Today’s Read: NYC Council Speaker Calls for Action on ‘Alarming’ Homelessness Crisis Posted on April 9, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone With an estimated 60,000 New Yorkers going to sleep in shelters tonight, there’s no denying that we’re in the midst of a crisis – but it doesn’t have to be this way. Rather than viewing homelessness as unsolvable, we must call for the implementation of ..Read More
How to End NYC Homelessness in Five Years Posted on April 7, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone The Coalition and other members of the “Homes for Every New Yorker” partnership released a new report today that presents nine strategies that Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo must implement to end mass homelessness by 2020. The Coalition stood alongside ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Homeless Find Little Comfort in Shelter System Posted on April 1, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone It is truly a tragedy that many homeless families with small children have to bed down in filthy, cockroach-infested shelters. As if the findings in the recent NYC Department of Investigation report on the family shelter system weren’t infuriating enough, th ..Read More
Today’s Read: Newborns Face Greater Risks at City Shelters Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone The stress and noise of a homeless shelter make life challenging for all who reside there, but the chaotic environment is especially dangerous for newborns. A recent New School study warns that the 1,800 babies who were born into the City shelter system in 201 ..Read More
Today’s Read: Slumlords, Hellholes and a System’s Failures Posted on March 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone A recent NYC Department of Investigation report detailed the alarming conditions in the family shelter system – a system in which an average of 14,500 homeless families must bed down each night. The magnitude of youth homelessness in NYC makes the DOI findin ..Read More
Today’s Read: Why the City Should Convert Cluster Site Shelters Back to Apartments Posted on March 17, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone Following the release last week of the Department of Investigation’s disturbing report on squalid conditions in the City’s family shelter system, many New Yorkers are wondering what can be done so that homeless families get the decent shelter to which they ..Read More
Today’s Read: Review of NYC Family Shelter System Finds Hundreds of Violations Posted on March 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone A report released on Thursday by the NYC Department of Investigation finds that conditions in the City’s family shelter system are truly deplorable and in need of immediate attention. The yearlong review, conducted at the request of Mayor Bill de Blasio, unc ..Read More
Today’s Read: Seeking Shelter at LaGuardia Airport Posted on March 10, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone For most people, waiting in an airport is a tedious but necessary part of traveling. The only thing that makes the hours of sitting at a terminal bearable is the thought of the trip they will be taking when they finally hear the call to board their flight. But ..Read More
Today’s Video: New York’s Homeless Population at All-Time High of 60,000 Posted on March 9, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone More than 60,000 New Yorkers are homeless. It’s important to keep in mind that behind the alarming statistics, there are thousands of individual men, women and children – each with his or her own identity and story. A recent BBC News segment features the ..Read More
