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New York Times: A Choice for Recovering Addicts: Relapse or Homelessness

May 31, 2015

1,200+
MEMBERS ENGAGED IN ORGANIZING & ADVOCACY
140
RECEIVED HOUSING ADVOCACY SUPPORT
80+
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN STATEWIDE COALITIO
145
TRAINED IN SOURCE OF INCOME DISCRIMINATION
We operate with a strengths-based, goal-oriented approach to advocacy and case management. By building on the inherent strengths of our members, we encourage self-advocacy, enabling them to manage challenges and ultimately avoid crises.

Our staff provides personalized support to individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, helping them navigate New York City’s housing market. Through Housing Search Workshops, Source of Income Discrimination Trainings, and ongoing assistance, the Empowerment Program is dedicated to ensuring marginalized communities receive the resources they need for long-term stability.

The New York Times reports:

After a lifetime of abusing drugs, Horace Bush decided at age 62 that getting clean had become a matter of life or death. So Mr. Bush, a homeless man who still tucked in his T-shirts and ironed his jeans, moved to a flophouse in Brooklyn that was supposed to help people like him, cramming into a bedroom the size of a parking space with three other men. Read the full story.

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