How to End New York City’s Homeless Crisis Posted on February 5, 2016 by Eric Weingartner in Crain's New York Business As the icy grip of winter takes hold, thousands of homeless New Yorkers seek refuge in doorways and subways or stand atop grates to catch what little heat they can to survive another night. In the dwindling hours this Monday, more than 3,000 volunteers—inclu ..Read More
Homeless Young Adults Can Fall Through a Crack in Shelter System Posted on February 3, 2016 by Genia Gould in City Limits Turning 21 is a milestone with a different meaning for a homeless youth in New York. When that day arrives, he or she usually must leave the city’s youth shelter system, and they also lose many essential services. If they haven’t found permanent ho ..Read More
As NY Lawmakers Review Budget, Workers Rally for $15 Wage Posted on February 3, 2016 by David Klepper and Michael Virtanen in Associated Press Low-wage workers from around New York state gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, a proposal that continues to dominate the year’s legislative work. Sandra Luke makes $9 as a wheelchair att ..Read More
Advocates Call for Investigation of NYPD Treatment of Homeless Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jeff Stein in New York Nonprofit Media A coalition of homelessness advocates and homeless individuals gathered on the steps of City Hall on Monday to call for a “formal investigation and review into the NYPD’s policing and treatment of homeless New Yorkers.” Members of the nonprofit organizat ..Read More
Unemployment: The All-but-Certain Fate of Too Many Poor Black Boys Posted on February 2, 2016 by Gillian B. White in The Atlantic Study after study has proven that when children are sequestered in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, their educational and economic opportunities are stunted, creating enduring cycles of poverty. But a new paper, written by a team of researchers led by th ..Read More
Today’s Video: Housing-Based Solutions to Homelessness Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The key to ending homelessness is housing – and at a time when tens of thousands of people are bedding down in shelters and on the streets, it is critical that leaders embrace proven, housing-based solutions. Mary Brosnahan, the Coalition’s President and C ..Read More
For Homeless, Supportive Housing Provides Path to Normalcy Posted on January 28, 2016 by Josh Dawsey in The Wall Street Journal A group of formerly homeless people played bingo in the basement of a Bronx apartment building one recent afternoon, trying to win prizes such as movie tickets and bottles of laundry detergent. Residents cheered when LaVerne Rogers won cheap bath towels and ga ..Read More
Delayed New York City Report on Shelter Safety Violations is Released Posted on February 1, 2016 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times Seeking to show progress in New York’s efforts to improve homeless shelters, Mayor Bill de Blasio released a new — and overdue — report on Monday that catalogs the number of safety violations at more than 600 sites used to house homeless people. The repo ..Read More
Overcoming Homelessness Posted on February 1, 2016 by Andrea Vasquez in Metrofocus On the night of the Iowa caucus, Fordham University Professor of Politics Christina Greer explains why the Midwest state matters in the presidential election. Star Trek’s George Takei joins us for the first of a two-part interview to discuss his role on the ..Read More
