 NEDAP News | Vol. 3 Issue 1 | January 2008
Welcome to the January 2008 edition of NEDAP News
NEDAP Alerts Community Groups to Possible Water Shut-Offs
In January, NEDAP issued a Community Alert on the NYC Department of Environmental Protection's plan to shut off water service for nearly 6,000 single-family homes that are delinquent on their water bills. DEP is offering homeowners a payment plan that will bring them back into good standing and prevent service shut-offs -- but they must enroll by February 21, 2008. To date, few homeowners have taken advantage of this offer, and community groups are urged to spread the word! Contact NEDAP for more information or to get involved.
Watch NEDAP on YouTube!
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NEDAP recently launched its own channel on YouTube to stream our monthly TV show, On the Money, as well as other video-advocacy clips. Currently airing is the story of a homeowner facing foreclosure in Queens, and a piece on the impact of frozen bank accounts on low-income New Yorkers.
You can also watch On the Money on public access TV stations in all five boroughs and throughout Westchester County. Check out recent episodes and air dates.
NEDAP & LESPFCU Make It Official!
The Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union recently designated NEDAP as a "Select Employee Group." The designation formalizes our partnership with LESPFCU and allows us to offer credit union membership to NEDAP staff and volunteers, and their family members. NEDAP, a long-time member and ally of LESPFCU, works with many of New York City's community development credit unions, supporting their unique mission as not-for-profit financial cooperatives.
Community Training and Advocacy Highlights
In January, NEDAP:
- Participated in the first meeting of the NYS Blue Ribbon Commission on the Modernization of Financial Services, convened by Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
- Issued a statement on Gov. Spitzer's State of the State address, regarding the subprime lending and foreclosures crises.
- Hosted a training with the NYC Anti-Predatory Lending Task Force on the mechanics of the foreclosure process in New York State, for housing counselors and non-attorney advocates. The training was led by Task Force members Oda Friedheim of Queens Legal Aid and Herman De Jesus of South Brooklyn Legal Services.
- Participated in a roundtable discussion with members of the NYC Congressional delegation on the subprime and foreclosure crises. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez hosted the event.
- Briefed members of the New York Regional Association of Grantmakers on the subprime lending and foreclosure crises and its implications for New York City.
- Led a training at the New York County Lawyers Associations for volunteer lawyers, law students, and staff on advising pro se debtors in civil court.
- Conducted workshops on predatory mortgage lending, immigrants' banking rights, credit discrimination and other issues for:
- Asociación Tepeyac de Nueva York
- Dwa Fanm, in Brooklyn
- Make the Road New York, in Jackson Heights, Queens
- East 58th St. United Block Association of Brooklyn
- St. David's Episcopal Church, in Cambria Heights, Queens
- Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults
- College and Community Fellowship
- Fordham Leadership High School
- Appeared in various media outlets, including:
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