Bloomberg’s Budget Plan Would Cut Vital Services for Homeless and Poor New Yorkers Posted on February 18, 2011 by Patrick Markee Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg released his preliminary budget plan for FY 2012, which begins July 1st, and as predicted it includes sharp cutbacks to vital services for homeless and low-income New Yorkers. As a host of news organizations reported (see here, her ..Read More
Governor Cuomo’s proposed Advantage cut: an opportunity for reform Posted on February 16, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Three years after its inception, alarming new evidence shows how the Bloomberg administration’s flawed Advantage program is forcing rising numbers of formerly-homeless New York City children and families back into homelessness. Among the most troubling f ..Read More
HUD Reports on Lack of Affordable Housing Across Country Posted on February 10, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report documenting what it calls the “worst case housing needs” of 2009. HUD defines “worst case housing needs” as: Renters with incomes below 50 percent of the A ..Read More