Resources
Overdose Prevention Package Memo
August 17, 2021
On August 31st, for the last twenty years, the global community has observed International Overdose Awareness Day as a day to commemorate those lost to overdose, and to urge action...
Report: Stuck in the System and Expanding Syringe Access
June 3, 2021
Read VOCAL-NY’s report Stuck in the System: Expanding Syringe Access by Reconciling the Penal Code with the Public Health Law.
VOCAL-NY’s Homelessness Union Letter to Speaker Corey Johnson, Urging the Council to Vote on Intro146
May 20, 2021
We are the leaders of VOCAL-NY -- we represent the thousands of people who spend every night suffering indignity and danger inside city shelters.
Fact Sheet: Down Payment Toward a Caring & Compassionate New Deal for New York City
April 23, 2021
Following the release of the Caring & Compassionate New Deal for New York City report, VOCAL-NY released a set of proposals for the New York City Council to adopt and...
VOCAL-NY New York City Budget Demands
April 23, 2021
during budget negotiations for the 2021/22 fiscal year.
Decriminalization vs. Legalization: What You Need to Know
April 15, 2021
This campaign cycle, New York City mayoral candidates like Eric Adams and Andrew Yang have raised the topic of drug legalization and decriminalization. And last month, several candidates were asked...
VOCAL-NY 2021-2022 State Legislative Platform
April 15, 2021
VOCAL-NY is dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, drug war, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York. We do this by building the power of low-income people directly impacted by...
2021 VOCAL-NY Caring & Compassionate Mayoral Forum – Candidate Questionnaire Responses
March 17, 2021
Click here to read the full responses to our questionnaire.
Caring & Compassionate New Deal for NYC
March 16, 2021
The Caring & Compassionate New Deal for NYC report calls on city government to tackle the intersecting issues of homelessness, overdose, substance use and mental health by making major investments...
Right to a Roof
February 9, 2021
#RightToARoof: Demands for an Integrated Housing Plan to End Homelessness & Promote Racial Equity. The report, released by leading NYC community organizations, outlines how the next admin can ensure the...
