Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity

Domestic violence is a major problem in New York City,?but it remains a silent crisis. Our office is conducting a study to evaluate and redesign the City’s? approach to rapid rehousing for domestic violence survivors. Learn how we are collaborating with the Mayor’s Office to End Gender Based Violence to empower survivors through improved pathways for housing stability: https://lnkd.in/ejCuyraB? #SupportSurvivors #HousingSolutions #EndDomesticViolence #SupportSurvivors #HousingSolutions #EndDomesticViolence

#CityOfYes for Housing Opportunity is NYC’s plan to tackle our housing shortage by creating a little more housing in EVERY neighborhood. Let’s say YES to a more affordable NYC! https://lnkd.in/exbjUZ_R

NYC Opportunity and NORC at the University of Chicago have released a new evaluation report and practitioners’ guide highlighting the promise of participatory design to promote the emotional wellbeing for vulnerable populations. ? Environments Promoting Wellness and Resilience (EmPWR) was a collaborative effort between the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the NYC Human Resources Administration, and NYC Opportunity to enhance the built environment of domestic violence shelters. The program partnered architects with shelter residents and staff in a participatory process to redesign communal spaces that support the social-emotional needs of survivors, fostering a trauma-informed environment that emphasizes safety, trust, and choice. The evaluation found that both shelter residents and staff reported that the redesigned spaces had a positive influence on their overall wellbeing, improving residents’ mood and sense of safety. ? The accompanying practitioners’ guide provides actionable step-by-step guidance and to enhance the built environment of communal spaces in various social service settings. The guide presents participatory design strategies and activities to ensure that staff, resident, and stakeholder perspectives are included throughout various phases of the project, from determining readiness and site assessment, to design planning, installation, and sustainability. https://lnkd.in/e2_mZRUh

We're Hiring! Join NYC Opportunity’s Programs and Evaluation Team as a Graduate Fellow for the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters! https://lnkd.in/eDWV7SHE? ? The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity) helps the City apply evidence and innovation to reduce poverty and increase equity. ? Want to learn more? Visit our website ??nyc.gov/opportunity

We're Hiring! Join NYC Opportunity’s Product Team as a Product Specialist. ?https://lnkd.in/dmGjvwvj ? The Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity (NYC Opportunity) helps the City apply evidence and innovation to reduce poverty and increase equity. Want to learn more? Visit our website ??nyc.gov/opportunity

The City recently issued the New York City Government (NYCgov) Poverty Measure for 2021, which covers the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The labor market was sharply disrupted in 2021, and the government allocated an extraordinary amount of benefits to people affected by the pandemic. Although the data for the 2021 report was less than ideal, the report has an important lesson: government benefits of this kind can have a profound impact on the rate of poverty. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/epnxM8yy And read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/eegmQi2t

EquityNYC, New York City’s interactive online equity data tool, has updated its data! The site now includes?data sets through 2023, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, income, sexual orientation, and neighborhood, as well as?mapped data?on well-being, service delivery, service locations, and population demographics. Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/eRq4dvWf

NYC Opportunity’s New Design Fellows We are pleased to introduce the newest Fellows working on our Service Design team -- Kiona Barnes, Josue Ramirez-Romero, and Jack Neiberg. Read more about them here: https://lnkd.in/eQ2XR_M8

We just published our August newsletter, which has items on: our My File NYC Award, the Jobs NYC launch, the Designed by Community second cohort, reticketing improvements for asylum seekers, the Community Compensation Fund, which is accepting applications, CUNY Youth Mental Health Advocates, and the NYC Opportunity blog. You can read the newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/ePJsE8uB

Today is New York City's Benefits Day of Action, a day dedicated to spreading the word to New Yorkers about public benefits they may be eligible for. The City is encouraging New Yorkers to identify benefits using ACCESS NYC, a digital tool that our office created and manages. There are over 70 programs and services available to help New Yorkers save valuable time and money. Please let people know about what ACCESS NYC can do for them and share the link: https://access.nyc.gov/