Learn more about HSS and its advocates.

List of Supporters

State Legislature – Assembly
  • Peter Abbate
  • Thomas Abinanti
  • Carmen Arroyo
  • Jake Ashby
  • Jeffrion Aubry
  • Brian Barnwell
  • Didi Barrett
  • Charles Barron
  • Michael Benedetto
  • Rodneyse BichotteMichael Blake
  • Kenneth Blankenbush
  • Karl Brabenec
  • Edward Braunstein
  • Harry Bronson
  • Pat Burke
  • Marianne Buttenschon
  • Kevin Cahill
  • Robert Carroll
  • William Colton
  • Vivian Cook
  • Marcos Crespo
  • Clifford Crouch
  • Catalina Cruz
  • Steven Cymbrowitz
  • Anthony D’Urso
  • Taylor Darling
  • Maritza Davila
  • Carmen De La Rosa
  • Michael Dendekker
  • Joe DeStefano
  • David DiPietro
  • Inez Dickens
  • Erik Dilan
  • Jeffrey DinowitzSimcha Eichenstein
  • Steve Englebright
  • Harvey Epstein
  • Patricia Fahy
  • Charles Fall
  • Nathalia Fernandez
  • Gary Finch
  • Michael Fitzpatrick
  • Chris Friend
  • Mathylde Frontus
  • Sandra Galef
  • David Gantt
  • Andrew Garbarino
  • Joseph Giglio
  • Deborah Glick
  • Andrew Goodell
  • Dick GottfriedJudy Griffin
  • Aileen Gunther
  • Andrew Hevesi*
  • Pamela Hunter
  • Alicia Hyndman
  • Jonathan G. Jacobson
  • Ellen Jaffee
  • Kimberly Jean-Pierre
  • Mark JohnsBilly Jones
  • Latoya Joyner
  • Ron Kim
  • Brian Kolb
  • Charles Lavine
  • Peter Lawrence
  • Joseph Lentol
  • Barbara Lifton
  • Donna Lupardo
  • William Magnarelli
  • Brian Manktelow
  • John Mcdonald
  • David Mcdonough
  • Karen McMahonBrian Miller
  • Michael Miller
  • Melissa Miller
  • Michael Montesano
  • Angelo Morinello
  • Walter Mosley
  • Yuh Line Niou
  • Cathy Nolan
  • Daniel O’Donnell
  • Felix Ortiz
  • Steven Otis
  • Philip Palmesano
  • Anthony Palumbo
  • Amy Paulin
  • Crystal Peoples-Stokes
  • N. Nick Perry
  • Stacey Pheffer Amato
  • Victor Pichardo
  • J. Gary Pretlow
  • Dan Quart
  • Edward Ra
  • Phil Ramos
  • Karines Reyes
  • Diana Richardson
  • Jose Rivera
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Jamie Romeo
  • Daniel Rosenthal
  • Linda Rosenthal
  • Nily Rozic
  • Sean Ryan
  • John Salka
  • Angelo SantabarbaraNader Sayegh
  • Rebecca Seawright
  • Joanne  Simon
  • Aravella Simotas
  • Michaelle Solages
  • Dan Stec
  • Phillip Steck
  • Steve Stern
  • Al Stirpe
  • Chris Tague
  • Al Taylor
  • Fred Thiele
  • Clyde Vanel
  • Latrice WalkerMonica P. Wallace
  • Mary Beth Walsh
  • David Weprin
  • Jaime Williams
  • Carrie Woerner
  • Treamaine Wright
  • Kenneth Zebrowski

