A Bronx Librarian Keen on Teaching Homeless Children a Lasting Love of Books Posted on November 24, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Colbert Nembhard looked more like a traveling salesman than a librarian in his dark suit with his rolling suitcase on a recent Wednesday morning in the Bronx. He had strolled 10 minutes to the Crotona Inn homeless shelter from the Morrisania Branch Library, wh ..Read More
Coalition and Elected Leaders Rally for Home Stability Support Posted on November 22, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone With a record 61,931 people in New York City bedding down in shelters tonight, and thousands more enduring homelessness elsewhere in the state, it is time for bold action to address the crisis. The widening gulf between incomes and rents has pushed more and mo ..Read More
Address Homeless Crisis in N.Y. Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Times Union The holiday season inspires an annual period of reflection, allowing us all to take stock of what we’re grateful for and to reassess how our actions can shape the world around us. It gives us an opportunity to reflect and renew our commitment to helping ..Read More
For First Time, NYC Directly Funding $600G in School Food Pantries for Exploding Homeless Student Population Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News A new city program to stock pantries with free food will help homeless students in 16 public schools across the five boroughs, the Daily News has learned. The $595,000 program funded by City Council aims to help address the exploding population of homeless and ..Read More
Today’s Read: Calling on Gov. Cuomo to Get 6,000 New Supportive Housing Units Up and Running Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone As people across the country prepare to sit around the Thanksgiving table with loved ones this week, more than 80,000 New Yorkers will enter the holiday season without even the dignity of a home. Many of our homeless neighbors are grappling with mental illness ..Read More
Homeless Advocates Call on Gov. Cuomo to Get 6,000 New Supportive Housing Units Up and Running Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News With winter fast approaching, homeless advocates Monday are set to launch a new campaign designed to push Gov. Cuomo to follow through on a promise to fund the building of 6,000 new units of supportive housing over five years. The effort by Campaign 4 NY/NY Ho ..Read More
Homelessness Reaches New Heights in NYC as Nation Sees Seven-Year Decline Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Despite a record rate of homeless in New York City, homelessness across the country has continued to decline over the past seven years, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday. There were 549,928 homeless people on a single nigh ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Exempt From New Federal Housing Subsidy Rules Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is a proven solution to homelessness and housing instability, by enabling tenants to pay 30 percent of their income toward rent. But when the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it wou ..Read More
Homelessness in the U.S. Was Down Slightly Over the Past Year Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in NPR Homelessness in the U.S. declined over the past year. Even so, there were large increases in several cities, including Los Angeles and Seattle. Overall, almost 550,000 individuals were homeless on a single night earlier this year, according to a new report by ..Read More
