Throughout August, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Public Engagement Unit has planned events citywide to help New Yorkers access resources and information from the Tenant Support Unit, Home Support Unit and GetCoveredNYC.
The Tenant Support Unit engages and provides assistance to New Yorkers who may be at risk of displacement or experiencing harassment in zip codes covered under the Human Resources Administration (HRA)’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection legal service funding. In addition, TSU proactively engages New Yorkers who may be eligible for the Department of Finance’s Rent Freeze benefits to assist them through the application process. Outreach specialists go door to door to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as anti-eviction legal assistance, to keep them in their homes. In addition, outreach specialists’ partner with elected officials and community groups to hold weekly office hours and attend local events.
The Home Support Unit partners with landlords and brokers to identify apartments for clients transitioning out of shelter with rental subsidies. HSU partners closely with the Human Resources Administration, the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and community-based providers to match prospective tenants to apartments, coordinate viewings, and navigate landlords and brokers through the City’s leasing process. Specialists remain engaged with the landlord even after lease signing to ensure new tenants are supported and have access to resources that help them remain stably housed.
The Homebase Outreach Team proactively engages families at risk of entering shelter to connect them to Homebase, a homelessness prevention program that provides casework services and referrals to existing resources. Specialists make phone calls and attend community events to provide families at risk with information about the preventive services available in the community and, when appropriate, help them access those services, so they avoid entering shelter.
GetCoveredNYC is a citywide initiative to enroll New Yorkers in health insurance and provide them with access to primary and preventive care at NYC Health and Hospitals. The initiative is a partnership between NYC Health and Hospitals, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Human Resources Administration and MetroPlus. The initiative includes a robust team of outreach specialists, who proactively go door to door and call uninsured New Yorkers to discuss their health insurance options, schedule them for free in-person enrollment assistance and case manage them through the enrollment process. In addition, the initiative launched a city-wide paid media campaign to promote the importance of coverage and how New Yorkers can receive free in-person enrollment assistance – including calling 311 or texting CoveredNYC to 877877.
For more information on these initiatives, New Yorkers can call 311 or visit nyc.gov.
The Bronx
August 1
10 A.M. – 12 P.M.
Community Food Pantry at Highbridge
1363 Ogden Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
(Home Support Unit)
August 1 (Weekly on Tuesdays)
11 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Assemblyman Blake’s Office
780 Concourse Village West
Bronx, NY 10451
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 1 (Weekly on Tuesdays)
11 A.M. - 3 P.M.
State Senator Rivera’s Office
2432 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10458
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 2 (Weekly on Wednesdays)
11 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Assemblyman Blake’s Office
780 Concourse Village West
Bronx, NY 10451
(GetCoveredNYC)
August 3 (Weekly on Thursdays)
11 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Assemblyman Pichardo’s Office
2175 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 3 and 17 (Biweekly on First and Third Thursdays)
11 A.M. - 3 P.M.
Assemblyman Joyner’s Office
910 Grand Concourse Ave
Bronx, NY 10451
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 3 and 17 (Biweekly on Thursdays)
11 A.M. - 6:30 P.M.
University Neighborhood Housing Program Refuge House
2715 Bainbridge Ave
Bronx, NY 10458
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 3
3 P.M. – 6 P.M.
Grand Concourse Branch – New York Public Library
155 East 173rd Street
Bronx, NY 10457
(Tenant Support Unit)
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 4 and 18
10:30 A.M. – 2 P.M.
Assemblyman Rivera’s Office
1 Fordham Plaza
Suite 1008, 10th Floor
Bronx, NY 10458
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 5
12 P.M. – 5 P.M.
7th Annual Bronx Summer Walks
Burnside Ave between Jerome and Davidson Ave.
Bronx, NY 10453
(Home Support Unit and GetCoveredNYC)
August 10
3 P.M. – 6 P.M.
Francis Martin Branch – New York Public Library
2150 University Ave.
Bronx, NY 10453
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 15
11 A.M. – 3 P.M.
Council Member Gibson’s Office
1377 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453
(Tenant Support Unit)
August 15
11 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Morris Heights Health Center
National Community Health Center Week 2017 Family Funday
E 156th Street and Cortlandt Ave.
Bronx, NY 10451
(Home Support Unit and GetCoveredNYC)
August 16
11 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Morris Heights Health Center
National Community Health Center Week 2017 Family Funday
137th Street and Brook Ave.
Bronx, NY 10454
(Home Support Unit and GetCoveredNYC)
August 18
10:30 A.M. – 1 P.M.
Evelyn Place Senior Center
2 Evelyn Pl.
Bronx, NY 10468
(Tenant Support Unit)
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