*Bill Sponsor

State Legislature – Senators
  • Joseph Addabbo
  • Jamaal Bailey
  • Brian Benjamin
  • Alessandra Biaggi
  • Phil Boyle
  • Neil Breslin
  • David Carlucci
  • Leroy Comrie
  • Simcha Felder
  • Michael Gianaris
  • Andrew Gounardes
  • Peter Harckham
  • Brad Hoylman
  • Robert Jackson
  • Todd Kaminsky
  • Anna Kaplan
  • Brian Kavanagh
  • Timothy Kennedy
  • Liz Krueger
  • John Liu
  • Rachel May
  • Shelly Mayer
  • Jen Metzger
  • Velmanette Montgomery
  • Zellnor Myrie
  • Kevin Parker
  • Roxanne Persaud
  • Jessica Ramos
  • Gustavo Rivera
  • Julia Salazar
  • James Sanders
  • Diane Savino
  • Luis Sepulveda
  • Jose Serrano
  • James Skoufis
  • Toby Ann Stavisky
  • Kevin Thomas

*Bill Sponsor

Congressional Representatives
  • Anthony Brindisi
  • Yvette D. Clarke
  • Antonio Delgado
  • Eliot L. Engel
  • Adriano Espaillat
  • Hakeem Jeffries
  • Carolyn B. Maloney
  • Gregory Meeks
  • Grace Meng
  • Kathleen Rice
  • Max Rose
  • Jose E. Serrano
  • Nydia M. Velazquez
Municipal Officials
  • Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. 
  • Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
  • Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
  • Former Queens Borough President Melinda Katz
  • Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy
  • Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro
  • Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner
  • Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan
  • Chemung County Executive Thomas J. Santulli
  • Westchester County Executive George Latimer
  • New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer
  • New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
NYC Council
  • Barry Grodenchik*
  • Stephen Levin*
  • Alicka Ampry-Samuel
  • Adrienne Adams
  • Diana Ayala
  • Inez Barron
  • Justin Brannan
  • Fernando Cabrera
  • Margaret Chin
  • Andrew Cohen
  • Consta Constantinides
  • Robert Cornegy
  • Laurie Cumbo
  • Daniel Dromm
  • Mathieu Eugene
  • Daniel Garodnick
  • Mark Gjonaj
  • Vanessa Gibson
  • Robert Holden
  • Corey Johnson
  • Ben Kallos
  • Andy King
  • Peter Koo
  • Karen Koslowitz
  • Brad Lander
  • Mark Levine
  • Alan Maisel
  • Carlos Menchaca
  • Daneek Miller
  • Francisco Moya
  • Bill Perkins
  • Keith Powers
  • Antonio Reynoso
  • Donovan Richards
  • Carlina Rivera
  • Ydanis Rodriguez
  • Debi Rose
  • Helen Rosenthal
  • Rafael Salamanca Jr.
  • Ritchie Torres
  • Mark Treyger
  • Eric Ulrich
  • Paul Vallone
  • Jimmy Van Bramer

