City Limits

 “We have New Yorkers struggling right now,” said Diana Ramos, a member of the Safety Net Activists of the Safety Net Project and a CityFHEPS voucher holder (though she wasn’t impacted by the rule change).  “Housing people is cheaper than leaving someone to rot in the shelter.”

NY Daily News

"Last week Mayor Adams and conservative media told New Yorkers to start panicking about Zohran Mamdani’s plan to end homeless sweeps. Really, we should be relieved. After decades of failed homeless policy, finally we have a leader who is promising to try something different, and more importantly, to implement policies that are humane and effective. -Marika Dias, Director, Safety Net Project"

The Mirror

“Marcus Moore was one of several advocates who slept outside City Hall on Wednesday to protest Adams' crackdowns. "We need housing, not handcuffs," he said on Thursday after spending the night on the street with members of the Safety Net Activists and Safety Net Project.”

The City

“We need housing, not handcuffs,” advocate Marcus Moore said at a news conference Thursday, after spending the night on the street with members of the Safety Net Activists and Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center.”

Noticia NY

“Por su parte, Helen Strom, directora de la Unidad de Beneficios y Defensa de Personas sin Hogar del Urban Justice Center, advirtió que las nuevas reglas imponen un plazo imposible, y que “las decenas de miles de personas que llamen a la ciudad sobre los nuevos requisitos laborales solo saturarán aún más” las ya sobrecargadas oficinas de SNAP.”

NTD

“USDA’s unlawful action must not be allowed to stand,” Laboni Rahman, an attorney at the Legal Aid Society, which is representing food stamp recipients and the nonprofit Urban Justice Center-Safety Net Project, said in a statement."

Courthouse News

“On Monday, the [Safety Net Project of the] Urban Justice Center filed a lawsuit against USDA secretary Brooke Rollins seeking to prevent early termination of New York’s waiver and to certify a class of all SNAP recipients in New York City who have been classified as able-bodied adults without dependents before the state’s waiver expires.”

Gothamist

“We are seeking to stop the harmful implementation of these work requirements, which have been rushed out in a draconian way and will be impossible to implement in such a short timeframe,” said Helen Strom, benefits and homeless advocacy director for the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project."

Gothamist>““If you’re going to do stuff like this to people at the last minute, it throws people off,” said Maria Walles, a member of Safety Net Activists, a group of volunteers [with UJC's Safety Net Project] advocating on issues that they’ve experienced."

NY Focus

“Diana Ramos, an activist with the Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Project, called on Governor Kathy Hochul and Albany lawmakers to take action at the state level to protect New Yorkers at risk of losing their benefits."