2 results for month: 10/2022
VIDEO: Gov Hochul, Repeal the Medicaid Pharmacy Carve-Out
“I’m HIV positive and I was homeless. I was living in the street, going from shelter to shelter, not really in care. The doctor gave me my prescription. I went across the street to fill it and there was an issue with it. I called Harlem United and within 15 minutes I got my medication ... Mine was a lucky story. Not everybody will be able to get that help. What happens to them?”- Anthony Randolph, longtime Harlem United clienthttps://www.harlemunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SNYSN-Pharmacy-Carve-Out-Video-1.mp4Harlem United is a proud member of the Save NY's Safety Net Coalition. We collaborated on this video urging state officials to ...
Harlem United Stands with Migrants and Asylum Seekers
Recently, New York City has seen an influx of asylum seekers and other migrants, in a chilling political stunt by Republican governors that has strained our already overburdened shelter system. Harlem United calls on city, state, and federal leaders to address the needs of persons seeking asylum while continuing to tackle long-term health and housing disparities that have long plagued this great city. A creative solution to the housing crisis is required. NYC’s traditional model of emergency shelter is not built to satisfy the unique needs and current crisis faced by asylum seekers residing in NYC. Several proposals for housing the recently ...
