Hear Our Voices

In the next part of this series, host K-DiD and Tiffany talk about the importance of financial literacy, differences among shelters, and challenges of finding affordable housing with a voucher. Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hear Our Voices'  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitte...

In part 1 of this series, NYC mom Tiffany shares about how she and her daughter experienced housing instability during the COVID-19 pandemic and going to PATH, the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing intake center, to apply for shelter. Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

En continuacion de parte 1 ella nos dice de un caso que un nino necesitaba ayuda y lodieron lo que el necesitaba. Ella nos dice que el nino era la primera vez estando en otro que no su pais natal. Ella con dice las dificultad que ahi cunado un padre no sabe como ayudar a un niño y lo importante que es tener la ayuda y los recursos a la mano. Email or DM us to share your story: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NYCHearOurVoi...

Bonnie Kerker, MPH, PhD, with the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, researches adverse and positive experiences that families face and the impact those experiences have on young children as well as how to mitigate the adverse experiences. She joins us this week to talk about postpartum depression, asking for help, self care, and more. Dr. Kerker worked on an intervention that adapte...

⚠️ Sensitive Content: Discussions on domestic violence and human trafficking. Jacqueline and Carmen with Volunteers of America (VOA) join us for this month's hot topic on brain injury and domestic violence. VOA-Greater New York has begun a  new initiative , in partnership with Safe Living Space, to screen individuals entering our seven domestic violence programs for possible brain injury and c...

For the last part of the series, Rudy shares about how she exited homelessness and about teaching children skills and basic knowledge for financial literacy and daily living. Check out part 1 ⁠here⁠ : ⁠bit.ly/3Ph5zcI⁠ and part 2 here : bit.ly/3TgZvlH Check out Rudy's pages: ⁠⁠https://linkbio.co/Rudyscakery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ https://youtube.com/@lifewithrudynicolle⁠⁠ Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share you...

In the next part of this series, Rudy dives into what life was like living in a shelter with her son for nearly a year. Host K-DiD and Rudy talk about the similarities and differences in the shelter and homelessness systems in NYC and other parts of the U.S. as well as the importance of taking care of our mental health. Listen to part 1 here : bit.ly/3Ph5zcI Check out Rudy's pages: ⁠https://li...

In part 1 of this series, Rudy begins to share about her experience of homelessness as a new mom and living separated from the rest of her family. Stay tuned for Part 2! Check out Rudy's pages: https://linkbio.co/Rudyscakery https://youtube.com/@lifewithrudynicolle Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOur...

Will Watts with Coalition for the Homeless joins us for this month's hot topic: right to shelter. Host K-DiD and Will discuss the background of the right to shelter in NYC, including Callahan v. Carey, the current landscape with the policy, how it relates to housing, and more. The Legal Aid Society Homeless Rights hotline: 1-800-649-9125 Monday-Friday from 10 am -3 pm Email or DM us to share your...

En este episodio tenemos a Marcia Flores. Que es gerente de educacion para advocate para niños. Ella hace mucha cosa en un solo trabajo por emjeplo: trabaja con coordinadores adentro de una comunidad para los ninos en refujios. Ella trabaja con familias que llegan aqui de otro pais. Ella nos dice do los trabajadores sociales no hacen lo qur tienen que hacer para ayudar a las personas. Ella nos men...

This week, we are joined again by Syntyché Francella who continues to share about The Bridge Project, an organization that supports healthy development for babies during their first 1,000 days of life by providing their mothers with consistent, unconditional cash on a biweekly basis for three years. Syntyché answers some key questions about the eligibility requirements and application process. Lea...

Syntyché Francella joins us this week and shares about The Bridge Project, an organization that supports healthy development for babies during their first 1,000 days of life by providing their mothers with consistent, unconditional cash on a biweekly basis for three years. Syntyché answers some key questions about the eligibility requirements and application process. Learn more at https://bridgepr...

In the last part of this series, Host K-DiD and Cynthia talk about supportive housing, the importance of getting mental health care, and more. Check out the other parts of the series! Part 1 - https://bit.ly/3tYSPAe Part 2 - https://bit.ly/47Kqrja Part 3 - https://bit.ly/3upkYjY Part 4 - https://bit.ly/3HSEFnA ⁠ Email Cynthia: ⁠⁠⁠⁠cynthiaenglish807@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email or DM Hear Our Voices to shar...

