How This 17-Year-Old is Fighting Stereotypes About Homeless Youth Posted on March 15, 2017 by Kate Dwyer in Teen Vogue Rosemary Rodriguez is 17, and a recipient of the 2017 Children’s Defense Fund-New York’s “Beat the Odds” college scholarship, which recognizes New York City teens who have overcome adversity in their personal lives. For over two years, Rosemary lived i ..Read More
HUD Explained Posted on March 15, 2017 by Patrick Sisson in Curbed During the nascent Trump era, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. The president’s choice to run the agency, neurosurgeon and former presidential candidate Ben Carson, has been criticized by housing ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on the Preliminary Budget and HPD’s Role in Addressing Homelessness Posted on March 15, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone The severe lack of affordable housing throughout New York City is a major driver of near-record homelessness. City efforts to address the affordability crisis must be expanded and accelerated to meet the unprecedented need and alleviate the suffering of over 6 ..Read More
Great Charitable Organizations in NYC, and How to Volunteer to Help Them Posted on March 15, 2017 by Emily Nonko in Curbed For New Yorkers looking to rally behind a cause—who may also be new to the world of organizing—there is no shortage of local advocacy groups that need your help. These five organizations, like many others doing similar work in New York, support large commu ..Read More
Outreach Workers Help 60 NYC Homeless Find Shelter From Storm Posted on March 14, 2017 by Jillian Jorgensen, Molly Crane-Newman and Larry McShane in New York Daily News While many New Yorkers stayed home during Tuesday’s snowstorm, others less fortunate needed shelter from the storm. The city dispatched 116 outreach workers as the last blast of winter blew into town, and they connected 60 homeless people stuck on the street ..Read More
State to Extend ‘Code Blue’ Rule for Homeless Posted on March 14, 2017 by Matthew Hamilton in Times Union Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration plans to extend for 60 days a statewide emergency regulation that requires the homeless be sheltered when it’s 32 degrees or colder outside. The extension will be filed Wednesday, the day the original emergency regulation ..Read More
Helping Homeless Women on International Women’s Day Posted on March 8, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Women are disproportionately affected by homelessness in New York City. In addition to the 3,976 single adult women sleeping in NYC shelters each night, recent figures show that a staggering 91 percent of families with children in shelters and 62 percent of ad ..Read More
Treading Water in a Tide of Homelessness Posted on March 3, 2017 by The Editorial Board in The New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a major speech on homelessness on Tuesday, promoting a plan he calls “Turning the Tide.” This was interesting because, as we know, not even kings can turn tides. If he had called it “Lowering Expectations” or “Treading Water ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Fear New Shelter Legislation Could Embolden NIMBYs Posted on March 5, 2017 by Emma Whitford in Gothamist In the same week that Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to open 90 new homeless shelters in New York City over the next five years, City Council legislation could limit his ability to do so, according to advocates for the homeless. The bill would prohibit ..Read More
