Today’s Read: Poverty Should be Big News Posted on August 30, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER In today’s over-saturated news cycles, let’s take a minute to remember that poverty should be big news. Over 46 million people currently live in poverty in the United States – the highest number recorded in all the time the Census bureau has been ke ..Read More
Today’s Read: The Stresses of Poverty Posted on August 29, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER New research indicates that the stresses of poverty can have long-term negative impacts on children. Several years of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health found that high levels of stress hormones can inhibit the proper development of children ..Read More
Stresses of poverty may impair learning ability in young children Posted on August 29, 2012 in National Institutes of Health ..Read More
A Life-Changing Experience Posted on August 28, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY By Justin Friedman, Counselor, Camp Homeward Bound When I was thirteen years old, I hit a turning point in my life: I discovered music and playing the guitar. This wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t met a man named Joe Carbone who mentored me throu ..Read More
Fact-Checking: Blaming “Out-of-Towners” Posted on August 27, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER In an attempt to divert attention away from the current lack of housing options, some folks are continuing to blame out-of-towners for current record homelessness and the strains on the shelter system. We have addressed this myth before, but let’s re-l ..Read More
Fact-Checking Longer Shelter Stays Posted on August 24, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Mayor Bloomberg shocked a lot of folks on Thursday when he blamed rising shelter stays on “pleasurable” shelter conditions. See the media response here, here, and here. So what’s really behind rising shelter stays? The numbers tell a different story. ..Read More
Bloomberg: Homeless Shelters ‘More Pleasurable’ Than Before Posted on August 24, 2012 by Michael Howard Saul in Wall Street Journal ..Read More
Mayor Pins Rise Of City Homeless On “Pleasurable” Shelter System Posted on August 24, 2012 by Courtney Gross in NY1 ..Read More
Hey, Mike … would you live in a homeless shelter? Posted on August 24, 2012 by Edgar Sandoval and Erin Durkin in New York Daily News ..Read More