Community Voices Heard

CVH Members Meet With Commissioner David Hansell

Submitted by dominique on Wed, 2008-09-17 13:06.

CVH members from all four chapters across the state met with Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner David Hansell on Thursday September 11th in Yonkers. Members shared there stories with Commissioner Hansell. Some of the topics of discussion at this meeting were Career Pathways and Transistional Job programs.

Members asked talked about the need to Raise the Welfare Grant and to reform the Sanctioning process as well as improvements that could be made with Transitional Benefits. 

CVH is Organizing a Housing Forum in Yonkers

Submitted by mike on Tue, 2008-06-24 11:11.

CVH is organizing a housing forum to demand that the city council commit to preserving and creating more low-income housing and jobs for low-income Yonkers residents in the plans for re-development.

Where? Yonkers Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Center, 2nd Floor Community Room Community

When? On Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 6:30 PM

The flyer is attached below as well as an article in the Yonkers tribune about the upcoming action. If you would like more information about this action call Sarah at 914-751-2641

"Speakers support, fear $1.6B Yonkers project - Unions say jobs are needed; others don't want to be displaced" - Journal News

Submitted by sarah on Fri, 2008-05-02 17:43.

This is a story about the public hearing that CVH members testified at. The press conference CVH members held prior to the hearing is mentioned and CVH member Valerie Pearson is quoted.

Low-Income Residents Speak Out Against $159 in Tax Money Spent on Luxury Housing

Submitted by sarah on Fri, 2008-05-02 16:11.

"Rally to call for including low-income in massive SFC development" - Journal News

Submitted by sarah on Fri, 2008-05-02 16:00.

This was an online article posted April 29th, the day of our action at the public hearing on the SFC development.

http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804290440

Yonkers March to City Hall Covered by News 12

Submitted by mike on Fri, 2008-02-22 16:47.

"Yonkers Residents March to Demand Inclusion of Low-Income Housing and Jobs in Development" - Home News & Times

Submitted by sarah on Thu, 2008-02-21 17:35.

This is an article about our recent march to City Hall in Yonkers published in the Home News & Times on Friday, February 22. CVH member and Yonkers resident Adrienne Knight is quoted in the article.

"Yonkers Affordable Housing Advocates March on City Hall" - Westchester Guardian

Submitted by mike on Thu, 2008-02-21 12:44.

This is an article about the recent march in Yonkers. We were the front page article in this issue of the Westchester Guardian. The article is split into two PDF files that you can see below, the first is the photo from the paper's cover and the second is the article.

"Housing group to march in downtown Yonkers tonight" - Journal News

Submitted by mike on Thu, 2008-02-14 18:39.

This is an article that was put in the Journal News about the march that Community Voices Heard held in Yonkers, NY to demand that no more public housing is demolished, and that the city include housing and jobs for low-income families in the plans for development in Getty’s Square. The cold and the snow couldn't stop CVH members from coming out to have their voices heard! CVH member and Yonkers resident Shateema Sherrill is quoted in the article.

Long-term Residents March to City Hall to Demand Inclusion of Low-Income Housing and Jobs for Local Residents in Development

Submitted by mike on Tue, 2008-02-12 21:03.

Tonight low-income residents of Yonkers and members of Community Voices Heard marched to City Hall to demand that the city include housing and jobs for low-income families in the plans for development in Getty’s Square, and that no more public housing will be demolished in Yonkers.