Girl Scouts Troop 6000 - Community Connection for Children
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This week, we are joined by Hanna McPheron with Girl Scouts of Greater New York’s Troop 6000. It is a unique program designed to serve families living in temporary housing in the New York City shelter system. Learn more here: https://www.girlscoutsnyc.org/troop6000 Email or DM Hear Our Voices to share your story or resources related to homelessness and housing instability: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hear Our Voices' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ account links can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktr.ee/nyc_hov⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NYC311⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://portal.311.nyc.gov/  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DHS' Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- apply for shelter   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/site/dhs/shelter/families/families-with-children-applying.page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Brochure⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/dhs/downloads/pdf/path-brochure.pdf ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HRA Guide for Housing Instability⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/BK-9-SOI-NewGuideForRenters.pdf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠      Education ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advocates for Children⁠ ⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/⁠   Contact info for STH Regional Managers: ⁠https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/special-situations/students-in-temporary-housing⁠ Contact info shelter-based STH Family Assistants and school-based STH Community Coordinators:  ⁠https://bit.ly/STHStaff⁠   Help requesting a shelter transfer to be closer to your child’s school: email Jennifer Pringle at [email protected] Education specialist helpline, Monday - Thursday 10am-4pm 866-427-6033 or send a message: ⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/get_help/helpline/send_us_a_message⁠   Students in Temporary Housing Tip Sheet: ⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/sites/default/files/library/students_in_temporary_housing.pdf?pt=1⁠    Spanish Version: ⁠https://www.advocatesforchildren.org/sites/default/files/library/students_in_temporary_housing_spanish.pdf?pt=1⁠    ⁠CAMBA, Inc.⁠ ⁠https://camba.org/⁠  ⁠[email protected]⁠  ⁠Education and Youth Development⁠  ⁠https://camba.org/program/educationyouthdevelopment/⁠  ⁠Education Center⁠  ⁠College & Career Prep⁠  ⁠Community Centers⁠  ⁠After-School and Summer Programs⁠  ⁠Community Schools⁠  ⁠Young Adult Support⁠ Mental Health ⁠Better Help Teen Mental Health Resources⁠ ⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/teenagers/⁠ Talk It Out Mental Health Counseling PLLC [email protected] Tracey Liang M.S, LMHC, NCC, C-DBT Interborough development and consultation center Psychotherapist Address: Coney Island Clinic IDCC Medical Building 2846 Stillwell Ave Brooklyn, Ny 11224
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