Home for the Holidays Posted on December 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Queens Tribune This holiday season many of us will gather in our homes with friends and loved ones to celebrate. Sadly, for families across the state who face eviction and homelessness, the holiday season is a time of stress and worry over the possibility of losing the roof ..Read More
Support Swells for ‘Right to Counsel’ for Low-Income New Yorkers Facing Eviction Posted on December 14, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Metro Legislators and activists petitioned Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall Tuesday to give low-income New Yorkers the right to an attorney when facing unjust evictions in housing court. In 2015, de Blasio enacted a plan to support New Yorkers facing unfair evictio ..Read More
City’s Supportive Housing Effort Gets a Boost With 550 New Units Posted on December 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Curbed Mayor de Bill de Blasio continues in his pursuit to fix the city’s ongoing housing crisis. Along with his plans to build 80,000 affordable units over the next ten years, the mayor also wants to create 15,000 units of supportive housing during the next 15 yea ..Read More
4 Ways to Support People Experiencing Homelessness During the Arctic Blast Posted on December 12, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Bustle Though national rates of homelessness have been reportedly decreasing in recent years, roughly 550,000 people across the country are still sleeping in shelters, tents, cars, or outside on the ground each night. Winter is a particularly dangerous time for peopl ..Read More
Just Another Day at the Food Pantries That Help the Bronx Survive Posted on December 12, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Although a man could be barred from the afterlife for letting another man go hungry in ancient Egypt, New York City didn’t cook up the idea of soup kitchens as a way to feed the poor until the Great Depression. Now more than 1,100 soup kitchens and food pant ..Read More
New York’s Mayors Throw Support Behind Rental Subsidy Plan Posted on December 6, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Queens Examiner A statewide organization of mayors announced their support for the Home Stability Support (HSS) plan, a program that would provide rental assistance for vulnerable New Yorkers. The New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM), which repr ..Read More
Understanding the Many Ways New York City’s Homeless Population Gets Housed Posted on December 12, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in amNewYork It too often takes a tragedy to prompt action on homelessness. One such event took place last week. What will come of it remains to be seen. On Wednesday, two toddlers, aged 1 and 2, were burned to death in Hunts Point, according to authorities, when a radiato ..Read More
City Schools Struggle to Keep Pace With Rise in Number of Homeless Students Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York At PS 294 in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx, where about a third of the school’s students are homeless, principal Daniel Russo has arranged “walk pools” to nearby shelters to make sure young students get to school safely. At PS 446 in Brownsvil ..Read More
Who’s Supporting a Right to Counsel in Housing Court? Posted on December 8, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in City Limits Back in 2008, a slim majority of 29 New York City Councilmembers voted to extend term limits after a remarkably fast debate. Today, a bill to require that lawyers be provided to low-income people facing the loss of their homes in housing court has a far larger ..Read More
