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The Urban Justice Center has made a difference for hundreds of thousands of New York’s most vulnerable residents, including the mentally ill, low-income veterans, victims of domestic violence, and even street vendors (most of whom are immigrants and people of color struggling to make ends meet and working under harsh conditions).The Daily Beast
“There’s been a lot of media attention given to Michael Bloomberg’s racist policing practices like stop-and-frisk,” Kiana Davis, a policy analyst at the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project, told The Daily Beast. “But I think it's really worth noting that the racist practices also extended to his policies on homelessness and housing.”City Limits
The Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center, the Safety Net Activists, the Center for Urban Pedagogy and design studio 13 milliseconds this week released a pamphlet outlining the rights that homeless individuals and families have in New York City. It covers everything from privacy to diet, voting to disabilities, public benefits to income savings; explains supportive housing and vouchers; talks about how to get a fair hearing and how to seek permanent affordable housing.Gotham Gazette
New Op-Ed by Our STOP Project: Under New York’s recent reforms, private bail firms can no longer make a profit from renting electronic shackles. Instead, the City itself must take charge of the electronic monitoring program. This delay gives us a crucial window to push back against the wholesale tracking of New Yorkers waiting for their day in court.NY1 Noticias
Se Hace Camino Nueva York, el Urban Justice Center, Sanctuary for Families, The Door, y la Coalición Inmigrante de Nueva York, así como la administración federal, tuvieron un día más en la corte para presentar sus argumentos en la demanda entablada contra ICE. Esta intenta poner fin a los arrestos de inmigrantes que se presentan en tribunales civiles, familiares o penales, que se han disparado en 1,700% desde 2017.City Limits
"The Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center, the Safety Net Activists, the Center for Urban Pedagogy and design studio 13 milliseconds this week released a pamphlet outlining the rights that homeless individuals and families have in New York City. It covers everything from privacy to diet, voting to disabilities, public benefits to income savings; explains supportive housing and vouchers; talks about how to get a fair hearing and how to seek permanent affordable housing."From Shelter to Apartment is a guide design to assist homeless New Yorkers navigating the city’s (DHS) shelter system and finding affordable housing, developed in collaboration with the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center, the Safety Net Activists, the Center for Urban Pedagogy, and design studio 13 milliseconds.
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“They should immediately provide homeless youth relying on DYCD programs access to local rental subsidies like CityFHEPS, including those young people who only access drop-in sites, as well as priority access to NYCHA and Section 8 vouchers,” says Craig Hughes, a social work supervisor at the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project who is writing a doctoral dissertation on the city’s history of youth homelessness."Brooklyn Daily Eagle
“Trafficking is a lot more complex than that,” said Rosie Wang, director of Legal Advocacy and Services at the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center. “Traffickers will force their victims to do criminal actions for them, like shoplifting and carrying drugs. They’re not eligible for relief because they’re not prostitution-related but they are trafficking-related.”Vice
Read this Vice article about how SVP amplified the voice of Wahede Whab and advocated for him with a rally when bike racks and planters were placed in his family's fruit stand spot of 35 years© 2024 Urban Justice Center | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
