Human.nyc focuses exclusively on unsheltered homelessness through organizing current and former street homeless New Yorkers and working on policy reform that directly responds to their specific needs. We connect people who are or were homeless to elected officials, journalists, and people seeking elected office.
In conjunction with unsheltered homeless New Yorkers, Human.nyc has put forth a platform to end street homelessness. All candidates running for city-wide elected office are free to adopt all or some of the four pillars of The #HumanPlan while understanding that a holistic approach that incorporates all four pillars will provide the most effective results.
Human.nyc relies on small-donor donations to operate. Right now, our only expenses are one full-time and one part-time employee, as we have access to pro bono legal and accounting, office space, and socks to donate to our street homeless neighbors. To grow Human.nyc, our goal is to hire a community organizer to build out our membership of unsheltered homeless New Yorkers. We will prioritize hiring a person of color. However, in order to make our next hire, we need a sustainable revenue model.
We joined the #HomelessCantStayHome campaign to demand single hotel rooms for homeless New Yorkers who need a safe room and an end to the unjust policing of homeless New Yorkers. The #HomelessCantStayHome campaign consists of Communities United for Police Reform, Neighbors Together, Picture the Homeless, the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center, and VOCAL New York.
Visit our site, created in partnership with the Coalition for the Homeless, that helped raise awareness about the Subway Diversion Program: www.diversioniscoercion.nyc.
It was announced on July 2, 2020, that the program would be discontinued. Our statement, provided by member Karim Walker, can be found here.
Our Mission
Human.nyc works to end street homelessness through research, organizing, advocacy, and most importantly by lifting up the experiences and expertise of people directly impacted by street homelessness. At the core of Human.nyc's mission is the belief that the people directly impacted by street homelessness are the experts and should be at the forefront of homelessness policy reform. We always work to center their voices.
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