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Housing Works' Armen Merjian is the subject of an award-winning documentary short! It will be screened at DOC NYC next month! Screening Dates – DOC NYC: IFC Center Theater 1 Nov 18, 2025 – 8:45 PM Nov 19, 2025 – 4:30 PM Buy Tickets Here: https://lnkd.in/ePXSbsUD

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We are BEYOND thrilled to announce that our very own Sasha Nutgent, VP of Cannabis, was celebrated in Crains 40 under 40! Sasha started her career at Housing Works as an Assistant Manager in the Thrift Shops, working her way up to manage a number of locations, include the flagship location in Chelsea. She also co-produced Design on a Dime Miami with the Development team before taking on the very first Cannabis retail manager role, and played an absolutely essential role in standing up our renowned and ground-breaking business. She has become the face and the voice of the NYC Cannabis Retail business. We couldn't be more proud!!! Here's the text of her profile: 40 Under 40 2025 Sasha Nutgent, 38 Vice president of Cannabis Retail, Housing Works Cannabis Co. Sasha Nutgent has spent her career in retail. Joining the staff of Housing Works in 2015 taught her how it feels not just to make a sale, but to change a life. Housing Works provides stable housing to homeless New Yorkers living with chronic health conditions such as HIV/AIDS. It operates businesses to fund its work, including a bookstore, thrift shops and, now, Housing Works Cannabis Co. During Housing Works Cannabis Co.’s first year in business, Nutgent helped serve over 300,000 customers and generate $24 million in sales. She’s most proud of having hired six people through a program called CREATE (Cannabis Reentry Employment Assistance & Training Experience), which partners with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. “They help people who are impacted by the war on drugs find positions inside the cannabis industry,” Nutgent said. "I think about the clients we serve and the many lives we are able to change through our organization. This empowers me to show up as the best version of myself." That every purchase at Housing Works Cannabis Co. supports the nonprofit’s efforts is another point of pride. “I really like that I'm working for the only charity dispensary in New York City, and that our proceeds go back into our overall mission at Housing Works,” she said. Despite the challenges of working in a relatively new industry with evolving rules and regulations, Nutgent is thrilled to be a pioneer: “We were the first to launch and the first to open in New York State … that was a really exciting time.” Prior to working in the industry, Nutgent said, she hadn’t realized how diverse cannabis users are. “One of the first sales that we did was to somebody who was in their 70s, and they were just so happy that we had somewhere safe and open where they could shop freely, and they didn't have to wait in a medical line or ask one of their friends to pick something up for them,” she said. “I didn’t expect that. I thought we'd have a much younger demographic, and it actually is quite the opposite.”

We are thrilled to announce that the Housing Works Clinical Learning Institute provided our behavioral health providers with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training and consultation this past year. Thanks to the expertise and exceptional facilitation of the Portland DBT Institute, we equipped our staff with advanced training in a renowned evidence-based practice, which is currently being translated into new DBT Skills groups for our clients. Additionally, this process enabled our NYSED licensed social workers to earn up to 36 continuing education contact hours, as Housing Works Inc. is an NYSED-approved Social Work Continuing Education Provider.

My psychiatric providers: if you have an interest in compliance, skilled with an attention to detail, and are looking for some part-time work that you can do from home - check out this opportunity! #hiring #contract #psychiatric #remote https://lnkd.in/dgY3nRFY

Housing Works is people. Housing Works values diversity. Housing Works takes care of our staff. These are just a few of the culture and value statements that empower the people who enact the mission of Housing Works day in and day out, and I had the pleasure of seeing it in action. This week, I was able to travel to New York to meet one of my valued nonprofit customers. Through our LinkedIn for Nonprofits business, I have had both the opportunity and the pleasure to partner with Nancy Chevalier, MPA since 2022, and I am always blown away at how passionate she is when she speaks about her team and the work that they do. Nancy is a fearless talent leader who takes a holistic approach to talent acquisition - one that says, "we hire good people because we serve good people." At Housing Works, their staff are the catalyst for the mission-driven change and impact provided to the most vulnerable communities in New York. And after just an hour with the team, I can say that Housing Works makes good on their promises. They take care of their staff, and that care is transferred to the communities that they serve. What a team! Thank you to Nancy & the team - Bene Morpeau, Farabi Osman, Paul Samuel Aviles, Jada Sanchez, SHRM-CP, Maritza Chavez - for embracing me (and my red cowboy boots 😉) and for showing me around. I am looking forward to our continued partnership and to more laughs and even more impact!

#hiring for operational and clinical roles in our health centers in Brooklyn and Manhattan! Housing Works is an incredible organization with excellent employee benefits! Message me if interested!