Do Homeless People Vote? Posted on September 10, 2017 by Jeff Coltin in City and State A week before the 2016 presidential election, Cecelia Grant didn’t know who she’d vote for – “This election is in a ditch,” she said – but she was sure she wanted to cast a ballot on Nov. 8. “I am planning to vote, but there is one obstacle in my ..Read More
City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living in Homeless Shelters to Public Schools This Year Posted on September 8, 2017 by Ben Chapman in New York Daily News The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get more kids to class. City officials said the 5,161 homeless students being taken to school in buses represent a nearly 77% increase over last ye ..Read More
City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults Posted on September 6, 2017 by Erin Durkin in New York Daily News Homeless and runaway youth would be able to stay longer in the city’s crisis shelters under new legislation that will be introduced in the City Council Thursday. One bill would allow teens and young adults to stay in the shelters for 120 days, up from 30 day ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on NYPD’s Responses to Persons in Mental Health Crisis Posted on September 7, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone According to national estimates, nearly one-third of homeless single adults in shelters likely suffer from a severe mental illness and/or chronic substance use disorder – and the rates are even higher for homeless adults sleeping on the streets. Unfortunatel ..Read More
