New Destiny Housing

@newdestinyhousing.org

Committed to ending the cycle of domestic violence & homelessness by connecting survivors to safe, permanent, affordable housing and services. 501(c)3

🚨 UPDATE - New Location: Join us this Wed, 06/17 @ 1:30 PM, at City Hall Park to call @mayor.nyc.gov to protect New Yorkers with #NYCHA administered Emergency Housing Vouchers, #EHV, by creating a #CityFHEPS lifeline in the FY27 budget. Can't make it? Sign our letter forms.office.com/r/9i2xrMs8Qt

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New Destiny Housing@newdestinyhousing.org · 4mo ago

NYers: We need your help urging @mayorsoffice.nyc.gov to create a CityFHEPS lifeline for NYers w/ #NYCHA #EHVs. ➡ Sign our letter before 06/16 at 12:00 PM, noon: forms.office.com/r/9i2xrMs8Qt ➡ Join us on the steps of City Hall next Wed, 06/17 at 1:30 PM to deliver the letters to the Mayor

Our CEO Nicole Branca & Laura Lazarus (@anthoshome.bsky.social) on how to make real progress on #homelessness in NYC: cut delays & strengthen #CityFHEPS. Practical fixes, incl. some already in the City’s housing plan + SPEED Taskforce, will get more NYers housed: www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/23/n...

NYC housing voucher program needs fix

New York City is spending billions per year on temporary shelter housing nearly 100,000 people.

nydailynews.com

Thank you @amemeritatorres.bsky.social & Senator Sepúlveda for your critical advocacy. The #EHV Program has helped 1000s of low-income NYers, incl. survivors, stay in their homes. @governor.ny.gov, keep NYers housed & allocate $250M for #HAVP in the FY27 budget! www.bxtimes.com/opinion-fede...

Opinion | Federal cuts threaten Bronx renters-Albany must act – Bronx Times

New York’s housing crisis is about to get a whole lot worse, especially for Bronx residents.

bxtimes.com

🏗️ Construction update: This week we topped-off McLean Place! With the structural phase complete, this milestone brings us one step closer to opening doors. McLean Place will be a 72‑apartment supportive housing community, with 43 homes for survivors and their children coming from shelter.

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The State excludes domestic violence programs from annual budget increases, resulting in inequitable pay and less stable services. In an op-ed from @newdestinyhousing.org's Thaiasia Johnson, learn how S1580/A2590 would support #JustPay for domestic violence workers: www.amny.com/opinion/dome...

Op-Ed | Domestic violence workers need a living wage – amNewYork

As both a domestic violence worker, and someone who grew up exposed to it, I know just how vulnerable it can leave you. My mother worked hard, but as a single

amny.com

Thank you Commissioner @ahmedtigani.bsky.social & Elizabeth Strojan for your advocacy. Cutting Section 8 during a severe housing crisis would put over 10M nationwide, incl. surviors of #DomesticViolence who rely on this critical program for safe, stable housing, at risk. thehill.com/opinion/fina...

Section 8 cuts would send shockwaves through the housing market

The last thing we need during our national housing shortage is to shake investor confidence and make lenders wary of Section 8.

thehill.com

Gabriela, VP of External Affairs, discussed the harmful effects of HUD’s changes to the CoC program. >13k households across NYS & 170k nationwide, incl. 1000s of #DomesticViolence survivors, will be at risk of eviction & back on the street, shelter, or w/ their abuser. cbs6albany.com/news/local/l...

Letitia James sues Trump Administration to protect housing for vulnerable New Yorkers

Organizations throughout New York have been speaking out in recent weeks and months, concerned over changes in funding and guidance from theDepartment of Housi

cbs6albany.com

Emergency Housing Vouchers gave 70k households, incl. 1000s of #DomesticViolence survivors, the chance to rebuild their lives. If Congress fails to include funding for the program in the budget, families like Monique's could be forced back into #homelessness, nationwide.

Florida woman reports loss of HUD funding for rental aid amid EHV funding pauses

Advocates worry that more people will become homeless again who've depended on U.S. HUD rental assistance as EHV program is set to run out.

mynews13.com