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Volunteers of America-Greater New York

@voagny.bsky.social
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Anti-poverty organization working to #endhomelessness in NYC, Northern NJ & Westchester County | Founder of Operation Backpack®

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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Threats to CoC permanent housing funding are putting the housing stability of hundreds of thousands of Americans at risk. Thank you Congressmen Lawler and @pkryan.bsky.social for standing up for this critical funding. #supportivehousingsaveslives
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
NJ saw an 8% rise in homelessness in 2025: 13,748 people are unhoused, nearly 2K unsheltered. Permanent housing investments are falling short & federal cuts could make things worse. Senate President Scutari's Municipal Housing Trust Fund is a needed solution. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/11/as-h...
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Homelessness is rising. NJ towns might get help with housing | NJ Spotlight News
Effort to address homelessness at the municipal level being led by Senate President Nicholas Scutari
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Housing & Community Development Network of NJ @hcdnnj.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
NEWS RELEASE 🗞️ Housing Advocates Celebrate $45M Down Payment to AHTF, Call for Full & Sustainable Funding “Let’s finish the job & ensure the AHTF is fully & sustainably funded so every community can provide the affordable homes our residents need.” -Matthew Hersh tinyurl.com/AHTFDownPayment
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
What a way to end the week! We are immensely grateful to the Mayor & NYC Council for including $250K in the budget to support #OperationBackpackNYC - our annual community service campaign that provides students living in NYC homeless shelters with the school supplies they need to succeed.
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
NYC’s next Mayor will have a lot to tackle when it comes to supporting the human services sector. Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues facing our orgs & communities in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats. 📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The cost of school supplies is projected to rise this back-to-school season. For the 1 in 8 NYC public school students experiencing homelessness, this doesn’t just limit choices—it can mean going without supplies at all. You can help through Operation Backpack® >> www.voa-gny.org/operation-ba...
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Operation Backpack® - Volunteers of America-Greater New York
Operation Backpack®, a program that provides backpacks and school supplies to every student living in a New York City domestic violence or homeless shelter.
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Human Services Council of New York (HSC) @hscny.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The City relies on nonprofits like @goddardriverside.bsky.social and @voagny.bsky.social to provide life-saving services - but owes the sector millions of dollars for services they already provided. #PayNonprofitsOnTime
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
In the recent @gothamist.com article, @davidfbrand.bsky.social reports that NYC's Adult Protective Services has rejected 95% of people referred for assistance this year. The city needs a better functioning services agency to meet the needs of older New Yorkers. gothamist.com/news/nyc-age...
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NYC agency meant to help vulnerable adults rejected 95% of people referred for aid
Officials from the city’s Adult Protective Services program disclosed the rejection rate at a City Council hearing inspired by Gothamist’s reporting.
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
With preschool special education funding now baselined, we can be more confident that students with special needs at our Bronx Early Learning Center will continue to have access to the critical programs they need to thrive. @afcnewyork.bsky.social
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
We stand with @lindabrosenthal.bsky.social, Senator Kavanaugh, REBNY, and @winnyc.bsky.social to urge New York State and @governor.ny.gov to fund the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), which will provide immediate relief to thousands of struggling families.
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Last week, the @council.nyc.gov released their response to the Mayor’s preliminary budget—and Operation Backpack®, our signature program providing school supplies to children living in NYC shelters, was included in the council’s funding priorities! [1/3🧵]
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The Supportive Housing Network of New York @thenetworkny.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Hundreds strong to stand in solidarity to declare that enough is enough! We are here today to say: HANDS OFF HOUSING! #handsoffhousing @univsettlement.bsky.social @newdestinyhousing.bsky.social @housingworksnyc.bsky.social @hscny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social @unhny.bsky.social
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
CityFHEPS is a lifeline for many of our clients. To truly address the housing crisis, the administration must invest more in both long-term and immediate solutions, including housing access vouchers in the NY State budget. @govkathyhochul.bsky.social citylimits.org/2025/03/11/o...
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Opinion: The Problem Isn't CityFHEPS
"Let’s not forget that the cost of vouchers represents people—people who can’t afford rent despite working full-time, people who without the voucher will become or remain homeless."
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
State Senator Cordell Cleare and Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi are calling @govkathyhochul.bsky.social to pass the Supportive Housing Modernization Act, which can save 9000 units of supportive housing, protecting the housing we have already built. @timesunion.com www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
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Commentary: Residents of older supportive housing units need the state's support
Commentary: The Supportive Housing Modernization Act will keep people in their homes and create new jobs.
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
We joined @hscny.bsky.social and 300+ human services workers in Albany on Monday for Human Services State Advocacy Day, demanding a 7.8% investment on ALL human services contracts to cover program costs and ensure a living wage. The human services sector can't wait! #FundHumanServices #JustPay
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
📢 What’s the number?! 7.8! Cost-of-living keeps climbing, and State contracts must keep up. A 7.8% investment on ALL State human services contracts is what human services nonprofits need to help cover rising program costs and higher wages. #FundHumanServices #JustPay @hscny.bsky.social
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) is designed to help families stay in their communities, homes, and schools. @govkathyhochul.bsky.social, please include HAVP in this year’s budget so families like Rhonda’s have a place to call home after fleeing violence. www.amny.com/opinion/gove...
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Op-Ed | Governor Hochul must pass the Housing Access Voucher Program | amNewYork
My name is Rhonda Jackson and I am a proud mother, grandmother, disabled and retired New York City Transit Authority worker, and a life-long New Yorker. This
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
We understand first-hand the complexities involved in implementing a true Housing First program. We are grateful to CM @sandynurse.bsky.social and Deputy Speaker Ayala for their leadership in sponsoring this bill—a critical first step toward removing the barriers that prevent access to housing.
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Human services workers show our communities love every day. Now, it’s the State’s turn. ❤️ Join us to advocate for a 7.8% increase to contracts & Cost of Living Adjustments for staff. 📨 Email your State legislators by 2/14: Tell them to #JustPay in the budget! 👉 bit.ly/JustPay-Valentine
Text on a pink background with an orange rose illustration, urging support for human services workers.
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Volunteers of America-Greater New York @voagny.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
This past Monday, VOA-GNY policy and program staff from our senior supportive housing residences and domestic violence shelters joined @thenetworkny.bsky.social’s Advocacy Day! 🧵[1/3]
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