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Category: News

“Homeless to Harvard” student tells her story

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin in CBS This Morning
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Record Numbers Crowd into New York Homeless Shelters

Posted on June 11, 2012 by admin in Latin American Herald Tribune
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More New Yorkers Sleeping in Homeless Shelters Than Ever

Posted on June 8, 2012 by admin in Gothamist
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City Homeless Shelter Stays At Record High, Coalition Finds

Posted on June 8, 2012 by admin in NY1 News
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New York City shelter population hit record in April, advocacy group says

Posted on June 8, 2012 by admin in New York Daily News
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Aid for Supportive Housing Boosted

Posted on June 7, 2012 by admin
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Champion of Gay Rights to Leave New York State Senate

Posted on June 5, 2012 by admin in New York Times
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What’s Going to Happen with Work Advantage? Enter Round Three!

Posted on June 4, 2012 by admin in SurRealEstate
There’s a fight going on, and no one is ready to back down.  It’s between New York Legal Aid (on behalf of participants of the Work Advantage Program) and the City of New York, specifically the Department of Homeless Services. ..Read More

Quest for affordable housing to go online

Posted on June 5, 2012 by admin in Crain's New York
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  • In January 2026, 98,671 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
  • 67 percent of those in shelters were members of homeless families, including 32,050 children

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