GENERAL:www.homepages.nyu.edu most comprehensive guide to overall housing related issues in NYC; contains over one hundred links to organizations, laws and regulations, government agencies, attorneys, etc. Excellent “gateway” for anyone needing housing information.

ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS:following are links to local housing, homeless and tenant advocacy organizations; each site contains links to additional local and national organizations. They advocate and lobby for funding and legislation.

Housing First- 718-388-1478 www.housingfirst.net

Housing Here & Now 212-608-5122 www.housinghereandnow.org

City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court 212-962-4266 www.cwtfhc.org

Met Council on Housing 212-979-6238 www.metcouncil.net

NYS Tenants & Neighbors 212-608-4320 www.tenantsandneighbors.org

Habitat for Humanity 212-991-4000 http://www.habitatnyc.org

Coalition for the Homeless 212-964-5900 www.coalitionforthehomeless.org

Partnership for the Homeless 212-645-3444 www.partnershipforthehomeless.org

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:

www.nyc.gov help with evictions or emergency shelter or call 311.

FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING: See these websites for types of housing & income guidelines; where to obtain applications and how to get on waiting lists.

www.nyc.gov Good overall gateway, the “NYC Affordable Housing Resource Center” (Call “311”)

www.nyc.gov This site is maintained by HPD and has a email listserv that you can sign up for to get notices of new lotteries for “affordable housing” set asides in new housing (such as “80-20" programs), also Mitchell-Lama Housing, etc. (Call 212-863-5610 or 311)

www.nyc.gov This site is maintained by the Dept for the Aging; go to right side of page and under "other resources" click on the link to "City-wide Senior Housing Search" for lists of senior housing sites by zip code and how to apply to each. (Call 311)

www.housingnyc.gov Site of NYC Rent Guidelines Board, worth exploring, many tips and links (212-385-2934)

www.cucs.org by Center for Urban Community Services, currently has the best updated list of vacancies and contact information for various non-profit “Supportive Housing” buildings through out NYC. (212-801-3300)

www.aging.state.ny.us Site by the NYS Office for the Aging, good overview and NYC lists by zip code. (1-800-342-9871)

www.dhcr.state.ny.us Site by NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR listings throughout NY State (1-866-275-3427)

www.hud.gov Site by US Housing & Urban Development, search feature for NYS and national listings (1-212-264-8000)

www.jewishhome.org Jewish Home for the Aging, types of senior housing & nursing homes, links & referrals (212-870-5919)

www.fria.org Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged- good info on “Assisted Loving”, Nursing Homes and advocacy (212-732-4455)

(Above Information compiled courtesy of Goddard Riverside Family Council: 212-873-6600 x304 visit us at www.goddard.org)

www.nyfsc.org The Foundation for Senior Citizens has a "home sharing program"

http://www.cidbelmont.org The Center of the Independence of the Disabled(CIDNY) has an on-line list of where to apply for "accessible" housing