Social Media: Low Income Internet Accessibility

Updated May 2022

Close the Digital Divide! #WiFi4Homeless Social Media Campaign

Help us raise awareness on the issue of lack of access to reliable internet access and essential technology resources (i.e. internet-ready devices) in New York homeless shelters (see our advocacy alert here). Use these sample social media posts to urge the City and State to include and prioritize homeless shelters in plans to expand broadband internet access for low-income New Yorkers.

TAKE ACTION TODAY! 

1. Follow us on social media and like and share the posts on our channels listed below.

• CBJC Twitter | City Bar Twitter
• CBJC LinkedIn | City Bar LinkedIn
• Instagram
• CBJC Facebook

2. Share the social media posts below with the hashtag #Wifi4Homeless.

Sample Posts to Urge Legislators and Leadership to pass A.8522-B/S.3593-C before the end of session – PRIORITY MESSAGING UNTIL JUNE 2!

• We urge @AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie to bring A8522/S3593 up for a vote in order to ensure NYers experiencing homelessness have reliable internet access in shelters #Wifi4Homeless https://bit.ly/2FFfGax @Biaggi4NY @KarinesReyes87
• Close the #digitaldivide! NY needs to prioritize WiFi access in all shelters & pass #Wifi4Homeless. Everything from job posts & apartment listings to health care services remain inaccessible w/o internet https://bit.ly/2FFfGax @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins
• Shelters overwhelmingly lack an essential service that could reduce the length of residents’ stay & facilitate their exit into permanent housing – #internetaccess. Contact @NYSenate @NYSA_Majority @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins & support #WiFi4Homeless https://bit.ly/2FFfGax 
  

General Posts

• Lack of reliable #internetaccess in shelters creates added barriers for #homeless NYers looking to transition out of the shelter system. We urge the City and State to provide WiFi internet access in all temporary housing #Wifi4Homeless https://bit.ly/2FFfGax
• #Homeless shelter residents shouldn’t have to choose between paying for food or an internet plan: https://bit.ly/2zP4kOM. New York should include all homeless shelters in plans to increase broadband #internetaccess for low-income New Yorkers #Wifi4Homeless
• Education is a pathway out of homelessness for over 111,000 shelter students. City & State representatives must act now to provide shelters with reliable #internetaccess & essential technology to support all students in shelters. #Wifi4Homeless https://bit.ly/2FFfGax  
• #Homeless shelters are overwhelmingly lacking in one essential service which could reduce the length of residents’ stay & facilitate their exit into permanent housing – #internetaccess. Contact @NYSenate @NYSA_Majority @NYGovCuomo & support #WiFi4Homeless https://bit.ly/2FFfGax
• I support @Biaggi4NY @KarinesReyes87 bill providing #internetaccess to all individuals residing in temporary housing throughout. Lack of reliable internet access creates added barriers for Nyers looking to transition out of the shelter system #Wifi4Homeless https://bit.ly/2FFfGax
• I urge @NYSenate @NYSA_Majority to pass A8522/S3593A, ensuring NYers experiencing homelessness have reliable internet access in shelters #wifi4homeless @Biaggi4NY @KarinesReyes87 @AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie https://bit.ly/2FFfGax
• Close the #digitaldivide! NY needs to prioritize WiFi access in all homeless shelters. Everything from services to apartment listings to health care services are accessible almost exclusively online due to COVID. Support #Wifi4Homeless & pass A8522/S3593A https://bit.ly/2FFfGax   
• The City must continue to work to truly address the full scope of New York’s #digitaldivide! @NYCMayor must act promptly to ensure all homeless shelters have reliable broadband & internet access. #Wifi4Homeless https://bit.ly/2FFfGax