For First Time, NYC Directly Funding $600G in School Food Pantries for Exploding Homeless Student Population Posted on November 21, 2016 by Ben Chapman and Lisa L. Colangelo in New York Daily News A new city program to stock pantries with free food will help homeless students in 16 public schools across the five boroughs, the Daily News has learned. The $595,000 program funded by City Council aims to help address the exploding population of homeless and ..Read More
I Am Thankful Posted on November 21, 2016 23,000 girls and boys will spend this Thanksgiving in NYC homeless shelters, and yet they still find something to be thankful for. Help them overcome homelessness, so they truly have something to celebrate. ..Read More
Today’s Read: Calling on Gov. Cuomo to Get 6,000 New Supportive Housing Units Up and Running Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone As people across the country prepare to sit around the Thanksgiving table with loved ones this week, more than 80,000 New Yorkers will enter the holiday season without even the dignity of a home. Many of our homeless neighbors are grappling with mental illness ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Call on Gov. Cuomo to Get 6,000 New Supportive Housing Units Up and Running Posted on November 21, 2016 by Kenneth Lovett in New York Daily News With winter fast approaching, homeless advocates Monday are set to launch a new campaign designed to push Gov. Cuomo to follow through on a promise to fund the building of 6,000 new units of supportive housing over five years. The effort by Campaign 4 NY/NY Ho ..Read More
Homelessness Reaches New Heights in NYC as Nation Sees Seven-Year Decline Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jennifer Fermino, Erin Durkin and Reuven Blau in New York Daily News Despite a record rate of homeless in New York City, homelessness across the country has continued to decline over the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday. There were 549,928 homeless people on a single nigh ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Exempt From New Federal Housing Subsidy Rules Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is a proven solution to homelessness and housing instability, by enabling tenants to pay 30 percent of their income toward rent. But when the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it wou ..Read More
Homelessness in the U.S. Was Down Slightly Over the Past Year Posted on November 17, 2016 by Pam Fessler in NPR Homelessness in the U.S. declined over the past year. Even so, there were large increases in several cities, including Los Angeles and Seattle. Overall, almost 550,000 individuals were homeless on a single night earlier this year, according to a new report by ..Read More
New York City Exempted From Changes to Section 8 Housing Posted on November 16, 2016 by Laura Kusisto in The Wall Street Journal After push back from tenant advocates and landlords alike, New York City will be exempted from an Obama administration regulation that could have forced more than 55,000 low-income New Yorkers to pay more rent or move to cheaper apartments. ..Read More
NYC Will Be Exempt From New Federal Housing Subsidy Rules Meant to Combat Income Segregation Posted on November 15, 2016 by Greg B. Smith in New York Daily News New York City will be exempted from new federal housing subsidy rules critics warned would have made the city’s affordable housing crisis even worse. The Obama administration Tuesday unveiled new rules to combat income segregation by encouraging landlord ..Read More