*Prime Supporter

Advocates
  • AIDS Center of Queens County
  • Ali Forney Center
  • All Souls Unitarian Church
  • Amida Care
  • Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 (ALAA)
  • Barrier Free Living
  • Bridging Access to Care
  • Buffalo Public Schools
  • CAMBA
  • Care for the Homeless
  • Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens
  • Catholic Charities of Chemung/Schuyler Counties
  • Catholic Family Center Rochester
  • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY
  • Chemung County Housing Coalition
  • Child Care Resource Network
  • Chinese-American Planning Council
  • Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York
  • Coalition for Homeless Youth
  • Coalition for the Homeless*
  • Coalition of Concerned Citizens for Justice and Peace
  • Community Access
  • Community Healthcare Network
  • Community Housing Innovations
  • Community Missions of Niagara Frontier Inc.
  • Community Service Society
  • Comunilife Inc.
  • Dutchess County Continuum of Care
  • Empire Justice Center*
  • Epiphany Church
  • Eviction Intervention Services: Homelessness Prevention
  • Family Promise of the Capital Region
  • Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA)
  • Friends Shelter
  • Geel Community Services, Inc.
  • Goddard Riverside Community Center
  • Goldstein Hall PLLC
  • Grace & St. Paul’s Church
  • Greater Syracuse Tenants Network
  • HANAC Inc.
  • Harlem United
  • Health and Welfare Council of Long Island
  • Homeless Alliance of Western New York
  • Homeless Services United
  • Hope’s Door
  • Hour Children
  • Housing Advocacy Services
  • Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central NY
  • Housing Court Answers
  • Housing Justice for All
  • Human.nyc
  • Hunger Action of New York State
  • Hunger Free America
  • Hunger Free NYC
  • Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley
  • Independent Living of Niagara County
  • Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing
  • JASA/Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens
  • JCTOD Outreach
  • L.I. Against Domestic Violence
  • Laborers Local 731
  • Legal Services for the Elderly, Disabled or Disadvantaged of Western NY
  • Legal Services of Central NY
  • Legal Services Staff Association NOLSW/UAW 2320
  • Long Island Cares Inc., Harry Chapin Food Bank
  • Long Island Center for Independent Living
  • Long Island Coalition for the Homeless
  • Mental Health Association in Orange County Inc.
  • Mobilization for Justice
  • My Place Homes for Homeless Women and Children Inc.
  • National Association of Social Workers New York City
  • National Association of Social Workers New York State
  • Nazareth Housing Inc.
  • Neighborhood Association for Inter-Cultural Affairs (NAICA)
  • Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
  • Neighbors Together
  • New Alternatives for LGBT Youth
  • New Destiny Housing
  • New York Association on Independent Living
  • New York City Anti-Violence Project
  • New York Legal Assistance Group
  • New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence*
  • New York State Council of Churches
  • NMIC (Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation)
  • Odyssey House
  • Olmsted Center for Sight
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel/St. Mary of the Assumption Church
  • Part of the Solution (POTS)
  • PathStone Corporation
  • Peaceprints of WNY
  • People Organized for Our Rights Inc.
  • Peter Young Housing Industries and Treatment
  • Praxis Housing Initiatives
  • Program Design and Development
  • Project Urbanista
  • Queens Community House
  • Resource Center for Accessible Living
  • Restoration Society Inc.
  • Robert Sanborn Development LLC
  • Robin Hood
  • Rochester’s Cornerstone Group
  • Rockaway Wildfire
  • Safety Net Project at the Urban Justice Center
  • Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
  • SCO Family of Services
  • Sisters of Charity of New York
  • Southern Tier Independence Center
  • Southside United HDFC – Los Sures
  • Start Where You Stand
  • Strong Economy for All Coalition
  • Supportive Housing Network of NY
  • TakeRoot Justice
  • Tenants Political Action Committee
  • The Bronx Defenders
  • The Door
  • The Legal Aid Society*
  • The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
  • The National Center for Excellence in Homeless Services
  • The West Side Commons
  • Turning Point of Brooklyn
  • UAW New York State Community Action Program Council Region 9
  • UAW New York State Community Action Program Council Region 9A
  • United Christian Ministries Int’l
  • Uniting Disabled Individuals
  • Unity House of Troy Inc.
  • University Settlement
  • Urban Pathways
  • Vera House
  • Violence Intervention Program
  • VOCAL-NY
  • Welfare Rights Initiative
  • Westchester Disabled on the Move
  • Western New York Law Center
  • Western New York Veterans Housing Coalition
  • Westgate Tenants Association at Stonehenge Village
  • Womankind
  • Yam Community Resource Inc.
  • YWCA – Binghamton and Broome Counties
  • YWCA of Rochester and Monroe Counties
  • YWCA of the Greater Capital Region
  • Zion St. Mark’s Lutheran Church

*Prime Supporter

Political Organizations
  • The Bronx Young Democrats
  • The Brooklyn Young Democrats
  • The New York State Young Democrats
  • The Queens County Young Democrats
NYC Community Boards
  • CB1 Queens
  • CB2 Queens
  • CB5 Queens
  • CB6 Queens
  • CB8 Queens
  • CB10 Queens
  • CB12 Queens