⚠️ Sensitive Content: This story includes references to domestic violence, child abuse, and suicide. In part 4 of this series, Cynthia talks about the various kinds of homelessness experiences. She also dives more into her story living on the street, having a mental health condition, and how these experiences impacted her children. Email Cynthia: ⁠⁠⁠cynthiaenglish807@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Email or DM Hear...

⚠️ Sensitive Content: Discussions on domestic violence. We continue with NYC mom Cynthia in part 3 of this series who shares more about her experience with homelessness and mental health challenges as well as living and working day-by-day to survive. With host K-DiD, Cynthia dives into how different policies impact the shelter system and people at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. Em...

en este episodio estamos con Natalie una madre soltera que salio a delante con sus hijos. tenia familia pero no podia contar con sus apoyos. en el transcurso de esto ella iba a la escuela y trajaba para poder salir adelante. aun ella no viva en el este del estado ella busco lo recursos necesarios para poder tener su apartamento. ella tambien habla de algunas person con quein ella a hablado y habla...

⚠️ Sensitive Content: Discussions on child abuse and domestic violence. In part 2 of this series, NYC mom Cynthia talks more about how homelessness and other traumas impact physical and mental health. Cynthia and host K-DiD also discuss concerns around suspending the right to shelter. Email Cynthia: ⁠cynthiaenglish807@gmail.com⁠ Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoic...

Title:  "Speak Out" - Put Humanity First for Migrants and Asylum Seekers Date and time:  Monday, January 22nd at 1:00 pm  Location:  Metro Baptist Church, located at 410 West 40th Street Policy and Advocacy Associate, Juan Diaz, joins to share more information about this vigil as well as the current issues related to housing instability in NYC. The vigil an opportunity to shine a light o...

⚠️ Sensitive Content: Discussions on child abuse, domestic violence, and suicide. We kick off Season 4 with Cynthia, an NYC mom experienced homelessness in different shelter systems, including for families with children, as well as street homelessness. In part 1 of this series, Cynthia dives into her mental health journey from childhood through adulthood and its intersection with her experiences o...

En este episodio hablamos con Diana Arigundi. Es subdirectora del programa de derechos de los estudiantes inmigrantes y defensora de los niños en la ciudad de Nueva York. Es una organización que ayuda y apoya a los estudiantes en todos los temas que tienen que ver con ser estudiante. Por ejemplo, si necesitan ayuda para aprender inglés, educación especial o ayuda con el acoso. La organización está...

In the last part of this series, host K-DiD and Michael Jackson talk about the impacts of bureaucracy on different groups of people and what it means to advocate for yourself while also receiving support from others. Check out Parts 1 , 2 , and 3 of this series! Michael Jackson's Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠@Blk_Intellect⁠⁠⁠ Michael Jackson's SubStack: ⁠⁠⁠blackintellect.substack.com⁠⁠⁠ Email or DM us to...

In part 3 of this series, writer and editor Michael Jackson talks about the discriminatory treatment and policies as well as the barriers of getting support and resources based on what agencies visually see and how circumstances, people are categorized. Host K-DiD and Michael Jackson also discuss the idea of "deserving help." Join us next week to listen to the last part of the series on...

In part 2 of this series, writer and editor Michael Jackson continues to share about what it's like experiencing housing instability as a child and the trauma from the experience as well as how it influenced his adulthood. Join us next week to listen to part 3! Twitter:  ⁠@Blk_Intellect⁠ SubStack: ⁠blackintellect.substack.com⁠ Email or DM us to share your story:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.c...

We are joined by writer and editor, Michael Jackson, who shares his story experiencing homelessness as a child and as an adult. After the passing of his wife, Michael and his son were displaced from the home they were renting due to the owner’s failure to safely sustain the apartment. Join us next week to listen to part 2! Twitter:  @Blk_Intellect SubStack: blackintellect.substack.com Email or DM...

⚠️Sensitive Content: Discussion on suicide.  In the last part of this series Anne continues to talk about her story of experiencing housing instability as a child, the challenges of housing instability and lower socioeconomic status, and losing her brother. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. Email or DM us to share your story:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYCHearOurVoices@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hear Our Voices on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...