Ethical Treatment of Our Homeless Neighbors Posted on November 30, 2015 by Anne Klaeysen in Gotham Gazette I usually approach the New York Society for Ethical Culture, where I serve as clergy leader, from Central Park West and look across the street from the park at the words carved into stone on the corner of our meeting house: “Dedicated to the ever-increas ..Read More
New York City Can’t Allow ‘Epidemic of the Working Hungry’ to Continue Posted on November 30, 2015 by Albor Ruiz in New York Daily News What is our city coming to? Or more accurately, what has the world’s greatest city become? Does New York still deserve such a title in the face of what has been called an “epidemic of the working hungry”? Just in time for the holidays, a new report by th ..Read More
NYC Needs Gov. Cuomo to Join in Solutions on Homelessness Posted on November 30, 2015 by The Editorial Board in AMNewYork Mayor Bill de Blasio has stopped waiting for the state to take the first step, and has started taking responsibility for his city’s needs, particularly on the homeless crisis. His announcement that the city would create 15,000 units of supportive housing ..Read More
Thanksgiving on Food Stamps Posted on November 25, 2015 by Clark Mindock in International Business Times Tyra Gardner knew the meal she and her two sons were likely to be sharing this Thanksgiving in the Brooklyn shelter they call home wouldn’t be anything fancy. She stood Tuesday in the middle of a waiting room in St. John’s Bread and Life Soup Kitch ..Read More
A 4-Year-Old Face of Homelessness: Thanksgiving is a Time to Help Those Who Help Others Posted on November 25, 2015 by Christine C. Quinn in New York Daily News She was crying so hard, she could barely breathe. It made me stop in my tracks during what was an otherwise routine shelter visit. Once I was able to hold the 4-year-old girl, calm her, help her name her stuffed animal (the lion became “Lucy” over the cour ..Read More
Homeless Photographer Captures New York Posted on November 25, 2015 by Elettra Fiumi and Lea Khayata in BBC News Jonathan Weber spent years living on the streets of New York City. Now, he is documenting what that life was like using photography. He’s one of 14 participants in a programme called “Through the Eyes of the Homeless,” which pairs professiona ..Read More
Bringing the Homeless into Focus Posted on November 25, 2015 by Mark Chiusano in AMNewYork German Rosa was sleeping on the subway until a homeless outreach organization helped him into transitional housing. From the window of his new room in Washington Heights, he photographed the city skyline. The view looked like Paris, he explained. That picture ..Read More
Senators Push for Supportive Housing Posted on November 23, 2015 by Capital Tonight in Time Warner Cable News More than two dozen state senators are calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to fund the construction of 35,000 units of supportive housing. These are units that would house homeless individuals trying to cope with mental illness or addiction in an effort to break ..Read More
Emotional de Blasio Unveils Mental Health Roadmap Posted on November 23, 2015 by Dan Goldberg in Politico New York During a lengthy and emotional press conference on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, unveiled the city’s mental health roadmap, a mix of new policies, increased funding and aspirational goals that, if successfully implemented, w ..Read More