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The Network is Selected as New York State Partner for National HoUSed Campaign
May.11.2021
The Network has been selected by National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) as a New York State partner for their national HoUSed campaign, which aims to end the housing crisis by advancing anti-racist policies and bold proposals to ensure people with the lowest incomes and those who are the most marginalized have stable, affordable homes.
My Journey from Hesitancy to Fully Vaccinated: Guest Blog by BestSelf’s Kelly Dumas
May.07.2021
Kelly Dumas, LCSW, Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer at BestSelf Behavioral Health, was kind enough to share her journey from feeling hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine to ultimately choosing to get vaccinated. As Kelly says, “I encourage anyone who has been vaccinated to share your journey. You may not know who sees you as a trusted individual and your story may be just what is needed to help them decide. If we agree to cancel judgement and listen to understand why someone may be resistant or hesitant to being vaccinated, I think we could have more success in helping some move from hesitancy to fully vaccinated.”
HHAP Window Remains Open
May.03.2021
The Board of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s Homeless Housing Assistance Corporation approved six more supportive housing projects April 7th. Additionally, the Board opted to keep the application window open, adding the new $128 million in 2021 funding to the pool available to projects with current applications as well as new ones. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications when ready. If you are unsure about your application, you can submit a concept paper to get feedback from HHAP. Find guidelines and contact information for submitting a concept paper here.
The Miracle of COVID Vaccines: A Guest Blog by CUCS’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Van Yu
May.03.2021
As awful as COVID-19 has been, things would have been much worse without vaccines. When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, first started spreading last spring, every human was vulnerable to it. There have been some modest improvements in the treatment of COVID-19, but people are still largely at the mercy of whatever SARS-CoV-2 has in store for them, and it has killed 575,000 people in the United States alone. In Brazil, people have been reinfected showing that even a previous infection is not a guarantee of protection raising the specter of repeated deadly waves with mutant variants. With three effective vaccines, however, the United States is on the brink of an almost-normal summer.
City Council Releases Response to the FY22 Preliminary Budget
Apr.28.2021
On April 7th, the NYC Council released its response to the FY22 Preliminary Budget. The Network is pleased to see many of our priorities in the response.