Homelessness Prevention Resources
Channel: Hear Our Voices
Date: 2022-08-02

Season 1 Episode 12 features advocate Grace Ruiz from CAMBA, a nonprofit organization that provides holistic social services, including homelessness prevention in New York. Grace shares information about Homebase, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Program Parachute, and more, which may be helpful to families at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. Find additional details on the resources below.
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CAMBA.org 
Housing Stability Programs - https://camba.org/program/housing/ 

For housing assistance from CAMBA's Homebase program providing support for those seeking to remain in permanent housing, please contact Homebase by emailing CAMBAHomebase@camba.org or call the following Brooklyn and Staten Island locations for Homebase remote assistance—there are no walk-in appointments:

1117 Eastern Parkway, 718-622-7323
1958 Fulton Street, 718-408-5756
2244 Church Avenue, 718-408-5766
120 Stuyvesant Place, 718-282-6473
209 Bay Street, 718-226-0496

Emergency Food & Shelter Program - https://camba.org/programs/emergency-food-shelter-program-2/ 
20 Snyder Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 287-0010

CAMBA’s Tenant Support Services provides case management and eviction prevention services to families receiving HPD Section 8 housing vouchers
https://camba.org/programs/tenant-support-services/ 
Contact
2244 Church Avenue
4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11226
(718) 408-5766

About Homebase
Provides homeless prevention services to New Yorkers experiencing housing instability and aftercare services for families and individuals exiting the shelter to permanent housing.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/homebase.page 
https://access.nyc.gov/programs/homebase/ 

Homebase Locator 
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/homebase-locations.page 

Find assistance and apply for SNAP, cash assistance, housing, employment, and other benefits. https://access.nyc.gov 
About Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) - https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/index.page 
HPD Affordable Housing - https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/find-affordable-housing.page 
Report a Complaint (Safety issue, housing discrimination, tenant harassment) - https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/report-a-housing-complaint.page 

About Section 8 - https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/about-section-8.page 

About Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) - https://otda.ny.gov/programs/emergency-rental-assistance/ 
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hra/help/new-york-emergency-rental-assistance-program-erap.page 

About Project Parachute Funds and Services for Tenants Experiencing Need (FASTEN)
https://www.projectparachute.nyc 

HELP USA
https://www.helpusa.org 
Phone: 212-779-3350
718-922-7980

Catholic Charities
https://catholiccharitiesny.org/find-help 
888-744-7900

Riseboro Housing
https://riseboro.org/division/housing/ 
718-366-3800

Eviction Hardship Declaration During the COVID-19 Pandemic Form
https://nycourts.gov/eefpa/PDF/Residential_Eviction_Hardship_Declaration-English.pdf   (ENGLISH)
https://nycourts.gov/eefpa/  (Other languages available here)