No Surprise: Poverty is on the Rise Posted on September 23, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER New numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week confirm what we see every day here at the Coalition–poverty is on the rise. In fact, it has reached record levels. It officially now affects a staggering 1 in 7 Americans. This translates to 43.6 m ..Read More
Balancing Budgets on the Backs of the Poor and Sick Posted on September 21, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE overnor Paterson has vetoed legislation that would have eased rent burdens for poor New Yorkers living with AIDS, many of them formerly-homeless. And the pundits who urged him to do so should shoulder some of the blame. The legislation limits to 30 percent t ..Read More
Event Benefits Project: Back to School Posted on September 14, 2010 by SARAH MURPHY On Friday, September 10, 2010, Capicu Poetry, God’s Funky Children, and Xmental University got together at Notice Lounge in Williamsburg Brooklyn to raise money for Project: Back to School. Attendees watched with amazement as break-dancers tore up the da ..Read More
Help Another Kid Posted on September 2, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Fifth-grader Olivia Oldham asks fellow students to pitch in and help homeless kids. In yesterday’s Huffington Post, Olivia had this to say: I’m so excited for the new school year: the new classrooms, seeing friends again. But the best and most bri ..Read More