Protect What Matters Most: Civil Rights Need Your Help Today

nonprofit fighting housing discriminationAs the final hours of 2024 tick away, we find ourselves at a critical crossroads. The threats to civil rights we face today are not just challenges—they are urgent calls to action.

With only a few hundred dollars raised toward our $8,000 goal, your support is vital to ensure that Long Island Housing Services is prepared to protect and advance civil rights for the next four years.

The Stakes Are High

Proposed policies threaten to dismantle decades of progress: (more…)

10 2025 assaults on civil rights we need to fortify against

Fortify Civil Rights for the Next Four Years —Your Action Needed Now

As we approach the end of 2024, the fight for fair housing faces unprecedented challenges. With only a few hundred dollars raised toward our $8,000 goal, we urgently need your support to equip Long Island Housing Services with the tools necessary to defend civil rights over the next four years.

Proposed policy changes threaten to dismantle critical protections, potentially reversing decades of progress in civil rights.

Proposed Threats to Fair Housing:

The incoming administration has signaled intentions to roll back key civil rights protections, including:
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3 things we excel at, and 1 we don’t

Can’t say: “We’re halfway there.”

At Long Island Housing Services, we are proud to be known for:

  • Calling out housing providers who violate fair housing laws.🎙
  • Safeguarding the gold standard for fair housing enforcement.⚖
  • Fiercely advocating for civil rights and justice.🔥

However, one thing we’re not known for is our fundraising expertise. (And, let’s face it, neither am I.) 😥

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8000 ways to fight the rollback of our rights

Stand Up for Fair Housing—Your Help is Needed Now!

$8,000 goalIAt Long Island Housing Services, we stand with you in the fight against housing discrimination and hate. Together, we’ve confronted alarming increases in hate incidents and systemic inequities across Long Island. And we’re not stopping now.

What’s at Stake

In October Long Island Housing Services’ mapped out its strategic focus for the next few years to have an increased focus on cultural and systemic changes needed to eliminate housing discrimination and dismantle segregation on Long Island.

But in November the landscape has shifted—efforts to roll back protections for vulnerable communities are on the horizon. We need your help to meet these additional challenges head-on.

In February 2025, we’ll launch a new initiative empowering you to write directly to elected officials, calling for stronger housing protections and structural change.

But this critical platform comes with a cost—$8,000 for technical implementation alone.

 

This is where you come in.

Your support today fuels the fight for fair housing tomorrow. Every donation brings us closer to a future where every Long Islander has access to decent, affordable housing, free from discrimination.

  • $25 can fund outreach to marginalized communities.
  • $100 supports advocacy efforts to protect civil rights.
  • $250 or more propels us toward our $8,000 goal.

Your gift also strengthens our voice as we mobilize thousands to advocate for justice.

As Senator Robert F. Kennedy Sr. said, “Each time a man stands up for an ideal…he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope”  in then-apartheid South Africa. Together, our ripples will become a wave of change.

Join us now by making a donation here.

Let’s fight housing discrimination—united, unstoppable, and louder than ever.

Together, We Can Make a Difference

 

Thank you for standing with us,
Ian Wilder
Executive Director
Long Island Housing Services, Inc.
631-567-5111 ext 314
ian@LIFairHousing.org

Fight Illegal Evictions

If you’re renting or living in a dwelling in New York, you have rights when it comes to evictions.

It’s important to know that evictions must follow legal procedures, and if someone tries to remove you from your home without a court order 👩‍⚖️ carried out by the 👮County Sheriff, it could be an illegal eviction—which is a crime under New York law.  That includes constructive eviction such as turning off your utilities. 🔌💧🔥

If this happens, you should call the Police.  Additional information on how to contact the Police below. (more…)

Speak out at 9/17/24 6pm Riverhead Board meeting

We need your voice!

Please attend the public hearing on the code amendment at the Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Riverhead Town Board meeting at 6 p.m. at Riverhead Town Hall, 4 West Second Street, Riverhead, NY 11901.

If you cannot make the Town Board meeting, please contact Supervisor Hubbard to let him know why you oppose this proposed law at 631-727-3200 Ext. 251 or hubbard@townofriverheadny.gov  (more…)

Deputy Speaker Ramos honored at Long Island Housing Services’ 55th Anniversary Gala

Also honoring Enterprise Community Partners

Long Island Housing Services, Inc. (LIHS) is thrilled to announce that it will also be honoring New York State Assembly Deputy Speaker Phil Ramos at its 55th Anniversary Fair Housing Gala. Deputy Speaker Ramos has stood against the status quo when it is necessary to call out how systemic racism is hurting our fellow Long Islanders. (more…)

11/13/24 Free/GRATUITA Fair Housing training on 13 de noviembre de 2024 on Zoom.

🏘️⚖️🖥️ Free/GRATUITA Fair Housing training on November 13, 2024/13 de noviembre de 2024 on Zoom. Register in advance/Regístrese con anticipación: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Tk2-PN88QwewKZdThBMZUg#/registration ASL interpretation. 🗣️Este webinario/entrenamiento de capacitacion acerca de justicia en la vivenda tendra interpretes en Español
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