TESTIMONY
Nathalie Pierre Louise on Enhancing Lives Through Goddard Riverside's Resource Center Programs
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Nathalie Pierre Louise discusses the vital support provided by Goddard Riverside's Resource Center, emphasizing the need for sustained funding for NYC benefits programs.
- Goddard Riverside, a settlement house, offers a range of services including benefits screening, financial counseling, legal consultation, and support for New Yorkers.
- A significant part of the Resource Center's funding comes from the NYC benefits program, which aids 36 providers with approximately $9 to $10 million.
- Through the NYC benefits program, the Resource Center has assisted 472 individuals, submitted 301 applications for benefits, and managed 1017 cases.
- Success stories highlight the Resource Center's advocacy for individuals, including assistance in obtaining SNAP benefits, legal support for disabled clients, and aiding a seven-year resident of a shelter to secure housing.
- Pierre Louise urges the council to maintain the program's funding to continue providing essential services to New Yorkers.
Nathalie Pierre Louise
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Good afternoon.
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Thank you to chair Ayala and the members of the committee for the opportunity to testify.
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I am not an EPR we.
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A system program director at the Resource Center, a program of Goddard Riverside.
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Goddard is a settlement house working with New Yorkers from early childhood to order all the food, to strive towards a fair and just society.
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Our resource center connects people to the services they need.
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Food stamps, legal assistance, and health care.
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We provide benefits screening, financial counseling, legal consultation, and support services.
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A significant portion of our funding to provide these essential services come from the NYC benefits program administered by the Department of Social Services.
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As of the council, please prioritize preserving the NYC benefits program at its current level of approximately $9,000,000 to $10,000,000 funding 36 providers.
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Since becoming an NYC benefit guarantee last year, we have serve a total of 472 individuals submitted 301 applications for benefits on their behalf.
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Manage 1017 cases, including snap, rent freeze, one shot deal, Social Security, Medicaid benefits, and so like.
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We advocated directly to providers and government agency on behalf of 122 individuals to assist in moving their applications forward.
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I would like to share a few stories that particularly demonstrate the value of the intensive support the resource center can provide in partnership with DSSHRI and our technical assistance from public health solutions.
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With the help of our PHSHRI assistance, We were able to advocate for the delivery of a new snuck out to a onboard female, adult living in East Holland.
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A female package tiny client from Dropbox was a disabled address on receive a app with a record number of 6 applications for benefits for 1 household.
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The client wants to be certified for reduced fail, access or buy, ACP, 9 top of the causing section need, She's successful.
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Thank you so much.
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Your time has expired.
Nathalie Pierre Louise
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And he claims that $760 is total on full time.
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Finally, we assisted a single mouser who had been living in a shelter for 7 years with your 7 years old son to move into a new home at several part in Harlem.
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We advocated on your behalf to HLA because of this program, because of the linkage that it gives us in order for us to get defect we need.
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We need your help to this program fully funded and assisting your new Yorkers.
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Thank you for your attention.
