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HPD Capital Budget News
Jan.20.2021
Last week, Mayor de Blasio released the FY 22 Preliminary Budget. The Network is encouraged to see HPD’s total FY 22 capital budget is proposed at $1.45 billion. We were also pleased to see the FY 21 budget updated at $1.43 billion. This includes a restoration, announced in November, of the $466 million that had been cut in the spring.
COVID-19 Vaccine Update
Jan.20.2021
All congregate supportive housing is now prioritized for vaccines, although due to limited supplies this process has been slowed. DOHMH issued vaccine guidance on January 13th for licensed and unlicensed congregate mental health supportive housing. But all providers should look at who is currently eligible and identify their nearest vaccine location and potential clinical partners HERE.
Statewide Press Support for a Re-Commitment to ESSHI in State Budget
Jan.08.2021
The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing has garnered a lot of recent press. Media outlets statewide have documented our efforts to encourage the governor to fund the next six years of the Empire State Supportive Housing Initative (ESSHI). We have highlighted some of the recent press hits below:
The Center for Urban Community Services’ Tony Hannigan Steps Down, Joseph DeGenova Named New CEO
Jan.06.2021
In December, Center for Urban Community Services founder Tony Hannigan stepped down from his role as president and CEO of the organization after 37 years at the helm. He will be succeeded by Joe DeGenova, who has been with the organization for 30 years.
January Community Corner
Jan.06.2021
When the COVID-19 vaccines were cleared by the FDA in mid-December, a public discussion began about Black Americans’ level of trust in these vaccines and the systems that produce and distribute them. In a study released on December 15th by the nonprofit health policy group KFF, 35% of Black people would either definitely not or probably not get the COVID vaccine (compared to 26% Latinx people and 26% white people). In many ways, this conversation is critical, as it highlights the history and current practices of medical abuse, neglect, mistreatment and violence against Black people at the hands of the government and the medical establishment--realities which are all too often ignored.