Williams interned and then served in the New York State Assembly. Upon graduating undergrad, she then worked fulltime at the Office of the Mayor in Yonkers, New York. Williams obtained her Master of Business Administration with a focus in Leadership from Walden University in 2015.

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Shanae V Williams earned a Master of Business Administration with a focus on leadership from Walden University in 2015.

Shanae V. Williams previously interned and served in the New York State Assembly, and worked full time at the Office of the Mayor in Yonkers, New York.

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Economy

Mental Health Resources

As Councilmember, Shanae chairs the Community Services & Mental Health Committee. She has worked with community organizations such as NAMI and Que Paso LatinX to raise awareness of mental health and connect people with resources.

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Mental Health Resources

Shanae will actively support, create initiatives and fund programs and organizations that invest in providing services to those who are most at risk and presently facing mental health challenges.

Worked with community organizations to raise awareness of mental health and connect people with resources.

Plans to support, create, and fund programs and organizations providing services for people at risk of or facing mental health challenges.

- Worked with community organizations to raise awareness of mental health and connect people with resources.
- Plans to support, create, and fund programs and organizations providing services for people at risk of or facing mental health challenges.

Public Services

Affordable Housing

Shanae has been at the forefront of addressing the Affordable Housing crisis in Westchester County. As Counilmember, she was the primary sponsor of the Affordable Housing legislation in the Yonkers City Council that required 20% of all new market rate construction to be set aside for affordable housing.

Councilmember Williams has fought to prevent homelessness by supporting and funding the City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (Y-ERAP) which aided Yonkers residents with their payments of back rent, prospective rent, utilities and potentially relocation expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From June to September 2022 more than $14.5 million in aid was disbursed to Yonkers residents.

Combatting Homelessness

Councilmember Shanae Williams worked with the Mayor and her Council colleagues to provide $2.5 million for a pilot program called Project Connect with Westhab, to conduct outreach to the street homeless in Yonkers and connect them to various services. For the past two years through Project Connect, successfully helped over 100 homeless get off the streets and in the shelters, some of whom found permanent housing.

Shanae created a Homelessness Taskforce made up of community leaders, activists and formerly homeless, to find solutions to many issues the homeless in Yonkers struggled with. As a result, they were instrumental in getting Westchester County to keep their drop in shelters open 24 hours instead of closing their doors to the homeless at 6am.

As Councilmember, Shanae Williams sponsored legislation urging Westchester County to create day programs and services for the homeless.

Shanae will continue to fight for more services for the homeless by increasing funds in the County budget and working with the Department of Social Services, Office of Temporary Housing Assistance.

As a councilmember, sponsored Yonkers legislation requiring 20% of new market-rate construction to be set aside as affordable housing.

Supported and funded Yonkers' Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which aided residents with rent, utility, and potential relocation expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Worked with Yonkers officials to provide $2.5 million for Project Connect, which conducts outreach to people experiencing homelessness and connects them with services.

Created a Homelessness Taskforce of community leaders, advocates, and formerly homeless people to develop solutions to homelessness in Yonkers.

As a councilmember, sponsored legislation urging Westchester County to create day programs and services for people experiencing homelessness.

Plans to seek increased county funding for homeless services and work with county social services and temporary housing offices.

- As a councilmember, sponsored Yonkers legislation requiring 20% of new market-rate construction to be set aside as affordable housing.
- Supported and funded Yonkers' Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which aided residents with rent, utility, and potential relocation expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Worked with Yonkers officials to provide $2.5 million for Project Connect, which conducts outreach to people experiencing homelessness and connects them with services.
- Created a Homelessness Taskforce of community leaders, advocates, and formerly homeless people to develop solutions to homelessness in Yonkers.
- As a councilmember, sponsored legislation urging Westchester County to create day programs and services for people experiencing homelessness.
- Plans to seek increased county funding for homeless services and work with county social services and temporary housing offices.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Shanae believes in community policing and working with community organizations to improve public safety. As Councilmember, Shanae approved a sublease for S.I.C. Film School at the PAL which will have a substantive positive impact on our youth who may be drawn to the streets and guns/gangs.

Shanae has supported and voted for City Budgets that have increased funding for the Yonkers Police Department and allowed for the hiring of dozens of new officers keeping our streets safer and having more officers patrolling at any one time. Additionally, Shanae has been an advocate for more diversity in the Yonkers Police Department and has been instrumental in successfully bringing more black, hispanic, and female police officers to Yonkers.

Public Safety

Shanae supports and will continue to advocate for additional transparency in Law Enforcement practices and policies to establish solid connections between the community and law enforcement.

Believes in community policing and working with community organizations to improve public safety.

Advocates for a more diverse Yonkers Police Department, including more Black, Hispanic, and female officers.

Supports greater transparency in law-enforcement practices and policies to strengthen connections between communities and law enforcement.

- Believes in community policing and working with community organizations to improve public safety.
- Advocates for a more diverse Yonkers Police Department, including more Black, Hispanic, and female officers.
- Supports greater transparency in law-enforcement practices and policies to strengthen connections between communities and law enforcement.

Public Safety

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