- ♥ Improve physical conditions in the shelter system, as well as administrative policy changes that determine where shelter assignments are made to ensure that homeless children are able to attend their home school or school of their parent/guardians choice.
- ♥ Pass and Implement a Homeless Bill of Rights and Grievance process for all DHS funded facilities system wide.
- ♥ Change the process by which people leave shelter for housing—currently, NYC’s Department of Homeless Services has only one housing subsidy available, Housing Stability Plus, and it is deeply flawed and destined to create more homelessness in the long run. We’re fighting to make HSP work for all homeless people!
- ♥ No five year deadline.
- ♥ No 20% decline in subsidies.
- ♥ Include all sections of the homeless population: (families, singles, veterans, criminal backgrounds, undocumented immigrants).
- ♥ Include people with all types of income, including employed shelter residents who can’t afford housing.
- ♥ Include provisions to create NEW HOUSING via the Picture the Homeless Housing & Jobs Platform.
- ♥ End housing discrimination against homeless people.
- ♥ Plan cannot be completed without full, substantive input from homeless New Yorkers.