Manhattan Walk-in Day: Due to COVID-19 walk-in days are suspended.
Queens Walk-in Day: Due to COVID-19 walk-in days are suspended.
JUNE 2021 EVENTS AND MEETINGS
JUNE CAN MEETING
Join us on June 16, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. for our monthly CAN meeting. We want to hear your experiences on health and voting rights. With your input we will develop a disability platform in which candidates running for office would have to address. We want to hear how we can hold our state and city officials accountable to ensure accessibility for all people with disabilities. REMEMBER: Your experiences help our advocacy efforts.
Please RSVP by calling Monica Bartley or by sending an email to mbartley@cidny.org and we will send you a link to the Zoom meeting closer to the date.
For Spanish please RSVP by calling Jose at 646-442-1520 or by sending an email to jlmera@cidny.org.
CAN call-in number: 1-929-436-2866
Meeting ID: 875 1463 5512
Password: 986956
Closed captioning will be provided. If you need an accommodation, such as large print or interpretation services, please let us know by June 9, 2021.
ONLINE WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
Learn to Tell Your Story with The Moth
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
CIDNY and The Moth are offering a special workshop on effective storytelling. The Moth Community Program provides the space, tools, and expertise for people to practice the art and craft of personal storytelling. Through this workshop, participants will learn to shape selected life experiences into well-crafted stories and share them with members of their communities and beyond.
Dealing with Housing-Related Administrative Agencies (HPD, HUD, DHCR, and more)
Thursday, June 17, 2021 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
A guest speaker from the Legal Aid Society will give an overview of on how to deal with different housing related administrative agencies (the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development [HPD], the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal [DHCR], and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD]). You’ll learn about what housing services and protections these agencies provide, such as: taking ones complaints, helping get services and repairs, inquiring about subsidies, and enforcing ones rights. We’ll also discuss how to find out if you qualify for different services, and what the application and complaint processes are.
You can register for this meeting by clicking here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsdOGvqDIoEtflRVlRUQuKKLpWKE6uOpw0
Mitchell-Lama Housing in New York City
Thursday, June 24, 2021 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
A presenter from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) will join us for a presentation on the Mitchell-Lama Program in New York City. Our guests will help us learn more about what the Mitchell-Lama Program is; how to figure out if you are eligible to apply for a unit in a Mitchell-Lama development, what the application process looks like for such a unit; how to register and set up your account in the Mitchell-Lama Connect system; and what to expect after submitting an application.
You can register for this meeting by clicking here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeqrqTktHtZrThAvmEh4_5yhHsT0oC06
RSVP:
If you are unable to use the registration links provided above, you can still register for a workshop by sending your email address and phone number to Angela Bruen at RSVP@cidny.org, or calling (347) 241-2150 at least two (2) days before the day of the event(s).
If you need an accommodation like large print, American Sign Language (ASL), or materials in other languages, please let us know at least two (2) weeks before the date of the event(s).
The link to the meeting will be sent to you via email the day before the event.
