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Long Covid Safety Net
@longcovidsafetynet.bsky.social
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Advocacy for people with post-viral illnesses facing homelessness, domestic violence, and poverty. We need a safety net for Long Covid and ME/CFS.

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Please read this full thread, donate to Désirée's GFM if you can, and show up for your homeless neighbors.

This is another blatant instance of a disabled, covid-cautious POC being offered housing by white people and then violently abused and made homeless again. It has to stop.

gofund.me/6b8af16ac
Flyer. text reads, "Disabled queer woman of color, survivor, needs community care. Weeks after she fled an abusive, racist, temporary stay, her ESA dog of 8 years became severely ill and passed away. UPDATED AMOUNT $1697.95 needed for December housing by Dec. 3. $1,336 needed for ER vet costs. gofund.me/6b8af16ac Venmo handle SNDesiree Cash app handle $SNDesiree" Photo on flyer is of a small white and black dog who looks cute and comfortable lying on a blue and white heart print fleece blanket. Her brown eyes are warm and relaxed, and a row of white teeth are visible from her underbite.
December 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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NYLAG's Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program is hosting a webinar on the upcoming changes to NY home care eligibility. Highly recommend if you anticipate needing to navigate this system. nylag-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Text reads: New ADL Eligibility Criteria for Medicaid Home Care Beginning September 1, 2025 Medicaid home care applicants assessed by the New York Independent Assessor (NYIAP) will face stricter requirements to qualify for: [bullet] Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) [bullet] Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) [bullet] Personal Care or CDPAP services through local Department of Social Services (HRA in NYC) or mainstream Medicaid managed care plans Under the new law, the NYIAP nurse assessor must find that the applicant requires “limited assistance with physical maneuvering” in at least three Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). An exception applies to individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, who may qualify with “supervisory or cueing assistance” in two ADLs, if certified by a physician using the new DOH-5821 form. Those already receiving services will not be subject to the new criteria and retain “legacy status.” Applicants who were assessed by NYIAP between Sept. 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025, will also retain “legacy status” and are not subject to the new criteria, provided they begin services or enroll in a plan within one year of their assessment.
August 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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She's basically arguing that instead of issuing more vouchers, NYC needs to focus on building "affordable housing" so that people who already have vouchers can use them.

CityFHEPS will pay up to $2762 for a 1-bedroom. Hot take? The problem is source-of-income discrimination, not lack of apartments.
Table listing maximum rent amounts by family size and number of bedrooms. For 1 person in an SRO, CityFHEPS will pay $1,985. For 1 person in a studio, it will pay $2,646. For 1-2 people in a one-bedroom, it will pay $2,762. Table goes up to a family of 20 in a 10-bedroom apartment. Click here for an accessible version of the complete table: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/cityfheps-documents/DSS-8r-%28E%29.pdf
July 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM