City Says Homeless Numbers Are Down; Some Homeless Advocates Disagree, Saying Survey Methodology is Flawed Posted on April 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone An annual survey found fewer people living on New York City streets this year than last, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday, though some homeless advocates dismissed the claim. The count found 2,794 people living on the streets as of Feb. 8, down 12% from a year earlier. The count was conducted on one of the coldest days of the winter.
Ashley Graham at the 2016 Women Mean Business Luncheon Posted on April 28, 2016 by Nicole Edine Model, Designer and Body Image Activist Ashley Graham delivers the Keynote Speach at the 22nd annual Women Mean Business Luncheon benefiting the First Step Job Training Program for homeless and low-income women on April 12, 2016 at the Pierre Hotel in NYC.
De Blasio to Commit $30M to Address Growing Homeless Student Population Posted on April 26, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce steps to tackle the city’s large and growing homeless student population on Tuesday, with a $30 million commitment to build health centers in schools with large numbers of homeless students and to provide new supports to children living in the city’s homeless shelters. De Blasio will announce a $19.5 million capital investment to build school-based health centers at elementary schools with at least 50 students living in homeless shelters. Those schools will be situated on campuses with at least 1,000 students.
