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 …
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.
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.Â
We are the leaders of VOCAL-NY — we represent the thousands of people who spend every night suffering indignity and danger inside city shelters.
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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.
#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
