New York City Church Offers the Homeless a New Path Posted on January 20, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Wall Street Journal On Wednesday night, about a dozen people were expected to begin a journey from homelessness to, they hope, a home. They have been offered refuge in a seasonal shelter program run by New York City’s Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Started years ago as a way ..Read More
Changes for Homeless Domestic Violence Survivors are ‘Baby Steps,’ Advocates Say Posted on January 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Nonprofit Media While advocates and nonprofit leaders welcomed news on Tuesday that the New York City Human Resources Administration plans to make policy adjustments in regards to its services for homeless victims of domestic violence, many said much work remains to be done, ..Read More
Poll Finds City is Not Doing Enough to Help the Homeless Posted on January 20, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in DNAinfo The city is not doing enough to help the homeless, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll found that 73 percent of voters felt the city was doing too little to help homeless people while 19 percent said the city was doing the right amount ..Read More
City Alters Policies Harming Homeless Domestic Violence Victims Posted on January 19, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Nonprofit Media New York City will change procedures for counting and evaluating homeless domestic violence victims as part of a 90-day review ordered by Mayor Bill de Blasio last month. The changes, which followed inquiries by New York Nonprofit Media, mark a departure from ..Read More
Study: Heating, Shelter Assistance Not Enough, Leads to Homelessness Posted on January 20, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Public News Service New York officials agree, the state has a homeless problem. The reasons behind the state’s growing homeless population however, are constantly debated. But a report by the Empire Justice Center suggests part of the problem may have to do with the heating ..Read More
More Than 100 NYC Homeless People Taken to Shelters During Brutal Cold Overnight Posted on January 19, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in WABC Teams of workers from New York City agencies fanned out across the five boroughs Monday night and Tuesday night to protect the homeless from the bitterly cold temperatures. 103 homeless people were taken off the streets overnight during city outreach efforts. ..Read More
Cuomo and de Blasio Lament the Collapse of 421a Tax Break Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Observer After negotiations to reform and extend the controversial 421a tax break for housing developers collapsed last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said they would both make finding a new way to spur affordable housing a priority this year. ..Read More
Today’s Listen: What It’ll Take to Get the Homeless Into Homes Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Following Gov. Cuomo’s State of the State address this week, in which he committed to creating 20,000 new units of supportive housing statewide over the next 15 years, there has been increased attention on this research-backed solution to homelessness. The G ..Read More
What It’ll Take to Get the Homeless Into Homes Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in WNYC Mary Brosnahan, the President and CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless, says that New York City had roughly 35,000 homeless people in 2011 when Gov. Cuomo took office. Now, the city’s homeless population is around 60,000. Brosnahan joined us to discuss ..Read More
