Theater of the Oppressed NYC and Housing Works present Apartment Complex
Theater of the Oppressed NYC and Housing Works present Apartment Complex {image description: as well as the previous text, there is an image of a woman with her hand on her chin, with a perplexed expression, she wears checkered clothing and looks left]
Watch New Yorkers struggle to get and keep safe and affordable housing when the landlord decides that rent stabilization and housing vouchers are standing in the way of profits. Apartment Complex was created and performed by the Housing Works Theatre Troupe, based on the real life experiences of the actors.
What’s a Housing Voucher?
The HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) is a NYC program created in 1985 in recognition of the fact that people living with HIV/AIDS have special needs in accessing and maintaining their government benefits. A HASA Housing Voucher is a financial supplement provided by the NYC HASA program that ensures that someone living with HIV/AIDS doesn’t owe more than 30% of their income towards their rent. As of August 29, 2016, HASA covers income qualifying city residents who are HIVpositive regardless of whether they are showing symptoms. There are a few other forms of Housing Vouchers, such as Section 8 and LINC, that work a little differently. (Sources: http://benefitsplus.cssny.org/pbm/cash-benefits/hivaids-services-administration/182840, https://www.nytimes. com/2016/06/25/nyregion/cuomo-expands-hiv-benefits-in-new-york-city.htm)
FUNDED IN PART BY THE NEW YORK CITY CULTURAL AGENDA FUND IN THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST
WHEN
November 29, 2017 at 5:30pm - 9:30pm
WHERE
Brooklyn Borough Hall
CONTACT
Katie Diamond ·