Low Wages Are Leaving Millions of Workers Behind, Keeping the Poverty Rate at Recession Levels Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in International Business Times There’s a dirty secret about the minimum wage: If you’re trying to support a family on it, working full-time, you’re still going to fall below the poverty line. It’s something that millions of people in the U.S., such as Elena Campo, are finding out th ..Read More
Helping Homeless Children Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Huffington Post The Los Angeles Times recently ran a disturbing series on poverty and homelessness in San Bernardino County. It described appalling conditions for children–Eddie and Breanna–forced to live with their families in motels where sex trafficking, drug u ..Read More
Health Care Gains, but Income Remains Stagnant, the White House Reports Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Nearly nine million people gained health insurance last year, lowering the ranks of the uninsured to 10.4 percent of the population. But there was no statistically significant change in income for the typical American household in 2014, the Obama administratio ..Read More
Residents of Private Brooklyn Homeless Shelter Face Another Sudden Removal Posted on September 15, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist About 15 families at a notoriously decrepit, privately run homeless shelter in Prospect Lefferts Gardens received notices yesterday saying that they have to pack their bags and leave as soon as tomorrow morning. Two-year resident Hilonka Saldana is a mother of ..Read More
New Rules, Rising Homeless Numbers Led to Increased Shelter Contracts Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York Rising numbers of homeless individuals and new contracting rules for homeless shelters led to a 15 percent increase in the number of contracts submitted by City Hall for homeless services, statistics provided by the city comptroller’s office show. Between Ma ..Read More
Policía Rastrea a Desamparados Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in El Diario La policía de Nueva York implementó una práctica en la que se obliga a los jefes de las comisarías a que informen a sus superiores sobre los problemas de los desamparados que se registran en cada una de sus zonas. Una medida que en opinión de los que luch ..Read More
Today’s Read: How to Help Homeless People Leave the Streets Posted on September 15, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone This summer, New Yorkers have been asking how to help the large number of people sleeping on the streets. As part of the City’s response, the NYPD has reportedly started mapping encampments of homeless people and coordinating efforts with the Department of H ..Read More
Number of Homeless Students in U.S. has Doubled Since Before the Recession Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Washington Post The number of homeless children in public schools has doubled since before the recession, reaching a record national total of 1.36 million in the 2013-2014 school year, according to new federal data. The latest homeless count, an 8 percent increase over the 20 ..Read More
Bratton Denies Report Saying NYPD is Considering Using Computer System to Track Homeless Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS New York A report says the NYPD has ramped up its approach to dealing with the homeless and may be ready to use the same data-driven tactics it uses against crimes. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, however, said the report is way off base. The report in the New York D ..Read More
