New York City 2023 Policy Priorities


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Domestic Violence & Homelessness in New York City

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Proposed Solutions

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Expand access to homeless set-asides

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Open up city-funded supportive housing to domestic violence survivors

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Adequately fund flexible funding for survivors

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About New Destiny

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Sources

[i]  Silkowski, A. (2019). Housing Survivors: How New York City Can Increase Housing Stability for Survivors of Domestic Violence. New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer. Retrieved from comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-content/uploads/documents/Housing_Survivors_102119.pdf

[ii]  New York City Department of Social Services. (2022). Reasons for Eligibility for Families with Children for Department of Homeless Services Shelter (Overcrowding was the second-leading cause, accounting for 23%, while evictions, formal and informal, accounted for 11%).

[iii]  New York City Department of Social Services. (2022). 2021 Annual Report on Exits from NYC Domestic Violence Shelters.

[iv]  New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence. (2022). 2021 Annual Fact Sheet. Retrieved from www.nyc.gov/site/ocdv/press-resources/annual-reports-and-fact-sheets.page

[v]  New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence. (2021). 2020 Report on the Intersection of
Domestic Violence, Race/Ethnicity and Sex. Retrieved from www.nyc.gov/assets/ocdv/downloads/pdf/endgbv-intersection-report.pdf

[vi]  Morgan, R. & Truman, J. (2020). Criminal Victimization, 2019. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved from bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv19.pdf

[vii]  Women’s Law. Abuse in Immigrant Communities. (2020). Retrieved from www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-specific-communities/abuse-immigrant-communities#node-70360

[viii]  Postmus, J., Plummer S., Mcmahon, S., Murshid, N., & Kim, M. (2012). Understanding economic abuse in the lives of
survivors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(3), 411-430.

[ix]  Bhattacharya, A., Dorosh-Walter, B., Reid, B., Sussman, E., Kourousias, L., Garcia Bigelow, M., Menna, M., Correa, M., Cameo., Young., Wee, S., & Inzunza, T. (2022). Reinvesting in Economic Justice, Equity, and Solidarity for Survivors in New York City. Retrieved from nycsurvivorej.mailchimpsites.com/

[x]  New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. (2022). 2021 New York City Housing and Vacancy
Survey Selected Initial Findings. Retrieved from www.nyc.gov/assets/hpd/downloads/pdfs/services/2021-nychvs-selected-initial-findings.pdf

[xi]  Brand, D., Faye, M., Mariam, Q., Lozano-Velez, M., Rahman, N., Soto, T., & Jimenez, J. (2022, September 13). It’s Not Just Manhattan: Rents Are Still Rising Across NYC. City Limits. citylimits.org/2022/09/13/its-not-just-manhattan-rents-are-still-rising-across-nyc

[xii]  Kulkarni, S., & Hill, E. (2020). Understanding the Cycle of Housing Insecurity for Marginalized Survivors of Domestic and
Sexual Violence. Retrieved from safehousingpartnerships.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/CoordinatedEntryPapersCycleofHousingInsecurity.pdf

[xiii]  New York City Mayor’s Office of Operations. (2022). Mayor’s Management Report 2022. Retrieved from www.nyc.gov/site/operations/performance/mmr.page

[xiv]  Nathanson, A. M., Shorey, R. C., Tirone, V., & Rhatigan, D. L. (2012). The Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in a
Community Sample of Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. Partner abuse, 3(1), 59–75. doi.org/10.1891/1946-6560.3.1.59

[xv]  Hillstrom, C. (2022, March 1). ‘The Hidden Epidemic of Brain Injuries From Domestic Violence.’ The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/magazine/brain-trauma-domestic-violence.html

[xvi] Holmes, K. (2021). Evaluation Summary Report: Emergency Financial Relief Microgrants Program for Survivors of Domestic
and Gender-Based Violence. Retrieved from www1.nyc.gov/assets/ocdv/downloads/pdf/Emergency-Financial-Relief-Microgrants-Program-Evaluation-Summary-Report.pdf