Senator Liz Krueger’s Virtual Housing Lunch Hour Series
Session 2: You’ve Fallen Behind on Your Rent, Now What?
Thursday, November 21, 12 pm – 1 pm
With Jenny Laurie, Housing Court Answers
LINKS:
Housing Court Answers Hotline
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
212-962-4795
https://housingcourtanswers.org/contact-us/
Housing Court Answers in Manhattan Housing Court
Housing Court: 111 Center Street, Second Floor in the Clerk’s Office
Mondays – Thursdays, 9am-5pm
Roommate Program – New York Foundation for Senior Citizen’s Homeshare Program – https://www.nyfsc.org/home-sharing/
SCRIE – Rent Freeze program for older adults who are rent stabilized – https://www.nyc.gov/site/finance/property/landlords-scrie.page
DRIE – Rent freeze program for people with disabilities who are rent stabilized – https://www.nyc.gov/site/finance/property/landlords-drie.page
Job and Career Assistance Programs for Older Adults
Maturity Works – Paid volunteer and job placement program for older adults – https://www.workplace.org/maturityworks/#:~:text=MaturityWorks%20is%20a%20training%20program,in%20local%20non%2Dprofit%20organizations.
Department for the Aging – Older Adult Workforce Program – https://www.nyc.gov/site/dfta/services/older-adult-workforce.page
Job and Career Assistance Programs for HRA Clients
HRA NYC Business Link – for people who receive Cash Assistance, SNAP and other financial aid from the city – https://www.nyc.gov/site/businesslink/job-seekers/for-job-seekers.page, https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/career-services.page
HRA Pathways to Construction and Industrial Careers – for people who receive Cash Assistance, SNAP, Medicaid NYCHA resident, and non-custodial parents – https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/services/career/PINCC-flyer.pdf
Job and Career Assistance Programs – General
NADAP Employment Services – for people previously or currently enrolled in a substance use treatment program or for people who have been diagnosed with a vocational disability (18+): https://www.nadap.org/employment-services/
NYC Small Business Services – Virtual Workforces1 Career Center System – Workforce1 helps New Yorkers prepare for, and connect to, jobs across New York City’s five boroughs and in every sector of the economy. https://www.nyc.gov/site/sbs/careers/virtual-wf1cc.page
Department of Labor Career Development – Resume Builder and Work Search – https://dol.ny.gov/career-development
New York Public Library Career Coaching – https://www.nypl.org/education/adults/career-services/coaching
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection – Free Financial Counseling – https://a866-dcwpwb.nyc.gov/talkmoney/book-appointment
One Shot Deal –
General Information – https://housingcourtanswers.org/answers/for-tenants/housing-court-tenants/rent-arrears-tenants/one-shot-deals/
Apply – https://a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/
Public Assistance – https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cash-assistance.page
FHEPS – https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/fheps.page
https://housingcourtanswers.org/answers/for-tenants/housing-court-tenants/rent-arrears-tenants/feps/
City FHEPS – https://www.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/cityfheps.page
Manhattan Homebase – SUS – Urgent Housing Programs, Inc.
2322 3rd Avenue, 3rd Floor
917-492-101
Private Charities – https://housingcourtanswers.org/answers/for-tenants/housing-court-tenants/rent-arrears-tenants/charities/
Check to see if you qualify for benefits that you do not already receive –
Call LiveOn – Benefits Outreach Program p: 212-398-6565
https://www.liveon-ny.org/benefits-outreach
Free Legal Clinics
Housing Conservation Coordinators – https://www.hcc-nyc.org/legal-services
Erik Bottcher’s Legal Clinic – The second Tuesday of each month – make an appointment at district3@council.nyc.gov
Goddard Riverside Law Project and Take Root Justice Free Housing Clinic at Gale Brewer’s Office – First Wednesday of each month. Call (212) 873-0282 to RSVP
NYC Bar – Legal Referral Service https://www.nycbar.org/get-legal-help/
RSVP for all of Senator Krueger’s Upcoming Events Here: https://www.lizkrueger.com/events/list/?tribe_paged=1
