A High-Stakes Race to Help NYC’s Homeless as Coronavirus Spreads Posted on March 22, 2020 by Greg B. Smith and Virginia Breen in The City Last weekend, the first homeless person in a city-run shelter tested positive for coronavirus. As of Friday, there were seven at four separate shelters. Meanwhile, homeless people who stay on sidewalks and subways rather than go to often dangerous shelter ..Read More
Convert Empty NYC Hotels to Triage Sites for Coronavirus, Advocates Demand Posted on March 19, 2020 by Michael Gartland in New York Daily News Hotels hollowed out by the coronavirus could be re-purposed into triage centers and housing for homeless New Yorkers diagnosed with the disease, advocates said Thursday. “Many of the current recommendations like self-quarantine and social distancing are impo ..Read More
One Percent of Children Born Last Year Went Home to a New York City Homeless Shelter: Report Posted on March 11, 2020 by Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech in AM New York One out of every 100 babies born last year was sent home from the hospital to a New York City homeless shelter, a study from the Coalition for the Homeless found. The striking number comes from the homeless advocacy’s annual State of Homeless report, release ..Read More
Advocates Slam Cuomo, De Blasio for Handling of City’s Homeless Crisis, Which Hits Infants Hardest Posted on March 11, 2020 by Michael Gartland in New York Daily News This 1% is the opposite of society’s elite. One out of a hundred New York City newborns last year went “home” from the hospital to a homeless shelter, a heartbreaking new analysis by the Coalition for the Homeless revealed. The group’s annual report, t ..Read More
Tell Governor Cuomo to Say Yes to HSS Posted on February 28, 2020 More than 250,000 people in New York State were homeless in the 2018-2019 school year, including more than 150,000 children. Existing public assistance allowances are not enough to help families move from shelters to stable homes. Home Stability Support (HSS) ..Read More
Advocates Work to Combat Homelessness Posted on February 26, 2020 by Justina Latimer in ABC News 10 SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — If you’re driving through Schenectady on Broadway, you’ve probably noticed a billboard that reads “House our Homeless.” A group of advocates and the Citizen Action of New York are calling on local officials to do more to ..Read More
Today’s Read: Report Shows Poverty in New York Far Worse Than Official Measures Say Posted on February 21, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone Many New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet: A new report from the Robin Hood Foundation found that half of adult New Yorkers report living in poverty for at least a year between 2015 and 2018, despite a falling official poverty rate, and people of color ..Read More
Cuomo Touts Affordable Housing Gains as Homelessness Crisis Takes Center Stage in Budget Battle Posted on February 5, 2020 by Denis Slattery in New York Daily News ALBANY — Amid an ongoing battle over the state’s handling of the homelessness crisis, Gov. Cuomo is touting his administration’s efforts to boost affordable housing. As advocates and lawmakers call on Cuomo to raise taxes on the wealthy and subsidize pro ..Read More
Today’s Read: Johnson Unveils ‘Holistic, Long-Term’ Plan to Tackle City Homelessness Crisis Posted on January 31, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone With record numbers of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters and thousands more bedding down on the streets and in the subways every night, the homelessness crisis demands bold solutions. On Thursday, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson unveiled a sweeping new pl ..Read More
