Safety Net Project

CityFHEPS Decision is a Victory for Low-Income New Yorkers www.nyic.org/2025/07/city...

A breaking news graphic with a red and black background that states “Mayor Adams’ Admin Must Implement the Council’s CityFHEPS Reform Laws Following Appellate Division’s Reversal of Lower Court Decision” with the New York City Council logo.

The State Appellate Division has affirmed what we’ve always known: the Council has the authority to act on behalf of New Yorkers in crisis.

The mayor must stop obstructing CityFHEPS reforms that will allow people to stay in their homes and find permanent, stable housing.

Statement from a New York City Council Spokesperson on the State Appellate Division Ruling on CityFHEPS Reform Laws New York City Council

Read our full statement on the court’s ruling on the CityFHEPS reform laws: council.nyc.gov/press/2025/0...

Some good news for NYC CityFHEPS Voucher holders!

“This is the time for us to engage in implementation, and talk about who are the populations that we’re serving,” Abreu said. “Instead of just saying simply ‘no,’ we can provide support.”

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We applaud today’s ruling which is a well-deserved win for New Yorkers, the City Council, and every single homeless and formerly homeless person who fought for the CityFHEPS Laws to pass, only to see the Mayor ignore them. While the City states it doesn’t want to spend money on CityFHEPS, we know that it costs far more to house someone in shelter than it costs to house someone in an apartment, with the City spending as much as $10,000 / month for someone to be in shelter. Mayor Adams tried to use every excuse not to help people who are homeless and facing eviction. As a result, it’s been two years since the Laws passed, and tens of thousands of people have been evicted and have remained stuck in shelters and on the streets because of the Mayor. Irreparable damage has been done and these people cannot get back what they lost. Those evictions and years of unnecessary homelessness are on the Mayors’ hands. Now is the Mayor’s chance to be accountable, take responsibility, and do the right thing by implementing the CityFHEPS Laws. It's time for him to reverse course before more lives are destroyed and more harm is done.

Today’s ruling is a well-deserved win for homeless NYers who fought for the CityFHEPS Laws. It’s been 2 years since they passed, and thousands have been evicted and have remained stuck in shelters because of Mayor Adams.

It's time for him to reverse course before more harm is done

If you plan to attend please register here: bit.ly/StopTheCutsT.... Let us know if you have any questions! Hope to see you all on the 18th!

The event will be hybrid and simultaneous interpretation Spanish/English will be provided (in person and on zoom). It will be a great opportunity to learn more about what is happening and what actions we can collectively take to fight back these cuts.

The Safety Net Activists and Safety Net Project are putting together a second town hall from the series "Stop The Cuts!". Next Wednesday we will talk about the federal cuts to the housing programs (Section 8, NYCHA - Section 9, EHV etc.).

📍The Bronx is the epicenter of NYC’s housing crisis.

8 of the 10 highest-risk districts are located in the Bronx. And nearly every Bronx community ranks in the top 30 for housing threats citywide.

It’s time for the NYC Council to fully fund CHPS at $4.95M in FY26!

#CHPS #SupportCHPS

But the fight is not over! Right now the budget bill proposal is in Senate and than it will have to be passed again by the House. Follow Safety Net Project for the updates of upcoming actions to stop these cuts!

Congress plans to cut SNAP by $300 billion over the next 10 years and Medicaid by $800 billion to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest and pay for military expansion, border "security", ICE etc.

The proposal passed by one vote and Malliotakis, as the only Republican House Representative in NYC, did nothing to protect her constituents. If this reconciliation budget bill passes it will have devastating impact on Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, Section 8 and NYCHA recipients.

The proposal passed by one vote and Malliotakis, as the only Republican House Representative in NYC, did nothing to protect her constituents. If this reconciliation budget bill passes it will have devastating impact on Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, Section 8 and NYCHA recipients.

The action organized by our partners: Metro New York Health Care for All, Citizen Action! NY, Make The Road and others, was to protest the passing of slashing reconciliation budget bill proposal by House of Representatives on May 22nd.

Last Thursday, on May 29th, Diana Ramos represented Safety Net Activist group at the action in front of Nicole Malliotakis' office in Bay Ridge.

Thank you for your partnership @studentdefense.bsky.social @protectdemocracy.org @nclej.bsky.social

It’s hard enough for SNAP recipients to provide for their families with prices rising and cuts looming. Now they have to worry about their private data being put into DOGE & Trump's massive federal surveillance database without their consent.

USDA Sued for Illegally Demanding the Personal Information of Millions of SNAP Recipients From States

Last week, Safety Net Activists member Diana Ramos joined other SNAP recipients, @epicprivacy.bsky.social, & @mazonusa.bsky.social in suing Trump's USDA for their illegal demands for states & vendors to turn over personal info about millions of SNAP recipients

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Join us tomorrow to learn about Trump and Congress's massive proposed cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, housing and more and how *you* can fight back!

Join us at 40 Rector St or on zoom

Register here: bit.ly/TownHallCuts25

Join us to provide testimony as we share our priorities at the General Welfare Executive Budget Hearing on Friday, May 16 2025 at 10am. Show up and speak up for CityFHEPS!

How? Expand CityFHEPS for tenants facing eviction, fix administrative barriers causing unnecessary delays, and reverse proposed rent hikes for CityFHEPS voucher holders with earned income.

As part of the Homes Can't Wait Coalition, we urge
Mayor Adams and the NYC Council to invest in and expand access to CityFHEPS in this year's budget.

📌 New Job Vacancy 📌

Apply today! bit.ly/3ELAw6S

SNP’s Practice Manager or Managing Attorney works with SNP’s Housing Director to develop, implement and oversee SNP’s systems for practice management, intake, grants and contract compliance, and data management.

Our next Stop the Sweeps meeting will be at Judson Memorial Church on Tuesday, April 8th at starting at 10:45 am. If you know unhoused folks or people impacted by sweeps, please invite them to this meeting! If you're interested in joining please contact urahman@urbanjustice.org

📢New Job Vacancy

SNP’s Homeless Litigation Supervising Attorney is a movement lawyering role that works w/organizers & members to bring impact litigation & provide legal services that advance & protect the rights of homeless NYers & benefits recipients. bit.ly/43EoOFo

Thousands out in NYC today to demand that DOGE… STOP THE CUTS!

🪦 New Yorkers are in front of the New York Stock Exchange for a mass die-in to symbolize how these devastating cuts will destroy families & take lives.

Deep spending cuts to programs like healthcare, food assistance, and education is a matter of life & death for millions.

Congress: #StopTheCuts!

There's housing crises everywhere, but Eric Adams doesn't care!

Tell Mayor Adams that he needs to stop withholding CityFHEPS housing vouchers from people facing eviction and in shelters!

Come join us! #HomesCantWait

Our statement on @GovKathyHochul announcements on subway policing and forced hospitalizations. More police & forced hospitalizations that put NYers at risk of violence and violation of their rights is not the answer.

Housing is a human right, and HOUSING ends homelessness