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"When my business was struggling and I couldn't afford food, SNAP helped." - Phillip, Stock Market Consultant, Brooklyn. Learn more: nyc.gov/snap #SNAPShot #FarmBill

ICYMI: The NYC 2024 Continuum of Care Program NOFO has been released! Visit the NYC CoC NOFO webpage to learn more: https://on.nyc.gov/3UDXktc 🗓️ NYC Continuum of Care 2024 NOFO Timeline ⬇️ 7/31 - 2024 NOFO released. 8/09 - NYC CoC 2024 Kickoff - Download the slide deck here: https://on.nyc.gov/4cEagGC 9/06 - All new and renewal projects due in e-snaps. 10/15 - All accepted, rejected, and reduced projects notified outside of e-snaps. 10/28 - NYC CoC Consolidated Application posted. 10/30 - NYC CoC Consolidated Application submitted in e-snaps. Please contact the NYC CoC at nyc.coc@dss.nyc.gov with any questions.

Stable housing opens pathways to educational opportunities for children, setting the stage for lifelong success!🌟📚 Here is how Supportive Housing works. Learn more: https://on.nyc.gov/3PdQ9Gh

SNAP benefits support better outcomes for students who are food-insecure. Studies found that students living in food-secure households were nearly 60% less likely to be absent from school when compared to their food-insecure peers. #SNAPShot #FarmBill

Today, DSS Commissioner Molly Wasow Park and DHS Administrator Joslyn Carter joined Volunteers of America (VOA) to distribute backpacks full of school supplies to children in a Brooklyn shelter as part of VOA’s Operation Backpack.

On Thursday, August 8, DSS-HRA-DHS staff gathered for the agency’s first-ever celebration of Women’s Equality Day, organized by DSS’ Office of Equity and Inclusion. Official observation of Women’s Equality Day is August 26, commemorating the day the U.S. Congress passed the 19th Amendment, giving women across the nation the right to vote. The event included workshops and opportunities to network, along with guest speakers and a live recording of the DSS Office of Equity and Inclusion’s GRIEA Project podcast: https://lnkd.in/e-suj8iD

New York City’s NYC Department of Social Services, NYC Human Resources Administration, and the NYC Department of Homeless Services deliver billions of dollars in goods and services each year. Many of our programs are delivered directly by our employees, but much of the work we do is in partnership with our Human Service Providers, Non-Profits, and Community-Based Organizations. Our M/WBE Program Team works closely with these organizations to build contract pipelines that offer opportunities for the City’s Minority- and/or Women-Owned Business Enterprises to join us in our shared mission to support those in need. Matchmaking is one of our most important tools for supporting local business development and bringing M/WBEs into the service of our client community. In this month’s M/WBE In the Mix, we meet Alyssa Sanchez-Cook of Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. who understands the value of a good conversation. If you’re an M/WBE, or think you might qualify for certification, please email us at mwbe@dss.nyc.gov or visit our M/WBE Resource Page at https://lnkd.in/gaKF7NPe. We’d be happy to connect you with information about resources, upcoming events, and opportunities to contract with us and our partners.

“I applied for SNAP online all in one sitting; it was easy to do, it was fast… The result was my kids had food in their bellies, and they were happy. I’m happy.” - Miguel, Navy veteran, single father of two, the Bronx. #SNAPShot #FarmBill

For the second year in a row, the city has produced the most ever in new, affordable housing, supportive housing, and housing for formerly homeless New Yorkers. Read the op-ed by NYC DSS Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion, NYCHA CEO Lisa Bova-Hiatt, and City Planning Chair Dan Garodnick in the New York Daily News: https://on.nyc.gov/4dSwLsl

In 2023, the NYC Department of Social Services Issued approximately $5 billion in SNAP benefits. These benefits helped 1.8 million New Yorkers access healthy and nutritious food. #SNAPShot #FarmBill