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    Changemakers in Action: Yvette Rouget

    by William Harkins

    “I got you.” Three little, but powerful, words that mean the world to the community residents that Yvette Rouget serves in her role as program manager at our Housing Resource Center at Brownsville Community Justice Center. As someone who also lives in the community in which she works, she takes her job and role as a good neighbor seriously. Often starting conversations with residents with just a simple greeting, it’s not long before she’s asking, “What do you need?” or sharing resources and support.

    Community Justice
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    Eviction Prevention and Mental Health

    by Ignacio Jaureguilorda, Faith Laurel, Ruth Lopez, and Merrill Rotter

    While eviction is a universally stressful event, people with mental health conditions can face unique obstacles with housing retention for reasons related specifically to their disability. This guide provides a review of housing settings and specific risks of eviction for individuals with mental illness before focusing on housing court and the challenges these individuals and court personnel face therein and identifies junctures at which supportive, problem-solving interventions can ensure the necessary community supports and legal representation.

    Placemaking, Reducing Trauma, Reentry
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    Helping Tenants Help Themselves: Spotlight on Housing Resource Centers

    by William Harkins and Robert V. Wolf

    As the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact surges across our country, now is the time to prevent evictions and keep families safely housed. In a new video, learn about how our housing help centers maintain and build secure and safe housing by empowering tenants to advocate for their rights. Staff help residents navigate Housing Court, get critical repairs, and provide them with the tools and information to prevent evictions and homelessness.

    Access to Justice
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    Achieving Equality for New York City Public Housing Residents

    by Andrey Burin, Zoe Bush, Michelle Gomez-Reichman, Community Advocacy Lab, and Columbia Law School

    Housing conditions at the New York City Housing Authority have drawn sharp attention in recent years, including federal court orders to remedy hazardous living conditions for its residents. This report documents four years of court filings for housing repairs in New York City’s civil housing courts, capturing the unequal treatment afforded residents of public housing versus those in private housing, and the disparities in conditions and repairs.

    Access to Justice
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