Past Projects

PEU partnered with the Department for the Aging (NYC Aging) to ensure that those receiving Recovery Meals during the pandemic were able to get the support they needed after the program ended. Recovery Meals was a temporary meal delivery service for older adults living in NYC during the pandemic. Before the program came to an end, PEU's Special Projects Team oversaw calls to numerous clients to inform them that the program was coming to an end and connect them to other resources if they wanted additional support.

PEU staff worked tirelessly for several months to greet asylum seekers as they arrived in unprecedented numbers in NYC. We are proud to have worked alongside our partners at MOIA and CAU, and others to ensure that those who arrive in NYC are both welcomed and supported. Team members conducted intakes, directed people to shelters and coordinated their transportation, helping with food and clothing distribution, connecting them to various City services, and much more. Read more about our work at Port Authority in this amNY op-ed written by our Executive Director, Adrienne Lever.

In the months following Hurricane Ida, SPT helped lead in-person and phone outreach to homeowners throughout the City whose homes were impacted by the flood. The team made sure each severely impacted homeowner had access to resources they were eligible for so that they could get the recovery assistance they needed.

It's a special day when we run into a client ❤️

Here, PEU Specialist Jose poses with a New Yorker who he helped after Hurricane Ida damaged his home. Jose made sure he had a place to stay and and that repairs were made so that he could move back in. pic.twitter.com/4J70SlN1BE

— NYC Mayor's Public Engagement Unit (@MayorsPEU) August 30, 2022

The Special Projects Team conducted outreach with the 160 families impacted by the fire at the Twin Park Tower in January 2022 who were living in hotels during months following the fire.The team called each family to ensure that those observing Ramadan got culturally appropriate meal deliveries and reached out to clients who needed assistance in languages other than English. PEU also worked with Bronxworks, a community-based organization in the Bronx, to design a report for City Hall with updated information about these clients and how to support their longer term case management needs.

📸 PEU staffer Heather was on site yesterday at the #BronxFire Service Center doing intake and giving out financial assistance to survivors of the fire.

The Service Center will be open today from 10am-5pm. More details: https://t.co/3C2SJ2DXbq pic.twitter.com/E6W5hjEXNS

— NYC Mayor's Public Engagement Unit (@MayorsPEU) January 16, 2022

Public Engagement Unit's (PEU)'s Senior Outreach Director and the Special Projects Team works with Small Business Services (SBS) and other agency partners to host events using the SBS' Mobile Unit that connect New Yorkers to critical resources. PEU partnered with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and Small Business Services to promote free tax prep help and tax credits. PEU staffed pop-up events with the SBS Mobile Unit to connect New Yorkers directly to vital services.

The Special Projects Team trained staff and partners in preparation for the Public Engagement Unit (PEU)'s non-partisan Student Voter Registration Drive (SVRD), which is held each year during NYC Department of Education (DOE)'s Civics Week. Over the years, hundreds of PEU staff have headed out to hundreds of classrooms in DOE schools across the City to register (and pre-register) students to vote. It was democracy in action, PEU-style! The Special Projects Team also led various phone and text banking campaigns before elections to remind millions of New Yorkers to get out to vote. The team also led text banking campaigns in partnership with the NYC Voters' Survey and NYC Speaks to learn about New Yorkers' experiences with voting and the Board of Elections and to gather perspectives on the changes residents envision for their communities.

Public Engagement Unit's (PEU)'s Senior Outreach Director and the Special Projects Team works with Small Business Services (SBS) and other agency partners to host events using the SBS' Mobile Unit that connect New Yorkers to critical resources. PEU partnered with the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and Small Business Services to promote free tax prep help and tax credits. PEU staffed pop-up events with the SBS Mobile Unit to connect New Yorkers directly to vital services.

The Special Projects Team trained staff and partners in preparation for the Public Engagement Unit (PEU)'s non-partisan Student Voter Registration Drive (SVRD), which is held each year during NYC Department of Education (DOE)'s Civics Week. Over the years, hundreds of PEU staff have headed out to hundreds of classrooms in DOE schools across the City to register (and pre-register) students to vote. It was democracy in action, PEU-style!

The Special Projects Team also led various phone and text banking campaigns before elections to remind millions of New Yorkers to get out to vote. The team also led text banking campaigns in partnership with the NYC Voters' Survey and NYC Speaks to learn about New Yorkers' experiences with voting and the Board of Elections and to gather perspectives on the changes residents envision for their communities.