Homelessness
VOCAL-NY’s homelessness work is carried out by our Homelessness Union, which unites people who are currently or formerly homeless to win quality housing.
Homelessness
City news: Activists call for NY state to fund affordable housing at Hotel Cadillac
New York Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams , VOCAL-NY, House of Mercy, and other local activists called for support for HONDA and affordable housing across the state Wednesday, October 13, in front of the the Cadillac Hotel in Downtown Rochester.
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VOCAL-NY’s Homelessness Union Letter to Speaker Corey Johnson, Urging the Council to Vote on Intro146
We are the leaders of VOCAL-NY — we represent the thousands of people who spend every night suffering indignity and danger inside city shelters.
VOCAL-NY New York City Budget Demands
during budget negotiations for the 2021/22 fiscal year.
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VOCAL-NY 2021-2022 State Legislative Platform
VOCAL-NY is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York. We do this by building the power of low-income people directly impacted by these issues. We have chapters in NYC, Westchester, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo. During the 2021-2022 NYS budget session three critical priorities of VOCAL-NY were
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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
Vouchers to Nowhere
VOCAL-NY partnered with TakeRoot Justice to conduct a participatory action research project to document the experience of looking for housing with subsidies.
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