City Leaders Focus on Shelters and Siting with Too Little Focus on Housing Solutions Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Faced with record homelessness, City leaders announced two separate plans this week in an attempt to grapple with the crisis. Mayor de Blasio unveiled a new homelessness strategy on Tuesday, which marks a shift to borough-based shelter siting to better serve h ..Read More
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces New Plan to Curb Homelessness Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in WABC Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday unveiled a new borough-based plan to reduce the footprint of New York City’s homeless shelter system and drive down the population of homeless New Yorkers relying on shelters. De Blasio outlined the timing and logistics of ..Read More
A Humbled de Blasio Tries Again With New Homelessness Initiative Posted on February 28, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Crain's A chastened Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out a new approach for addressing the homelessness problem that has dogged him since he promised in his inauguration speech three years ago to make the city “a place where everyday people can afford to live, work and ..Read More
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
