Our mobile tools help NY-ers w/vouchers record phone calls & create a paper trail when facing discrimination. Created with & led by tenants who've been there.
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Housing search got you down?
It's not too late to join @UnlockNYC's October webinar series. Guaranteed to give you a renewed sense of confidence in unlocking housing possibilities! 🔓 🙌 🌅
Sign up today at weunlock.co/speak-up.
Join us TONIGHT at 6:30pm on zoom and become an expert at spotting voucher discrimination! Go to weunlock.co/spot to register!
Thank you to all who attended our EHV Town Hall! We were beyond moved by the testimonies shared❣️ We're listening to you and demand a safe transition for every 👏 single 👏 EHV holder 👏. Sign up for our newsletter & stay in the loop on all things Unlock, EHV, and housing justice
Looking for an apartment with #Section8, #CityFHEPS, #FHEPS, #HASA, or another program? Join us at @neighborstogthr tomorrow for hands on support and walk away feeling confident about your rights as a voucher holder!
🎬 Happening now -- EHV Crisis: A Town Hall for Affected New Yorkers! Join us on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8487492524…
🗣️🗣️CALLING ALL EHV HOLDERS🗣️🗣️
We know how hard these times are and we know we’re stronger together.
Join Unlock NYC July 30 6-8pm on zoom for our EHV Town Hall.
We welcome community advocates and legislators to give remarks as well.
You won’t want to miss this!
🏳️🌈 Thank you to everyone who joined us for Queering Housing: How Identity Shapes Voucher Discrimination. Last night, we brought together advocates, attorneys, and community leaders to discuss the barriers LGBTQIA+ voucher holders face during their housing search...
and the work still needed to ensure everyone can access safe, stable housing free from discrimination.
Thank you to our partners at @paris_estate, @NewAlternatives, @GMHC and @BrooklynLegal for helping make this conversation possible.
#PrideMonth #HousingJustice #UnlockNYC
Don't miss our Pride Webinar this Wednesday 6-7pm on zoom! Register here: bit.ly/4gzMOQc
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🔴New Release
Across political lines, New Yorkers agree: federal policies that harm mixed-status families in subsidized housing are the wrong direction, including 70% of Republicans.
Our report digs into the data and what we can do today to protect them
cssny.us/MixedStatus
🔑 Leadership Collective alum Nailah Abdul-Mubdi is speaking up for voucher holders across New York. Recently featured in City Limits, Nailah shared her concerns about proposed cuts to @nycchr and the impact they could have on New Yorkers facing housing discrimination.
💬 "I was very disappointed, because I know the impact that CCHR has."
After experiencing source of income discrimination during her own housing search, Nailah received support from CCHR that helped her secure housing.
🔗 Read more: citylimits.org/mamdanis-budg…
🌎 We're proud to celebrate Leadership Collective member Elizabeth Byrd, who recently spoke at the United Nations during #WUF13 in Baku, Aerbaijan.
Elizabeth shared her experience navigating NYC's housing system as a voucher holder and highlighted the barriers too many New Yorkers face in their search for safe, stable housing.
We believe those most impacted by housing discrimination should be leading the conversation—and Elizabeth is doing exactly that. 🏠✨
#HousingJustice #FairHousing #UnlockNYC #LeadershipCollective
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The NYC agency that enforces housing & labor discrimination laws is taking a cut in Mamdani's budget. While he promised no cuts, the budget's vacancy reduction savings hits the already-slim agency particularly hard, just as they had hoped to staff up. Story @citylimitsnews 👇️
We demand that CCHR be funded! We continue to ask: what good are civil rights if they're not enforced?
“When landlords see that the agency to enforce those things is underfunded, they’re going to roll the dice,” said Paul Keefe, the vice president of legal services at the Community Service Society. citylimits.org/mamdanis-budg…
Memorial Day is also a reminder that far too many veterans are still struggling to access stable housing. Even with HUD-VASH vouchers, veterans can face landlords unwilling to accept their vouchers.
If something feels wrong during your housing search in NY, report it at weunlock.nyc/start
#Veterans #HUDVASH #HousingJustice #UnlockNYC