Testimonies

VOA-GNY released a statement thanking the New York City Council for a $250K Operation Backpack investment in the FY27 Budget, which will help VOA-GNY provide school supplies to every child living in a NYC shelter. 

VOA-NNJ responds to New Jersey’s FY27 budget, applauding the preservation of funding for critical nonprofit services while urging the state to adopt a transparent, needs-based funding model that strengthens housing, behavioral health, and homelessness services.

VOA-GNY released a statement in response to CityFHEPS Expansion and the FY27 Budget

VOA-GNY responds Mayor Mamdani’s consideration of delaying the implementation of nonprofit payment law, which would have a serious and immediate impact on our programs, our workforce, and the New Yorkers who depend on these services.

VOA-GNY released a statement in response to the FY27 New York State Enacted Budget, acknowledging steps toward supporting vulnerable New Yorkers and the human services workforce, advancing affordable housing development, and preserving supportive housing, while calling for increased investment to address the scale New York’s housing and homelessness crisis. 

VOA-GNY released a statement in response to the New York State Legislature’s passage of the SAFE Shelter Act to ensure equitable access to domestic violence shelter for all survivors.

VOA-GNY released a statement in response to new CityFHEPS administrative barriers introduced in Mayor Mamdani’s FY27 Executive Budget.

VOA-GNY delivered testimony to the NYC Council on reforms to strengthen the Fair Fares for low-income New Yorkers, including automatic enrollment, replacement cards, unlimited transfers, and expanded reduced-fare access on Metro-North, LIRR, and Access-A-Ride.