How you can help
We need every tenant and ally of public housing to help advocate for Section 9!
Sign onto our letter with recommendations for NYCHA to Mayor Mamdani.
Call your representatives and urge them to adopt our collective solutions.
Donate to support us. Printing fliers costs around $200–500 for each development we fight to save from privatization.
Stay up-to-date on current campaigns
Get updates about events and actions and new education straight to your inbox every week!
Visit us on Facebook
Save Section 9 manages a Facebook page where community members discuss current happenings and announcements related to public housing in New York City and nationally. Stay up to date and start building connections with your neighbors - near and far!
Join Weekly Team Meetings on Zoom | Wednesdays @ 7:00pm
Every week, members of Save Section 9 assemble on Zoom to share update and discuss next steps. If you want to be involved in the work of the organization, especially in lobbying your Congressional representatives, this is your first step.
Sign our petition to save public housing
Tell your representatives to advocate for public housing!
Host an educational event at your development
Save Section 9 creates guides and materials to support you in holding community events at your development, including teach-ins, lobby trainings, and movie nights. Let us know how we can help you celebrate public housing!
Action In Review
In December 2022, public housing residents and allies involved in the fight to preserve public housing convened at Barnard College for an afternoon event hosted by members of Save Section 9. The focal point of this event was a tenant panel where resident leaders to reflect on past, present and future challenges, celebrate successes, and commune: