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This resolution commends Southside United HDFC-Los Sures, a community organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on the occasion of its Annual Gala on October 16, 2025. Founded in 1972, the organization originally formed to combat landlord abandonment, illegal evictions, and neighborhood destabilization by organizing tenants and promoting community-based housing control. Los Sures has since become a critical community service provider, offering affordable housing, tenant advocacy, social services, and community development programs that impact over 150,000 residents annually. The organization provides culturally competent services including a food pantry, senior center, entitlement benefits assistance, and technical support for housing-related issues. Notable achievements include receiving NYC Food Bank awards, participating in the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition, and developing a Neighborhood Safety Coalition to address community violence. The resolution highlights the organization's five-decade commitment to nurturing and sustaining North Brooklyn by advocating for affordable housing, promoting family health, and advancing equal opportunity for all residents. By passing this resolution, the legislative body recognizes Los Sures' outstanding contributions to the social fabric of New York State and its unwavering dedication to building a more equitable society.

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/K818