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July 22, 2022
Dear Brooklynites of New York’s 9th Congressional District,
I hope this edition of the Yvette Gazette finds you well, and I thank you for tuning in for the bi-weekly update on the work I champion in Congress. Always remember, I cannot do it alone. Your support is paramount in securing the investments and federal dollars we need to better our community. Together, with the on-going support of passionate individuals such as yourself, we bring tangible, meaningful change to our district.
If you'd like to reach me to share your thoughts or concerns on the issues impacting our community, you can contact my office via email at clarke.house.gov/contact/email/. Or, if you prefer to call, you can reach my Brooklyn office at 718-287-1142, or my D.C. office at 202-225-6231. Remember to encourage your neighbors to sign up for this newsletter at: clarke.house.gov/contact/newsletter/.
If you’d like daily updates on my work in Congress, visit my Website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. I wish you well, and I look forward to my next opportunity to get in touch with you.
Regards,
Yvette D. Clarke
Member of Congress
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Job Fair Presented By My Office
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NHS Financial Coaching
Repair Grants For Homeowners
What You Need-To-Know About Passport Services
Applying for a passport can be a challenging and stressful experience. To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, I recommend planning ahead and applying early. As of April, the current processing times following a passport application are as follows:
- Routine Service: 8 to 11 weeks
- Expedited Service: 5 to 7 weeks
Please note, processing times begin the day Passport Services receives the application at a passport agency or center, not the day the application is mailed or submitted.
To check the status of your passport application, please visit: passportstatus.state.gov with the following information:
- Last name on application
- Date of birth
- Social Security Number (Last Four Digits)
For more detailed information, please click here.
Home Help For Heroes Program
NYC's Summer Student Program
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Free At-Home Test Kits
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Lower Internet Bills with the Affordable Connectivity Program
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is an FCC benefit program that helps households afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare, and more by providing a discount of up to $30 per month towards internet service for eligible households in Brooklyn. A household is eligible if a member of the household meets at least one of the criteria below:
- Participates in SNAP, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance, SSI, WIC, or Lifeline;
- Participates in free and reduced-price school lunch or breakfast program;
- Received a Federal Pell Grant during the current award year;
- Participates in or meets the criteria for a participating provider’s existing low-income program; or
- Income at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines
To submit your application, please visit http://www.acpbenefit.org/. To learn more about the program, click here.
Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Through USPS
Place an order with the USPS here for one set of 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. Orders are limited to one per residential address, they include 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests, and they will ship for free starting at the end of January.
Military Service and Social Security
If you are an active or retired service member and would like to know more about the social security benefits you are entitled to, please click here for invaluable information from the Social Security Administration.
Student Loan Deferment Extension
The Biden Administration recently announced that its deferment period on student loan repayments has been extended to August 31st, 2022, meaning all federal student loans will not need to be repaid until that date. To hear more from the president on this, please click here.
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CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS CO-CHAIRS ISSUE STATEMENT ON THE STATUE UNVEILING OF DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
At long last, our nation has taken the historic step to honor a Black American in our Capitol’s Statuary Hall – and we struggle to imagine a more fitting recipient of that recognition than the incomparable Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. The daughter of enslaved people, Dr. Bethune rose above the impossible hardships of hatred and oppression to devote her life towards providing better tomorrows for the countless young Black women and girls under her care. From her work as an educator at Bethune-Cookman College, a school she founded to deliver opportunity to those who had been most deprived of it, to her fierce and fearless activism at the dawn of the civil rights movement, Dr. Bethune’s remarkable legacy is evident in every corner of this country. It is our deep hope that this moment signifies our national commitment to remember stories like hers, rather than those of Confederate generals and traitors whose names should be long forgotten. Not only is Mary McLeod Bethune a hero to this country, she is a hero to each of us. And we are blessed and proud to see her statue rise in the Capitol.
CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS ON BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS CO-CHAIRS CONGRATULATE BLACK WOMEN WHO RECEIVED PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM
Late last week, President Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the United States' highest civilian honor – upon seventeen of our nation’s most deserving, most exceptional individuals. Among this year’s honorees were three truly trailblazing Black women. In their hearts, they are a nurse, an athlete, and an activist; yet each of these women has surpassed every blueprint and every expectation to rise above and earn this sacred recognition through nothing but their extraordinary lives and will to persist. We, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls, congratulate Sandra Lindsay, Simone Biles, and Diane Nash – not only on receiving this incredible honor, but for every achievement along the way that delivered them to this day. From fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and normalizing the use of its vaccine for millions, to representing this country on the Olympic stage more successfully than any other American in history and de-stigmatizing conversations surrounding mental health for countless athletes, to being a pivotal figure in the Civil Rights Movement and pushing this country forward in its struggle for equality, each of these women have led lives worthy of this and every recognition. They may hail from distinct backgrounds and generations, but each share the unique story that is Black excellence. For their ceaseless commitment to redefining possibilities, may our nation continue to honor them long into tomorrow.
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