New York State
For two decades, Housing Works has dedicated itself to advocating on behalf of the 120,000 people in New York State living with HIV/AIDS. We’ve done so primarily by maintaing a robust presence in Albany. When the legislature is in session, our clients and staff visit weekly with state leaders to ensure our politicians understand the critical link between housing and ending AIDS.
Our year-round Albany staffers work in coalition with organizations from around the state to influence lawmakers on a range of issues, from the equitable application of statewide AIDS housing subsidies to equal rights for transgender New Yorkers to Gov. Cuomo’s massive overhaul of Medicaid.
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Trans Actress Goes from AIDS Street Outreach to Indie Darling
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A year ago, Harmony Santana was 19, living in transitional housing in Harlem, and working as a peer educator at Bronx AIDS Services. She was still living as a boy and thinking about going into the medical field.
Now, she’s starring as Michael/Vanessa in Gun Hill …
August 9, 2011
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Cuomo’s Budget Release: AIDS Institute Safe; Fate of Medicaid Uncertain; Shelter Spending Slashed
An initial review of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2011-2012 New York State budget reveals that the AIDS Institute’s programmatic funding is safe — for this year — but that Cuomo plans to delay an increase in public assistance, halt state funding for an NYC welfare program, and reduce the amount the state …
February 1, 2011
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Angered by Paterson Veto, New Yorkers Protest Outside Governor’s Office
At least 75 AIDS activists jammed the sidewalk outside Gov. Paterson’s Manhattan office this morning, incensed by the governor’s veto of a housing bill that would have helped thousands of poor New Yorkers with HIV/AIDS.
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As police officers corralled protestors away from the door, dozens of people …
September 20, 2010
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