The Bloomberg Administration: Always Changing the Message to Fit Their Needs Posted on March 5, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Five years ago, the Bloomberg Administration set an ambitious goal to significantly reduce homelessness in New York. Today, they have abandoned that goal, but instead of admitting failure, cite circumstances out of their control. According to Department of Hom ..Read More
Safety Net, Winter 2010: The Changing Face of Hunger Posted on March 4, 2010 by SARAH MURPHY In this edition of Safety Net, we feature the Coalition’s Grand Central Food Program, which provides up to 1,000 meals every night to homeless and hungry New Yorkers throughout Manhattan and the Bronx. In “A Night on the Route,” Sarah Murph ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2010: Devastation to homeless services if Governor Paterson has his way Posted on March 2, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Over the past year, New York City has seen the highest number of homeless men, women, and children since the City started keeping track 25 years ago–over 39,000 individuals in shelter each night. Yet amidst this crisis, Governor Paterson has issued a bud ..Read More