Boots on the Ground Workgroup Meeting
LiveOn NY’s Boots on the Ground Workgroup is a monthly, solution-focused space for direct aging service professionals and other programs and services to share resources, information, innovative ideas, and network with other professionals in an effort to collectively continue serving older New Yorkers. Learn more here.
Date: Friday, May 28th, 2021
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm
Self-Care Exercise & Virtual Programming Corner: Stretching & Moving with Natalie Graniela, Fitness Specialist/Gyrokinesis Trainer, and Sheila Williams, Program Director, CARE NYC (Care NYC Program), Sunnyside Community Services
Topic Presentation: Introduction to Housing Connect 2.0 & A “Virtual Village”
Speaker: Kai Usher, Housing Ambassador Program Assistant | Stonewall Community Development Corporation; Sayief Leshaw, Program Director | Stonewall Community Development Corporation
Description: Affordable housing is such a critical issue for so many New Yorkers. During our May BOTG meeting, Stonewall Community Development Corporation (SCDC) will share with us about NYC’s new Affordable Housing Application portal, “Housing Connect 2.0”, which was launched in July of 2020. They’ll also provide an overview of the application process, how to assess a client's eligibility, and where to refer clients in need of additional support.
SCDC will also share about the virtual community center they launched at the end of 2019, called “Stonewall Village NYC”. We’ll learn some of SCDC’s best practices related to virtual program organization by highlighting their replicable contract deliverables reporting system and consortium approach.
Stay connected with Stonewall Community Development Corporation by following them on social media. Instagram: @stonewallcdc & @stonewallvillagenyc; Facebook: @StonewallVillageNYC & @Stonewallcdc; Twitter: @Stonewall_CDC