‘We’re Just Trying To Live’: UWS Homeless Shelter Resident Speaks Out Against NIMBY Backlash Posted on April 15, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist T. Campbell was walking home on the Upper West Side earlier this year when she encountered two reporters for the New York Post. They wanted to know what her living conditions were like. Campbell, along with her wife, had recently moved into a new homeless shel ..Read More
Today’s Read: de Blasio May Require More Homeless Housing Posted on April 16, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone More than a year ago, Coalition for the Homeless launched a campaign to call on Mayor de Blasio to increase the number of apartments set aside for homeless New Yorkers in his 300,000-unit Housing New York 2.0 plan to 30,000, with 24,000 of these units to be cr ..Read More
Today’s Read: Homeless New Yorkers Are Spending More Time in Shelters Than Ever Before Posted on March 21, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone A record 63,839 people, including 22,938 children, sleep in NYC shelters each night – and the length of time homeless New Yorkers spend in shelters before finding housing has increased. City data show that the average length of stay in shelters rose to 401 d ..Read More
Arrests Don’t Deter Advocates Calling on Gov. Cuomo to Back Measure to Combat Homelessness Posted on March 20, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News A chorus of chants echoed through the state Capitol building over back-to-back days this week as activists called on Gov. Cuomo to take action on a measure to combat homelessness. The clanging of cuffs closing over wrists accompanied the cries late Tuesday as ..Read More
Today’s Read: Members of New York’s Congressional Delegation Call on Cuomo to Back Program to Fight Homelessness Posted on March 20, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone With State budget negotiations in their final weeks, a growing chorus of elected officials from all levels of government are calling for the budget to include Home Stability Support (HSS). This proposal, initially introduced by Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi in ..Read More
Members of New York Congressional Delegation Call on Cuomo to Back Program to Fight Homelessness Posted on March 19, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Nearly a dozen members of the New York congressional delegation want Gov. Cuomo to get on board with a proposed state program to help keep families out of homeless shelters. The 10 Democrats sent a letter to the governor asking him to include funding for the H ..Read More
Homeless New Yorkers Are Spending More Time in Shelters Than Ever Before Posted on March 20, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist Not only are there more homeless New Yorkers today than compared to six years ago, but they’re staying in shelters an average three to four months longer than they used to, despite programs launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio to move them into permanent housing ..Read More
NYC Homeless Students Stiffed by Mayor de Blasio’s Budget Posted on March 8, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The number of homeless students enrolled in city schools has exploded to record highs — but Mayor de Blasio won’t pay for social workers who’d make a huge difference those needy kids’ lives, activists and school staffers charge. Hizzoner whacked $13.9 ..Read More
This Program Could Boost the Fight Against Homelessness Posted on March 7, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone in Times Union The growth in New York’s homeless population is straining our ability to provide effective services. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, from 2011-2018 our homeless population increased nearly 45 percent, leaving many local ..Read More
