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Council Member Farah Louis Introduces Vote on Support Program for Survivors of Domestic and Gender-Based Violence
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Council Member Farah Louis chairs a committee meeting focused on voting for a legislative initiative to establish a program providing door and window repair and security for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. The initiative reflects New York City's ongoing effort to combat homelessness and enhance the safety of these survivors by connecting them to essential support services, including personal emergency response devices. The legislation will also include an aspect of reporting on the program's implementation and an educational outreach component. Special thanks were extended to advocates, colleagues, and committee members for their contributions to the legislative process.
Speaker 1
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Good morning.
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My name is Farah Lewis chair on the committee for women and gender equity.
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Today, our committee will vote on legislative in relation to establishing a program to assist with door and window repair and security for survivors of domestic and gender based violence.
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Domestic and gender based violence continues to be a pervasive problem in this city, and the work of this committee has continuously focused on considering legislation to combat domestic and gender based violence and provide resources to survivors.
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This legislation continues in that tradition requiring the mayor's office of end to end gender based violence to establish a program that would connect survivors with services to make repairs to the doors and windows of households and provide a survivor with a with a personal emergency response device as well as other vital support services.
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Domestic violence continues to be one of the leading drivers of homelessness in New York City.
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And these valuable resources will help provide survivors with the necessary support to help them retain their housing and feel safe in their homes.
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This legislation will also require reporting on the implementation of this program so that we can measure the parameters of the program to see how it's responding to the needs of survivors, an education and outreach component so that survivors can understand what is available to support them.
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I would also like to thank the advocates, providers, and those with lived experience who informed and helped shape this piece of legislation.
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I would also like to acknowledge my colleagues who are here today, council members Riley, Gutierrez, and Vernokoff, as well as Keban online.
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Finally, I would like to thank my staff Blake Shaw, Phil, as well as Daniel Heridier, as well as our committee staff, committee Council Sohar.
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Mozami, I didn't wanna butcher that senior legislative policy analyst, Christie Dreyer, for their work on this hearing, and now I will call on the clerk to call the role.
