Today’s Read: Expansion of Federal Rental Assistance Would Bring Significant Drop in Poverty, Homelessness Posted on September 27, 2021 by Jacquelyn Simone For decades, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program has proven to be one of the most effective solutions to homelessness and housing instability, by subsidizing rents for low-income Americans. However, despite ample research on the program’s effectiven ..Read More
NYC Council, convicts seek background check ban in fight against ex-prisoner homelessness Posted on September 6, 2021 by Sarah Murphy in New York Daily News After a 1979 double murder conviction, there was little question where Roslyn Smith would lay her head for the foreseeable future. ..Read More
Pandemic Worsens Hard Road to Housing for Homeless New Yorkers with Health Needs Posted on September 1, 2021 by Sarah Murphy in City Limits Kenneth Jones learned he lost his room in an East New York hotel, rented out as a temporary homeless shelter, as soon as he returned from Brookdale Hospital last week. ..Read More
