Will Marriage Equality Cause a Spike in Homeless LGBT Youth? Posted on June 30, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Advocate Whether it’s on cable news or Facebook or in our living rooms, the country is engrossed in a conversation about same-sex marriage, and so-called religious exemptions or legalized discrimination. James Moran of the Los Angeles LGBT Center recalls a recent ..Read More
Cuomo’s Board Will Urge ‘Substantial’ Wage Increase for Fast-Food Workers Posted on June 29, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Workers at fast-food restaurants in New York appear headed for a super-sized pay raise. A three-member panel formed by Gov. Cuomo in May to examine fast-food industry wages made it clear Monday they will recommend a “substantial increase” for workers but n ..Read More
More Proof That Housing Homeless People Actually Saves Money and Works Posted on June 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Huffington Post San Francisco continues to clamp down on its anti-homelessness policies, an approach that has proven callous, ineffective and costly, a recent study concluded. A new report released by the Coalition on Homelessness found that San Francisco has passed more bans ..Read More
Affordable Housing, Racial Isolation Posted on June 29, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times A Supreme Court ruling last week forcefully reminded state and local governments that the Fair Housing Act of 1968 forbids them from spending federal housing money in ways that perpetuate segregation. Communities across the country have been doing exactly that ..Read More
Home is What Lasts in Your Heart: Camp Homeward Bound Posted on June 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in U.S. Department of State I loved being up in New York to kick off the second summer Route J-1 roadtrip. After a day of inspiration at Liberty Island, I headed upstate to Bear Mountain, NY. Just an hour or so outside of the Big Apple, and you are in pristine nature. Since 1984, this be ..Read More
Homeless High School Kids to Graduate in Inaugural USS Intrepid Ceremony Posted on June 26, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News This isn’t your typical high school graduation. Dozens of homeless high school kids who overcame huge obstacles to become part of the class of 2016 are being honored Friday in a first-of-its-kind graduation ceremony on the USS Intrepid. All of the 45 kids at ..Read More
How One 4th Grader Was Inspired To Help Homeless New Yorkers Posted on June 25, 2015 by Nicole Edine The Coalition recently found a new enthusiastic supporter in a spirited fourth grader from Brooklyn named Jade, who found a way to make a difference in her community. Moved by the suffering of the homeless people she encounters every day in New York City, Jade ..Read More
Seniors’ Housing Needs Are a Special Challenge Posted on June 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Finding affordable housing is a challenge for most New Yorkers, but it isn’t hard to find seniors who feel great strain over the hard-to-reconcile realities of low incomes and high rents. Half of senior households pay more than 30 percent of their income ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Allocates $5 Million to Move Tenants Out of ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes Posted on June 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone For years, the City has been relegating far too many vulnerable New Yorkers struggling with addiction and mental illness to illegal “three-quarter houses,” where shady providers exploit them for profit. A New York Times article in May sparked public outrag ..Read More
