Fight Looms as Bill de Blasio Plans to Seek 90 New Homeless Shelters Posted on February 27, 2017 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected on Tuesday to unveil a plan to open roughly 90 new homeless shelters throughout New York’s five boroughs, a stark increase devised to address his most vexing citywide problem. The move, which was confirmed by several people f ..Read More
Poor Families to Get More Help With Rent From New York State Posted on February 27, 2017 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times In a settlement that could help thousands of families avoid eviction, New York State will substantially increase the monthly rent subsidies it provides to low-income families with children in New York City, a move that could help reduce the number of people in ..Read More
Data Show Breadth of Challenges for City’s Homeless Students Posted on February 24, 2017 by Nicole Edine in Politico New York New York City is in the midst of the largest homeless student crisis in its history, with about 100,000 students either living in shelters, foster care, or doubled up with family or friends — ten percent of the city’s entire student population. A POLITICO ..Read More
Today’s Read: Poor Families to Get More Help With Rent From New York State Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone In a tremendous victory for low-income families, New York State has reached a settlement to substantially increase the monthly rent subsidies for households in the Family Eviction Prevention Supplement program. FEPS, which serves approximately 10,000 families ..Read More
A Strong Step by New York City to Help Tenants Keep Housing Posted on February 23, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in amNewYork For years, there’s been talk of funding legal counsel for city residents facing eviction in a broad, inclusive way. But despite City Council support, concern about the scope and cost always prevented full budgetary support from City Hall. Mayor Bill de Blasi ..Read More
Today’s Read: Delaying Supportive Housing Funding a Luxury New York’s Homeless Don’t Have Posted on February 22, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Supportive housing is proven to break the cycle of chronic homelessness by giving people the stability of a permanent home and the support services they need to thrive, while simultaneously saving taxpayer dollars. But, faced with record homelessness, State le ..Read More
Can Other U.S. Cities Follow in NYC’s Footsteps to Help Renters? Posted on February 21, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Next City After the announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito that New York City would be extending a universal right to legal services for low-income tenants facing eviction, many of the city’s housing advocates rejoiced. “ ..Read More
Delaying Supportive Housing Funding a Luxury New York’s Homeless Don’t Have Posted on February 21, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Slant Sometimes Mother Nature has an interesting way of getting her point across. Last week, members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration were scheduled to testify before state legislators about the impact of the governor’s budget proposal on the homelessness c ..Read More
Housing Advocates Push MOU Approval in Advocacy Push Posted on February 16, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in State of Politics Housing advocates today are organizing a day of advocacy to push for their version of a memorandum of understanding that would spend nearly $2 billion on affordable and supportive housing. The push is aimed at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose office contends the MOU h ..Read More
