Bronx Family Struggles Through Grueling Journey in City’s Convoluted Shelter System Posted on February 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 It’s cold and dark, and this family is looking for a placement in a homeless shelter in the middle of winter. It’s a convoluted, bureaucratic and sometimes punishing process that starts at an intake center in the Bronx, where families often sit for ..Read More
Bills Passed to Help Tenants of New York ‘Three-Quarter Homes’ Posted on February 1, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Corey Bates lost his apartment when the rent was increased. His work hours were cut. So in January 2015, he jumped when a nonprofit agency referred him to a program called Back on Track that promised him temporary housing and a permanent home in six months. Th ..Read More
Supportive Housing Advocates Release Groundhog Day-Themed Video Posted on February 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in State of Politics Advocates pushing for $2 billion in supportive housing funding feel like they’re in the movie Groundhog Day: The same promise keeps getting proposed, but nothing changes. The coalition of groups pushing for the funding on Thursday, the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housi ..Read More
What So Many Get Wrong About Homelessness Posted on January 31, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Medium “This doesn’t just happen to those people,” said Jennifer Garris. “Anyone can become homeless.” Ms. Garris has a Masters degree and was a special education teacher for 24 years. But after her husband passed away, she struggled with depression and alc ..Read More
As Homeless Crisis Grows in NYC, State Sits on $2 Billion in Yet-to-Be Released Housing Funds Posted on January 26, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 With a growing homeless crisis in the city, New York State is sitting on roughly $2 billion in housing funds that have yet to be released. Zack Fink filed the following report. For state lawmakers representing the city of New York, any funds the state can prov ..Read More
City Council Progressive Caucus Backs Queens Assemblyman’s Statewide Plan to Subsidize Rent for ‘Vulnerable Residents’ Posted on January 26, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News A Queens assemblyman’s plan to crack down on the city homeless crisis has won the backing of the City Council’s Progressive Caucus. The caucus is supporting a plan by Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Queens) called the Home Stability Support program th ..Read More
CityViews: City’s Effort to Tally Homeless Youth Won’t Add Up Posted on January 23, 2017 by Nicole Edine in City Limits Two weeks from tonight, New York City will embark on its annual HOPE effort where volunteers will engage a small number of those living on the street. For four days afterward the city will conduct the Youth Count, a tally of homeless youth primarily conducted ..Read More
A Bold Plan to Prevent Homelessness Posted on January 23, 2017 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times It can’t be said enough that New York’s homelessness crisis is complicated. In a city where people are squeezed beyond their means by rising rents, just one of any number of additional stresses — a lost job, sickness, addiction, domestic violence — can ..Read More
Homeless Being Housed in Sub-Human and Unsafe Conditions in NYC, Report Shows Posted on January 19, 2017 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News Homeless people are being housed in sub-human, unsafe conditions at hotels and other shelters, a new report by Albany pols found. The report, “Horrors in Homeless Housing,” found that well over half of the hotels in the city hosting the homeless have hundr ..Read More
