Get the Facts Posted on March 24, 2015 While New York City has taken encouraging initial steps to begin to reduce the record number of New Yorkers currently in shelter, both the Governor and the Mayor must do more to combat this crisis. Please read our latest report which outlines key policy recom ..Read More
Today’s Read: Newborns Face Greater Risks at City Shelters Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone The stress and noise of a homeless shelter make life challenging for all who reside there, but the chaotic environment is especially dangerous for newborns. A recent New School study warns that the 1,800 babies who were born into the City shelter system in 201 ..Read More
Cuomo Must Back Program to Truly Address Homelessness Posted on March 23, 2015 by Christian Nicolas Desrosiers in City Limits Earlier this month, Bill de Blasio spoke out against Governor Cuomo for his lukewarm support for a housing program serving New York’s most vulnerable citizens, drawing attention to a critical, yet often ignored, program. New York City historically has be ..Read More
Newborns Face Greater Risks at City Shelters, Experts Say Posted on March 23, 2015 by Rosa Goldensohn in DNAinfo The nearly 2,000 babies born into city shelters last year are at risk of developmental problems due to stress and lack of services, according to researchers. Family shelters are rife with life-threatening hazards and lack security and social services, the city ..Read More
Child Homelessness in New York City Hit an All-Time High Posted on March 23, 2015 by Eleanor Goldberg in Huffington Post A record number of kids in New York City are homeless and they won’t see any relief until they get access to more affordable housing, a new report concluded. According to the Coalition for the Homeless, 25,000 children in the Big Apple didn’t have a place ..Read More
Today’s Read: Slumlords, Hellholes and a System’s Failures Posted on March 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone A recent NYC Department of Investigation report detailed the alarming conditions in the family shelter system – a system in which an average of 14,500 homeless families must bed down each night. The magnitude of youth homelessness in NYC makes the DOI findin ..Read More
Why New York Mayor is Offering Cash to Landlords Who Rent to Homeless Families Posted on March 20, 2015 by Harry Bruinius in Christian Science Monitor As New York City landlords sort through dozens of their Craigslist responses this week, they might have gotten a query from an unexpected source: Mayor Bill de Blasio. The mayor, who continues to make affordable housing a cornerstone for his administration, to ..Read More
Slumlords, Hellholes and a System’s Failures Posted on March 23, 2015 by The Editorial Board in The New York Times It isn’t just the dead-rat smell in the hallway, the holes in the walls, the locked exits and other rampant health and safety violations that make a new report on New York City’s homeless shelters so damning. What is appalling about the report, released ea ..Read More
Report: NYC Homeless Shelters See Record Number of Children in 2014 Posted on March 19, 2015 by Melissa Russo in NBC News 4 New York Mayor Bill de Blasio came into office vowing to attack the problem of homelessness as his predecessor had. Yet in the first year of his term homelessness rose by 13 percent according to a new report by the Coalition for the Homeless. News 4 Government Affairs ..Read More
