For NYC’s Homeless, HomeStat Provides Real Help, Not Harassment Posted on December 18, 2015 by Mary Brosnahan in New York Daily News The new HomeStat represents an opportunity to systematically help connect vulnerable New Yorkers to the shelter and services they need to get back on their feet. As presented by Mayor de Blasio, for the first time New York City is taking steps to recognize tha ..Read More
Amid Crisis, New York City Mayor Expands Outreach to Street Homeless Posted on December 17, 2015 by Jonathan Lemire in Associated Press Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday he is launching a sweeping initiative to combat the persistent problem of homelessness in New York City, ordering teams to do a daily canvass of every block of an 8-mile stretch in Manhattan to reach out to those living ..Read More
De Blasio Unveils ‘Most Comprehensive’ Anti-Homelessness Program to Date Posted on December 17, 2015 by Will Bredderman in New York Observer Two days after announcing the departure of his commissioner of Homeless Services, Mayor Bill de Blasio touted a new initiative to combat what he acknowledged was the most “persistent challenge” of his mayoralty. Speaking at the Association for a Better New ..Read More
‘I Thought it Would be Easy’: One New York Family’s Search for a Home Posted on December 17, 2015 by Mirela Iverac in The Guardian On a warm July day, in the shadows of glitzy Times Square, Shakira Crawford cleans the sidewalk in front of Candlewood Suites with bleach and water. Dressed in an ochre uniform, she flashes her Hollywood-esque smile at the guests of this 188-room hotel. She mo ..Read More
New York Cares Still Needs You to Donate Your Coats for the Homeless Posted on December 16, 2015 by Reuven Blau in New York Daily News The weather is unseasonably warm but coats are still needed. New York Cares hopes to collect 100,000 coats for needy New Yorkers this winter. It has received 30,000 to date. Coats are needed for children, women and men, especially in men’s larger sizes, the ..Read More
De Blasio to Have Expanded Outreach Teams Monitor Homeless Population in Manhattan as Part of Aggressive New Plan Posted on December 17, 2015 by Jennifer Fermino and Rocco Parascandola in New York Daily News Mayor de Blasio, under pressure to combat street homelessness, announced on Thursday that teams of outreach workers will swarm huge swaths of Manhattan to monitor the homeless population. De Blasio also promised that when the program – which will be call ..Read More
Light a Candle and Keep Looking Posted on December 17, 2015 by Mirela Iverac in WNYC Sixty brokers, 10 months. Shakira Crawford is looking for a home. In the third installment of our series about homelessness in New York City (click above to listen) Shakira thinks she’s finally caught a break. But yet another apartment turns out to be a ..Read More
Partner Profile: Coalition for the Homeless Posted on December 17, 2015 It is hard to find housing if you do not have a job, but there are many barriers that prevent homeless New Yorkers from finding work. The Coalition for the Homeless’ First Step program helps homeless women break out of that Catch-22 and get a good job that c ..Read More
Today’s Read: City Hall Shake-Up on Homeless Posted on December 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone On December 15, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the City would be reevaluating the agencies that deliver services to homeless New Yorkers in an effort to better serve men, women and children in need. He stated that Department of Homeless Services Commissio ..Read More
