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Mayor Adams: Budget Cuts to Services and Care Will Cause More Violence, Not Prevent It

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CONTACT Jawanza Williams, Jawanza@vocal-ny.org MAYOR ADAMS: BUDGET CUTS TO SERVICES AND CARE WILL CAUSE MORE VIOLENCE, NOT PREVENT IT NEW YORK — On Wednesday, Mayor Adams released his initial 2023 budget proposal for New York City. The proposal includes maintaining the bloated NYPD and DOC budgets, while at the same time, making cuts across the City that will starve service providers of […]

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Politico: Eric Adams’ war against crime sparks Democratic unrest

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But Jeremy Saunders of the progressive social advocacy group VOCAL-NY said, while the cops have been out in force, the increased services for homeless New Yorkers have not materialized.

“He’s publicly talking about investing money in police and investing his personal time in police, while cutting these services,” Saunders said. “We don’t need big investments in law enforcement. We have a massive police force. We have an army of cops. We barely have a platoon of care providers.”

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Jeremy Saunders

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Jeremy Saunders (he/him) has worked at VOCAL-NY since 2007, and became the Co-Executive Director in 2016. He began community organizing in 2001, working at ACORN, Community Voices Heard and Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition. Since 2021, Jeremy has helped to launch VOCAL-KY, VOCAL-TX and VOCAL-US in hopes of building a stronger national movement to

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Alfredo Padilla

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Alfredo Padilla (he/him) is the Drop-in Center Harm Reduction Associate. Freddy supports VOCAL-NY in any way he can, but his main responsibilities involve supporting the Drop-in Center by monitoring the safer-use bathrooms and other facilities.  Alfredo also drives for the VOCAL-NY PDSE team when needed. 

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Mariah McGough

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Mariah McGough (she/her) is dedicated to elevating the voices of people who are fighting for the issues that have directly impacted their lives. By utilizing press and digital strategies, Mariah has a proven record of expanding the depth and quality of press coverage and shifting the narrative on our country’s most pressing issues, including homelessness,

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