Increase Cash Assistance Town Hall 3/23/23

Staff at SNP, our member base of Safety Net Activists, in conjunction with a local campaign effort united to #IncreaseCashAssistance consisting of housing and homeless organizations, legal services providers and benefits supporters, held a Town Hall to inform the public of the issue of the NY State cash assistance program and to call for urgent increases to the benefit allotments be made this fiscal year.

Timestamps are provided:

Introduction (Beg-2:00)
- Ebony Anderson, Safety Net Activist

Cash Assistance Presentation + Audience Q&A (2:00-22:45)
- Helen, Benefits and Homeless Advocacy Director, Safety Net Project - UJC

Video- John Oliver on TANF *some profanity & mild humor*
*Video blocked due to copyright* Link to full video here (https://youtu.be/wJDk-czsivk)

Cash Assistance Presentation + Audience Q&A Cont'd (23:09-48:30)
- Helen

Cash Assistance Recipient Panel (50:58-1:16:00)
- Ethel Brown, Dinick Martinez, Milton Perez, Maria Theresa Walles - Safety Net Activists

Video Statement from Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal (1:16:50-1:27:34)

Cash Assistance Group Reflection (1:28:00-End)
- Bri Denson - Lead Organizer, Safety Net Project - UJC

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