Community Voices Heard

Name

Community Voices Heard

Legal name

Community Voices Heard

Website

https://cvhaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Organizing and Housing Justice Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Community organizing
• Housing justice advocacy
• Tenant organizing
• Grassroots advocacy
• Policy campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

New York, NY

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Community Voices Heard generates revenue through individual donations from supporters. The website features a Donate page for public contributions.
2. Grants and Funding: The organization receives grant funding and has sister organization CVH Power (501c4) for political work. CVH became an independent 501c3 non-profit in 1996.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Community Voices Heard is a member-led, multi-racial non-profit organization that runs grassroots community organizing and policy advocacy campaigns for low-income families and people of color across New York State. Its work centers on housing justice (tenant protections, rent stabilization), preservation of public housing (NYCHA accountability), equitable economic development, and civic engagement, structured around local chapters, member leadership development, and statewide coalition campaigns.

Product overview

Community Voices Heard (CVH) is a member-led, multi-racial organization primarily comprising women of color and low-income families in New York State. The organization operates as a 501c3 nonprofit offering advocacy campaigns, organizing programs, and policy platforms focused on housing justice, economic justice, and racial equity. Key programs include End of the Line (a transit-based housing affordability education program), the Follow Black Women Project (deep organizing initiative for Black women), and various local and statewide campaigns for tenant protections, public housing preservation, and progressive tax reform. CVH also supports chapters in New York City, Orange County (Newburgh), Dutchess County (Poughkeepsie & Beacon), and Westchester County (Yonkers).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• End of the Line: Housing Survival in New York A 10-month immersive, transit-based public program that examines how the region's housing affordability crisis shapes where working New Yorkers can live and how far they must travel to survive, using public transportation as both method and metaphor.
• Follow Black Women Project An organizing initiative creating infrastructure for deep organizing of Black women across New York State to win policy reforms, with a policy agenda centered on education, housing, and health. The project surveyed over 5,000 Black women on priority policy areas.
• Housing Justice Campaign Advocacy work focused on tenant protections, social housing, opportunities for people of color to purchase homes, and access to housing for families impacted by mass incarceration.
• Preserve Public Housing Campaign Campaign to reverse decades of decreasing funding for public housing and hold NYCHA accountable to its residents, fighting for resident choice and control over the future of public housing developments.
• Equitable Development & Economic Justice Campaign Campaign work to ensure public tax dollars are used to improve lives and foster healthy, vibrant communities, with focus on revitalizing disinvested communities and advancing open democracy.
• 2025-26 State Policy Platform Statewide policy platform covering priorities including Right to Counsel, Clean Hands Act, Invest in Our New York tax reform, Guaranteed Income/Cash Assistance, and Public Housing Investment & Reforms.
• Poughkeepsie Tenant Protections Campaign Local campaign achieving rent stabilization and Good Cause eviction protections for Poughkeepsie residents, including a Rent Guidelines Board and expanded tenant rights (approximately 1,500 units).
• Chapter-Based Membership Program Free membership program organized around five local chapters across New York City, Orange County (Newburgh), Dutchess County (Poughkeepsie & Beacon), and Westchester County (Yonkers). Members shape campaigns, hold board majority seats, and participate in local organizing, actions, and meetings with officials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won rent stabilization for Poughkeepsie (approximately 1,500 units)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Legal Aid SocietycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 14 March 2024Legal services provider that represents CVH-organized tenants in housing court. Provided legal representation for East Harlem tenants suing landlord Emerald Equities over stolen security deposits and rent-impairing violations.
• Legal Services NYCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 14 March 2024Non-profit legal services organization providing legal representation to CVH-organized tenants. Filed lawsuit on behalf of East Harlem tenants against predatory landlord.
• For the ManycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 December 2022Grassroots organization building movement in the Hudson Valley. Co-organized Good Cause rally with CVH in Newburgh. Both are members of Housing Justice for All coalition.
• Housing Justice For AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide coalition of more than 80 organizations representing tenants and homeless New Yorkers, united in fighting for housing as a human right. CVH works within this coalition for tenant protections and housing justice campaigns.
• Fair Chance for HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition focused on ending conviction-based discrimination in housing. CVH advocates for Fair Chance for Housing legislation at state and city levels.
• People's Action Homes GuaranteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coalition advocating for housing as a human right. CVH participates in campaign for federal tenant protections and national landlord registry.
• Right to a RoofminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing advocacy organization. Listed as a related resource and campaign partner for housing justice initiatives.
• Citizen Action of New YorkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide advocacy organization. Co-listed as coalition partner in public housing rally at State Capitol.
• Community Service SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit focused on economic justice. Co-partner in public housing preservation campaign.
• New York Communities for ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organizing organization. Co-partner in statewide public housing rally.
• United Tenants of AlbanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTenant advocacy organization. Co-partner in public housing preservation efforts.
• New York Working Families PartyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPolitical party organization. Co-organized housing justice press conference in Poughkeepsie.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Center for Popular Democracy: National network of community-led organizing groups; provides organizing infrastructure and shared policy campaigns (housing, workers' rights) that parallel CVH's chapter-based local organizing model.
• New York Communities for Change: Statewide NY community organizing group explicitly listed as a CVH rally co-partner; runs parallel tenant and public housing campaigns and shares similar Black-led, low-income member base.
• VOCAL-NY: NY statewide member-led organizing group building power among low-income communities affected by HIV/AIDS, homelessness, and incarceration; shares CVH's base-building methodology and progressive advocacy orientation.
• Make the Road New York: NYC-based member-led organizing group serving low-income immigrant communities of color; runs parallel tenant organizing, policy advocacy, and civic engagement programs with very similar structure and missions.
• For the Many: Hudson Valley grassroots organization explicitly named as a CVH co-organizer on the Good Cause rally in Newburgh; operates in the same upstate NY geography with member-led base building.
• Citizen Action of New York: Statewide progressive advocacy organization listed as a CVH coalition partner in public housing rallies; comparable multi-issue organizing model focused on economic justice and healthcare access across NY.
• United Tenants of Albany: Tenant advocacy organization in Albany explicitly listed as a CVH co-partner in public housing preservation; comparable scale and tenant organizing model in a distinct upstate market.

Broad incumbents

• Right to the City Alliance: National alliance of more than 80 grassroots member organizations focused on housing justice and racial equity; provides a peer network for CVH's chapter-based, member-led organizing model.
• People's Action: National coalition running the Homes Guarantee campaign in which CVH is explicitly named as a partner; comparable policy priorities and member-led organizing approach at national scale.
• Community Service Society of New York: Long-running NY antipoverty nonprofit listed as a CVH coalition partner in public housing preservation; broader portfolio across research, benefits access, and policy advocacy with overlapping tenant and economic justice focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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