Today’s Read: Number of Homeless Single Adults in NYC Rose 95 Percent in a Decade Posted on August 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone After decades of failed policies that fueled an unprecedented surge in the City’s shelter census, the number of men, women and children bedding down in homeless shelters remains stubbornly stuck around 60,000. The recent levelling off is largely the result o ..Read More
Today’s Read: Cuomo Must Keep His Promise to the Homeless Posted on July 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone An extensive body of research clearly proves the efficacy of supportive housing in ending homelessness and saving taxpayer dollars. What isn’t clear is why Gov. Cuomo continues to impede the development of desperately needed new supportive units by letti ..Read More
Governor Cuomo: Keep Your Promise to Homeless New Yorkers! Posted on July 27, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone On Wednesday morning, Coalition staff and clients rallied outside Gov. Cuomo’s Manhattan office to urge him to immediately sign a full MOU and release promised funds for supportive housing. The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing has been consistently pressuring State ..Read More
Family Shelter Entrants Come Predominantly From a Few Clustered Neighborhoods Posted on July 20, 2016 by Giselle Routhier Data provided by the Department of Homeless Services show that in 2015, family shelter entrants originated mostly from a few areas of the City. The zip codes from which the largest number of families became homeless are in the South and Central Bronx, Brownsvi ..Read More
Legal Victory: Judge Rules Landlords Cannot Refuse LINC Rent Vouchers Posted on July 19, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone New York City law explicitly prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income, including rental subsidies. But that hasn’t kept landlords from illegally turning away homeless families and individuals who are trying to move out of she ..Read More
Today’s Video: Advocates Critique City, State on Homeless Policy Posted on July 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Coalition for the Homeless Policy Director Giselle Routhier joined other advocates on the BRIC TV program BkLive this Wednesday to discuss the current state of homelessness and what further actions the City and State must take to turn the tide. Giselle pointed ..Read More
Six Months Later, Homeless New Yorkers Are Still Waiting on Cuomo Posted on July 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Today marks six months since Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address, in which he made an historic commitment to fund 20,000 units of desperately needed supportive housing over 15 years. The Governor announced on January 13th that the first 6,000 of thos ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Effort to Help Homeless Makes Slow Progress Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The City has taken key steps to combat homelessness, but with the shelter census stubbornly hovering at near-record levels, it is clear that further action is needed. The de Blasio administration has refocused the City’s homelessness strategy on housing-base ..Read More
How to Stay Safe During the Heat Posted on July 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone New York City’s stifling summer heat has officially arrived, with temperatures above 90 degrees expected this week. This hot weather can be dangerous for New Yorkers living on the streets or in shelters without air-conditioning. Take advantage of these resou ..Read More
