Waitlisted: Black and Brown NYers eagerly apply for NYCHA Section 8 vouchers

Amsterdam News has been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed weekday newsletter Editorially Black to their inbox!Councilmember Farah Louis’ office organized a Section 8 application workshop at the Flatbush YMCA last week.

“Addressing our city’s housing crisis means using every tool our city has, and that’s exactly what we are doing,” Adams said in a statement.is a federally funded housing program run by NYCHA that provides rental subsidies for eligible low-income families to rent housing in the private market, or from landlords directly.

“I hope goes through. I’m just praying,” said S.A., 65, a Brooklyn resident who wished to be identified only by her initials. She attended a Section 8 application workshop in Flatbush, Brooklyn, organized by Councilmember Farah Louis. She has lived with her 92-year-old aunt as a caretaker for years up until the aunt’s recent death, and now is in housing court with their landlord, who wants to evict her. Her case comes up for review next month.

One of the other issues encountered in filling out the application online was a gap in digital literacy for elderly people. One woman showed up to the Flatbush workshop with stacks of folders and documents, and ultimately was shown how to go through the necessary forms online on her phone within 30 minutes.

The hardest part for many people in dire situations, besides waiting to be put on the waiting list, is navigating land mines in the city’s housing market to find a landlord who will accept the housing voucher, said tenant organizers. Many continue to illegally discriminate against voucher holders. “I was distraught and trying to keep my mentality, because in the shelter, sometimes you can fall into depression which I was falling into,” Matthews said. “But I said, ‘I’m not going there.’”

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