Hairdressers Dole Out Blankets to Homeless New Yorkers Posted on January 19, 2017 by Nicole Edine in LI Herald Colette Morales, a hair stylist at Who Does Your Hair? in Bellmore, was walking down 5th Avenue in Manhattan on Jan. 9 when she saw a homeless man wearing lightweight pants curled up into a ball. This man planned to stay warm at a McDonald’s that night, when ..Read More
Report: De Blasio Beats Bloomberg On Homelessness But That’s Not Saying Much Posted on January 17, 2017 by Nicole Edine in Gothamist A few of Mayor de Blasio’s tactics for moving homeless families out of shelter and into permanent housing appear to be working, according to a new report [PDF] from the Coalition for the Homeless. But these gains aren’t making a dent in the overall ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Policy Brief Finds ‘Lost Decade’ Major Cause Underlying Historic Family Homelessness Posted on January 14, 2017 by Nicole Edine in Real Estate Rama Nearly 32,000 households were denied access to permanent housing assistance between FY 2005 and FY 2014 Report Outlines Steps State, City Must Take Immediately to Match the Scale of Crisis New York, NY – (RealEstateRama) — The Coalition for the Homeless re ..Read More
Report: Homeless New Yorkers Died In Record Numbers Last Year Posted on January 16, 2017 by Nicole Edine in Gothamist More homeless New Yorkers died during the last fiscal year than any other year since 2006, according to new data from the Department of Homeless Services. Advocates and city officials said that the increase is likely due, in part, to a concurrent increase in t ..Read More
Housing Advocates Renew Push for Funding Posted on January 15, 2017 by Nicole Edine in Times Union Advocates for the homeless have a message for Gov. Andrew Cuomo — 25,000 messages, to be exact. Groups seeking the release of funds to construct new housing units statewide will drop off thousands of printed emails at his Capitol offices on Friday. The docum ..Read More
Bloomberg Left Homeless Mess for de Blasio: Report Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in Metro Most of the homelessness in New York is hidden. It’s not begging on the subway. It’s not pushing a cart loaded with garbage-bags of possessions. “You see the faces on the train but you may not even know that they are homeless, it’s not always a pro ..Read More
Report: De Blasio Succeeding at Moving Shelter Families to Housing, but Need Keeps Growing Posted on January 12, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits As shelter numbers have broken record after record, Mayor Bill de Blasio has been chided by rival politicians and jeered by tabloid editorial boards for his handling of the city’s homeless crisis. Quietly, however, the de Blasio administration placed seven t ..Read More
Advocates for the Homeless are Angry Lamakers Have Not Moved Forward With an MOU for Supportive Housing Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in WCNY We heard why advocates for the homeless are angry lawmakers have not moved forward with an MOU for supportive housing units. Shelly Nortz, Deputy Executive Director for Policy at the Coalition for the Homeless, joined Susan. ..Read More
Mayor de Blasio Scrambles to Curb Homelessness After Years of Not Keeping Pace Posted on January 13, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times During Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first year in office, the Department of Homeless Services created 16 new shelters across New York City to house more than a thousand families and hundreds of single adults. Then, for eight months, the city stopped opening shelte ..Read More
