Today’s Video: The New York Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline Posted on February 28, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The record homelessness crisis – with 63,495 New Yorkers sleeping in city shelters tonight – demands a concerted effort from all levels of government, with a focus on effective prevention and affordable housing solutions. Unfortunately, a damning new inves ..Read More
The New York Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline Posted on February 27, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 Every year, thousands of inmates in upstate prisons are granted parole, allowing them to leave prison and return home to New York City. But a NY1 investigation found, more and more, those inmates do not have a home to go to; they go into the shelter system — ..Read More
City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget Posted on February 21, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits The Trump administration’s FY 2019 budget once again includes unprecedented cuts to the nation’s housing programs that could have a drastic impact on New York’s affordability crisis and public housing stock if approved, housing advocates say. While they ..Read More
Homelessness, Step by Step Posted on February 18, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times From the windows of a seven-story building on East 151st Street in the Bronx, Manhattan rises like Oz in the distance, a glittering reminder of why so many people want to live in New York City. Inside the building, children sense something is wrong. Their pare ..Read More
Homeless Youth ‘Safety Net of Shelter’ Would Be Extended Under City Council Bills Posted on February 14, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in AMNY The city needs to expand its services for runaway and homeless youth to include young adults ages 24 and younger, whose needs and concerns are often not met by the adult shelter system, advocates and politicians say. ..Read More
Grappling With Homeless Crisis, New York City Stands to Lose 15,000 Rental Vouchers in Federal Budget Posted on February 13, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico With its homeless population already hovering at record levels, New York City would be poised to lose roughly 11 percent of its rental assistance vouchers under President Trump’s proposed fiscal 2019 budget. The president’s recommended funding cut ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on New York State Executive Budget 2018 Posted on February 12, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The formidable task of addressing New York City’s record homelessness crisis requires a concerted effort by all levels of government – including collaboration between the City and the State. Shelly Nortz, the Coalition’s Deputy Executive Director for Pol ..Read More
Outreach Workers Combat Street Homelessness on the Front Lines Posted on February 7, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in WNYC Marco Panchame and Ronald Gantt trudged around a ball field beside the Coney Island Creek, bundled in thick coats emblazoned with the words “Homeless Outreach.” They’re two of the nearly 400 outreach workers whose job is to build trust with people living ..Read More
8 Ways to Help the Homeless in New York City Posted on February 5, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone in Curbed In recent years, as the city grapples with a lack of affordable housing, New York’s homeless population has soared. According to a 2017 report by Coalition for the Homeless, which has been fighting the city’s homeless crisis since 1981, more than 62,000 me ..Read More
