Category: News

Pediatricians across the country are recommending that medical professionals screen for poverty during routine visits. One in five children in America lives in poverty, WCBS 880’s Marla Diamond reports, and the science tells us that it really impacts their h ..Read More

Over the past few decades, New York City has become safer, richer and a lot more crowded than it used to be. All over Manhattan these days, you can see apartment buildings going up — and yet finding a decent place to live has become tougher than ever. “ ..Read More

State Assembly Democrats this week will unveil an anti-poverty initiative they say would make it easier for welfare recipients to become self-sufficient. The plan, outlined to the Daily News Tuesday, would allow those on public assistance to build up more asse ..Read More

Over 30,000 poor New Yorkers — the vast majority of whom were living in the shelter system — have been given permanent housing through the city’s rental assistance programs, according to new statistics from the Department of Homeless Services. In just ov ..Read More

New York City food pantries and aid networks are providing food to more recipients despite decreased funding and volunteers, according to a report by Food Bank For New York City. Many pantries are struggling to keep up with the increased need for help, while a ..Read More

As Mayor Bill de Blasio promotes his campaign to increase housing opportunities for financially struggling senior citizens, his finance department is having trouble publicizing a rental assistance program for the same population. Though the agency enrolled 11, ..Read More

The number of families with children in city shelters has been rising for months, reversing a previous downward trend and bringing the current levels dangerously close to the all-time high, stats show. The already strained shelter system — which is so crowde ..Read More

I first met Larraine when we both lived in a trailer park on the far South Side of Milwaukee. Fifty-four, with silvering brown hair, Larraine loved mystery novels, “So You Think You Can Dance” and doting on her grandson. Even though she lived in a mobile h ..Read More

The affordable housing lottery this summer for 64 units at a high-end glassy tower on Madison Avenue was the first to get 100,000 applicants, according to data city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. But odds are slim that all of these app ..Read More