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As a *super* early ClassPass user, it is an exciting full circle moment to bring ClassPass Corporate to our community at Housing Works! When exploring potential wellness options, ClassPass stood out for it's flexibility, accessibility, and incredibly diverse array of offerings for our staff. From cycling, to massage, to meditation, to healthy lunch options, ClassPass truly offers something for EVERY employee. On the HR Admin side, they make our lives simple with great, clear reporting - and reliable, consistent support with utilization and also for setting up fun, group, boutique fitness classes, nutrition workshops, and much more. Looking forward to more time sweating together, more activities booked, and healthier/ happier staff members <3

Congrats to Housing Works' own Armen Merjian for winning a Lifetime Achievement Award from New York Law Journal. Read more about Armen's incredible work here: His work has benefited millions of Americans. He has succeeded, moreover, on a shoestring budget, without so much as a paralegal, while overseeing an office providing legal services to thousands of indigent New Yorkers. His victories include: • Society of Surgeons v. Axelrod: he and co-counsel defeated the attempt of a group of surgeons, beginning in the late 1980s, to trigger draconian, counter-productive measures such as quarantining of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs). • Hanna v. Turner: he challenged the failure to provide emergency shelter to homeless New Yorkers living with AIDS, with severely disabled, homeless individuals sent into the streets even in sub-zero temperatures and snowstorms, securing a decision requiring same-day placement of PLWHAs in emergency housing, the first such ruling in U.S. history. • Henrietta D. v. Giuliani: the largest welfare/disability case in U.S. history, he and co-counsel established that the welfare system was “chronically and systematically failing to provide plaintiffs [living with AIDS] with meaningful access to critical subsistence benefits and services, with devastating consequences.” Henrietta D. created important precedents under the ADA and helped to reform the welfare system on behalf of hundreds of thousands. The case reached the Supreme Court, where Mr. Merjian convinced the Court to deny certiorari. • Denning v. Barbour: he and co-counsel successfully challenged Mississippi’s draconian limitations on prescription drug coverage under Medicaid, a devastating policy affecting a whopping 26% of the state’s residents. Mississippi placed a hard cap of no more than five drugs a month, a death sentence for those with many co-morbidities, and no more than two brand-name drugs a month, a death sentence for those living with HIV, since an HIV drug “cocktail” requires at least three brand-name drugs. • Hernandez v. Barrios-Paoli: the Court of Appeals struck down the onerous eligibility review process for tens of thousands of indigent New Yorkers living with AIDS, which forced clients to travel to one site for a duplicative eligibility interview regardless of mobility impairments, then to wait at home all day for another duplicative visit, with any failure resulting in the termination of life-sustaining benefits. His victory was the lead story of the day in the New York Times. And More; Check out the article link below https://lnkd.in/ePFyNzkP

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Hello New Employee Benefit for Housing Works staff (and their families)! The People Ops team couldn't be more excited to add this incredibly impactful Student Loan Benefit to our current roster of offerings! Helping employees tackle their student debt is especially meaningful for us, as a Public Health Org that prioritizes social justice and health equity. We recognize that mediating student loan debt is a critical step towards advancing financial equity. On average, Black college graduates owe $25,000 more in student loans than White graduates, and four years after graduation, black students owe an average of 188% more than White students borrowed. Student debt also tends to impact women more than it does men: women hold almost two-thirds of all student debt. Summer is the BEST partner to help us meaningfully move towards better financial health and equity for our team, and I'm so grateful for their amazing work! xx

Are you passionate about advocating for HIV and homelessness at a national level? We're looking for a dynamic and dedicated individual with a strong commitment to social justice. Apply now to make a real difference!   Link: https://lnkd.in/ehNacNmX

Housing Works on Good Morning America! Our very own VP of Behavioral Health, Jeremy Douglas and some amazing team members talking about overcoming substance use disorders in the LGTBQIA+ community. Some great cameos by Jessica Cupolo, Robert Brooks, and Dr. Placide!

I’m #hiring. Know anyone who might be interested?

We are hiring a VP of Development Housing Works - which is a super exciting and high impact leadership role. In short, we need someone who is a brilliant and accomplished fundraiser and fundraising strategist, passionate about social justice and health equity, an expert story-teller, and can really bring some magic to a year-long roster of amazing and dynamic fundraising events. If this sounds like anyone you know (or YOU!), please apply below and send me a message!

Interested in joining our amazing health care team! I'm #hiring for a Director and Operations Manager for one of our health centers. Know anyone who would be a good fit?