NEW YORK, NY (January 16, 2024) – Below is a statement from Jacob Inwald, Director of Economic Justice at Legal Services NYC, and Jim Dukette, HOPP Anchor Partner Program Lead at Empire Justice Center, on Governor Hochul’s 30-day amendments to the executive budget which did not restore funding for New York Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP):

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Legal Services NYC's People of African Descent Anti-Racist Affinity Group is helping LSNYC celebrate Black History Month 2024. The group recently shared a brief history of the month with staff:  

NEW YORK, NY (January 17, 2024) – New York’s Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP) — a network of 89 nonprofits that provide free housing counseling and legal services to New Yorkers facing threats to homeownership — is extremely disappointed that Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet again left funding for this crucial program out of her budget plan.