Today’s Read: Advocates Hope for Last-Minute Homelessness Push Posted on June 21, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone As the State legislative session draws to a close today, much work remains in combatting the homelessness crisis across New York. While this session brought major victories – such as the release of funds for the first 6,000 supportive housing units of Gov. C ..Read More
Advocates Hope for Last-Minute Homelessness Push Posted on June 20, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in City and State Advocates are pushing state legislators to pass bills and embrace partnerships and proposals that would chip away at the homelessness problem before the state legislative session ends Wednesday. As the number of New York City residents in homeless shelters has ..Read More
Strengthen Rent Regulation Rules Amid Homeless Crisis, Task Force Urges Posted on June 20, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo The state’s outdated rent stabilization rules aren’t enough to stamp out the city’s soaring homeless crisis — as skyrocketing rent prices let owners drop out of the program once a vacant unit’s price hits $2,700 per month, according to a ..Read More
City Tries to Head Off Summer Surge in Homeless Posted on June 16, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times To get through the front gate at New Bridges Elementary School in Brooklyn on Friday, students and their parents had to squeeze past an unfamiliar man wearing a gray suit and rimless glasses who was handing out fliers. “Any housing challenges, we’re here t ..Read More
Today’s Read: How Much Do You Need to Afford the Rent? Posted on June 9, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Stable housing is an essential foundation for improving health, accessing quality education, and securing steady employment, but people in communities across the country are struggling with unaffordable rents. The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently ..Read More
Here’s How Much You Would Need to Afford Rent in Your State Posted on June 8, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Washington Post There is nowhere in this country where someone working a full-time minimum wage job could afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment, according to an annual report released Thursday documenting the gap between wages and the cost of rental housing. Downsizing to a ..Read More
Home Stability Support: Post-Budget Advocacy Posted on June 9, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Much of the conversation about homelessness lately has revolved around opposition to the siting of new shelters – but a bold proposal from Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi could dramatically reduce the need for shelters in the first place by rescuing tens of tho ..Read More
Today’s Read: Show HUD’s Budget Cuts the Door Posted on May 30, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Even with extraordinarily low unemployment, across the country far too many people are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. An estimated 7.7 million low-income families nationwide spend more than half of their incomes on rent, live in severely inadequat ..Read More
Show HUD’s Budget Cuts the Door Posted on May 30, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Ben Carson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, set the stage for President Scrooge’s meanspirited budget when he suggested that the government had made things too “cozy” for poor people and said that poverty was merely a “state of mind.” ..Read More
