State of the Homeless in New York City Posted on April 3, 2011 by Avonna Zheng By Patrick Markee In April, Coalition for the Homeless released its annual “State of the Homeless” report, documenting all-time record homelessness in New York City. The report also analyzed new evidence that the Bloomberg administration’s fa ..Read More
Featured Book: The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness Posted on April 2, 2011 by Avonna Zheng By Sarah Murphy Brianna Karp became homeless in 2009 after losing her job to the recession and later being kicked out of her childhood home. At a friend’s suggestion, she began a blog, “The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness,” which has since ..Read More
A Letter from Mary Posted on April 2, 2011 by Avonna Zheng Since mass homelessness emerged 30 years ago, every New York City mayor has had some plan to house homeless families – until now. Mayor Bloomberg announced his new budget for Fiscal Year 2012, and it contains ZERO funding to move homeless families out of ..Read More
Program to Keep Homeless Out of Shelters Terminated Posted on April 1, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Huffington Post ..Read More
New York legislators OK historic budget plan Posted on March 31, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Gannett Albany Bureau ..Read More
Schools put to the test as ranks of homeless students grow, causing stress for kids, staff Posted on March 30, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in New York Daily News ..Read More
Governor Cuomo to New York’s Poor and Middle Class: Drop Dead Posted on March 30, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Mother Jones ..Read More
TRO Preserves Rent Subsidies From City’s Budget Cuts Posted on March 30, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in New York Law Journal ..Read More
Nurse claims firing for exposing wrongful death of homeless man Posted on March 29, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Associated Press ..Read More
