Caitlin LaCroix

policy at @cmtysolutions | formerly @RxHOMEnyc @nycgov @ColumbiaSIPA @holy_cross

[Sam Tsemberis @SamTsemberis]

Politicians invoke involuntary treatment for addiction or mental illness for people experiencing homelessness to mollify the anxieties of the housed not to meet the needs of the unhoused. Why not implement Housing First and take good care of both groups?! https://t.co/jxd4K2tyjr

[Lauren Young @LaurenYoung]

Household rents in 2021 jumped 10% from pre-pandemic levels, according to @uscensusbureau estimates, leaving a generation of younger workers behind.

Important read via @rosehorowitch https://t.co/dR8U6lSTzE

[NYC Votes @NYCVotes]

Today is Primary Election Day! Polls are open from 6am until 9pm. Find your assigned poll site at: https://t.co/UcW7Atgxig

The U.S. House of Representatives and State Senate are on the ballot. Meet your district’s candidates at: https://t.co/yESDdKPoFU

Happy voting, NYC!

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

We criminalize issues so we don't have to address them.

We criminalize poverty instead of addressing income inequality. We criminalize homelessness instead of addressing the lack of housing. We criminalize mental illness instead of providing access to treatment and supports.

[David Brand @DavidFBrand]

For @CityLimitsNews I looked at what it would take to move at least some NYers straight from the streets into housing

To @NYCMayor, it's naive: "In life, I learned that idealism collides w realism"

But not to everyone: "If Houston can do it, NYC can too" https://t.co/QBTUnNyI2i

[Aaron Carr @aaronAcarr]

And, yes, housing should come with supportive services for those who need it. But supportive services without housing = homelessness.

Housing first.

[stacy palmer @stacypalmer]

Really appreciate this letter from @AmandaAndere https://t.co/C97f7E1dNf

[Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan]

A “bureaucratic nightmare” has left 2,500 city-funded apartments for homeless New Yorkers who need mental health care and other social services open — enough units to house every person living on the streets or in the subways.

https://t.co/7cFdgKd9F2 via @ndhapple

[RxHOME @RxHOMEnyc]

We applaud Mayor Adams on announcing a talented and thoughtful housing leadership team led by Jessica Katz. Jessica deeply understands the necessity of ending and preventing homelessness to achieving housing justice in our city.

https://t.co/nf1tdMMN0b

[Tara Dawson McGuinness @taradmcguinness]

If only we made social policy in the US based on evidence… https://t.co/L56AZi1EXq

[The Honorable Adrianne Todman @DepSecTodman]

Our Regional Administrators are integral to ensuring HUD serves local communities well.

I'm proud to welcome @HUDNY_NJ's Alicka Ampry-Samuel, @HUDMidAtlantic's Matthew Heckles, @HUDSoutheast's Jose Alvarez, and @HUDGreatPlains' Ulysses “Deke” Clayborn. https://t.co/f4lRq2Xk9u

[Robin Hood @RobinHoodNYC]

“A wave of evictions is coming that will put hundreds of thousands of NYers at risk. This report shows who will be crushed by this crisis — overwhelmingly NYers of color & our lower-income neighbors who were facing housing instability even before COVID." https://t.co/KxCLCejT8i

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

#BREAKING: New York's Emergency Rental Assistance Program will reopen TONIGHT at 10PM.

We urge all NYers in need of rent relief to apply through the OTDA web portal once it's open, as a pending application will provide temporary protection from eviction.

https://t.co/gFIR5uJv5W

[Homeless Services @NYCDHS]

Temperatures are to go below freezing tonight. If you see anyone at risk, especially those living on the street, please call 311. During #CodeBlue, shelter is available system-wide for anyone brought to a shelter by outreach teams. Accommodations are also available for walk-ins.

[Eviction Lab @evictionlab]

“A New York agency tasked with distributing federal rental aid must once again accept applications across much of the state, a judge ordered Thursday.”

By @Law360’s @emma_a_whitford

https://t.co/aNxkBgmf8Y

[End Homelessness @naehomelessness]

The Senate must pass the #BuildBackBetterAct to provide the large-scale, sustained investments needed to ensure renters with the lowest incomes have an affordable place to call home. #HoUSed
https://t.co/frpbA6lwEV

[ZERO TO THREE @ZEROTOTHREE]

As it stands, #BuildBackBetter includes rental assistance and funding to improve public housing, which would be a huge boon for families with young children. https://t.co/QlGMir7NRH

[New Destiny Housing @newdestinyorg]

Homelessness is a national emergency. Passing #BuildBackBetter will build housing for those experiencing #homelessness and save lives! @SenSchumer @SenGillibrand, let's get this passed! #SupportiveHousingSavesLives #HoUSed @theNetworkNY

[Caitlin LaCroix @CELaCroix]

Yes to each and every thing in this thread. It is so important that communities create homeless service systems that focus on prevention and rehousing. Building more + more shelters without improving rehousing is an investment in managing homelessness rather than solving it.

[NYC Fair Chance for Housing Campaign @FairHousing_NYC]

Everyone deserves a home for the holidays.

It’s time to pass #FairChanceForHousing. @NYCSpeakerCoJo @NYCCouncil: we’re counting on you. #Intro2047 #EveryoneDeservesAHome