City finally agrees to new system of referrals to protect homeless adults from ¾ housing Posted on April 8, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER At a news conference yesterday, attended by Coalition’s Mary Brosnahan, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and DHS Commissioner Robert Hess, the City announced that it would finally implement tougher guidelines for re ..Read More
Section 8 Devastation? Posted on April 6, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Today’s New York Times reports that as many as 10,500 families who are currently receiving Section 8 may have their vouchers taken away. This would be absolutely unprecedented and devastating. The problem is a result of a funding shortfall of $45 mil ..Read More
No April Fools – Unemployment Benefits are Expiring for 46,000 New Yorkers Posted on April 1, 2010 by SARAH MURPHY This week, it is anticipated that as many as 46,000 New Yorkers – 23,000 in NYC – will lose their unemployment insurance. This news is truly devastating. So many of these men and women are on the brink of homelessness as it is. How long will it ta ..Read More