Resources for Students

“I feel like this pandemic is exposing a lot of class, race, and sex disparities and I hope it propels policy and practice change”

“There needs to be more community organizing and support for low income families. There needs to be a revolution.”

Mental and Physical Health

TRANSFORMATIVE MUTUAL AID PRACTICES (T-MAPs)

T-MAPs are a set of tools that provide space for building a personal “map” of wellness strategies, resilience practices, unique stories, and community resources. Creating a T-MAP will inspire you to connect your struggle to collective struggles. When we make and share our T-MAPs with others they become potent tools for healing and liberation.

SCHOOL OF TRANSFORMATIVE MENTAL HEALTH @ THE INSTITUTE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN ARTS (IDHA)

IDHA aims to build a community that advances holistic, democratic, and transformative mental health practices. Our goal is to create opportunities for critical dialogue, mutual support, and advanced education and training for those in the field. The T-MAPs project above is one of several programs IDHA offers.

DOMESTIC AND OTHER VIOLENCE EMERGENCIES (DOVE) PROGRAM @ COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

The DOVE Program offers the support groups for survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence. 

  • DOVE SUPPORT GROUPS 
    • All groups are FREE 
    • Groups are offered in both english and spanish
    • 18+
    • A prescreening interview is required in order to qualify for our support groups.
    • To receive information about our support groups, please call the DOVE line at 212-305-9060 and leave a message with your name and phone number, or email us at dove@nyp.org.

HARM REDUCTION COALITION

RESOURCES FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED 

 

RESOURCES FOR LGBTQ+

  • AsylumConnect provides the most comprehensive and user-friendly tech resource platform of verified free (or low-cost) LGBTQ+ affirming and immigrant friendly services nationwide.

 

HOUSING RESOURCES

  • THE NATIONAL UNION OF THE HOMELESS
  • “Modern homelessness, as we know it today, began in the 1970’s. During the Reagan Administration, affordable housing dollars were cut but almost 75%, leading directly to poor working families experiencing homelessness at alarming rates. Folks began to organize in the 1980’s, this was when our organization was formed. At the same time, a group called the National Union of the Homeless (NUH) developed out of the first resident-run shelter in Philadelphia. For more info visit the above website
  • Met Council On Housing
    • Met Council on Housing, founded in 1959, is a membership organization dedicated to preserving and expanding New York City’s supply of decent, affordable housing.
    • Tenants’ Rights Telephone Hotline 212-979-0611
    • The hotline is free and open to any tenant living in New York City.
    • Monday, 1:30-8pm / Tuesday, 5:30-8pm / Wednesday, 1:30-8pm / Friday, 1:30-5pm

 

STUDENTS ORGANIZING FOR ECONOMIC RELIEF