

The Caring & Compassionate New Deal for NYC report calls on city government to tackle the intersecting issues of homelessness, overdose, substance use and mental health by making major investments into housing, social services and care — and not by relying on policing & incarceration.

Right to a Roof

#RightToARoof: Demands for an Integrated Housing Plan to End Homelessness & Promote Racial Equity. The report, released by leading NYC community organizations, outlines how the next admin can ensure the right to a roof for *ALL*. Read the report: Right to a Roof

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