Coalition Testifies on Support for Homeless Students Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The number of children in shelter has increased by 92 percent over the past ten years, with nearly 24,000 boys and girls going to sleep in shelters tonight. Homelessness is traumatizing for anyone, but research shows that the deleterious effects are amplified ..Read More
Homeless Young People of New York, Overlooked and Underserved Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Hundreds of homeless young people are in plain sight every day in New York City. They are sitting on the floor at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and charging their phones as if they were college students awaiting a bus home. They are huddled on the sidewalk, ..Read More
How to End New York City’s Homeless Crisis Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Crain's New York Business As the icy grip of winter takes hold, thousands of homeless New Yorkers seek refuge in doorways and subways or stand atop grates to catch what little heat they can to survive another night. In the dwindling hours this Monday, more than 3,000 volunteers—inclu ..Read More
Homeless Young Adults Can Fall Through a Crack in Shelter System Posted on February 3, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Turning 21 is a milestone with a different meaning for a homeless youth in New York. When that day arrives, he or she usually must leave the city’s youth shelter system, and they also lose many essential services. If they haven’t found permanent ho ..Read More
As NY Lawmakers Review Budget, Workers Rally for $15 Wage Posted on February 3, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Associated Press Low-wage workers from around New York state gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for a $15-an-hour minimum wage, a proposal that continues to dominate the year’s legislative work. Sandra Luke makes $9 as a wheelchair att ..Read More
Advocates Call for Investigation of NYPD Treatment of Homeless Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Nonprofit Media A coalition of homelessness advocates and homeless individuals gathered on the steps of City Hall on Monday to call for a “formal investigation and review into the NYPD’s policing and treatment of homeless New Yorkers.” Members of the nonprofit organizat ..Read More
Unemployment: The All-but-Certain Fate of Too Many Poor Black Boys Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Atlantic Study after study has proven that when children are sequestered in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, their educational and economic opportunities are stunted, creating enduring cycles of poverty. But a new paper, written by a team of researchers led by th ..Read More
Today’s Video: Housing-Based Solutions to Homelessness Posted on February 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The key to ending homelessness is housing – and at a time when tens of thousands of people are bedding down in shelters and on the streets, it is critical that leaders embrace proven, housing-based solutions. Mary Brosnahan, the Coalition’s President and C ..Read More
For Homeless, Supportive Housing Provides Path to Normalcy Posted on January 28, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal A group of formerly homeless people played bingo in the basement of a Bronx apartment building one recent afternoon, trying to win prizes such as movie tickets and bottles of laundry detergent. Residents cheered when LaVerne Rogers won cheap bath towels and ga ..Read More
