A 4-Year-Old Face of Homelessness: Thanksgiving is a Time to Help Those Who Help Others Posted on November 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News She was crying so hard, she could barely breathe. It made me stop in my tracks during what was an otherwise routine shelter visit. Once I was able to hold the 4-year-old girl, calm her, help her name her stuffed animal (the lion became “Lucy” over the cour ..Read More
Homeless Photographer Captures New York Posted on November 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in BBC News Jonathan Weber spent years living on the streets of New York City. Now, he is documenting what that life was like using photography. He’s one of 14 participants in a programme called “Through the Eyes of the Homeless,” which pairs professiona ..Read More
Bringing the Homeless into Focus Posted on November 25, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in AMNewYork German Rosa was sleeping on the subway until a homeless outreach organization helped him into transitional housing. From the window of his new room in Washington Heights, he photographed the city skyline. The view looked like Paris, he explained. That picture ..Read More
Senators Push for Supportive Housing Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Time Warner Cable News More than two dozen state senators are calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to fund the construction of 35,000 units of supportive housing. These are units that would house homeless individuals trying to cope with mental illness or addiction in an effort to break ..Read More
Emotional de Blasio Unveils Mental Health Roadmap Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York During a lengthy and emotional press conference on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, unveiled the city’s mental health roadmap, a mix of new policies, increased funding and aspirational goals that, if successfully implemented, w ..Read More
Mayor Unveils $2.6B Supportive Housing Plan Posted on November 18, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in NY1 John Schiumo hosts the November 18, 2015 episode of The Call. I’m happy to see the City furthering its efforts to help more people who are without homes. It’s also reassuring to see the Mayor referring to the units he announced funding for today as “supp ..Read More
New York State Assemblyman Calls on Cuomo to Tap State Fund, Aid NYC Homeless Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News The chairman of the state Assembly Social Services Committee on Sunday called on Gov. Cuomo to tap into $2.1 billion the state has collected from legal settlements to help address the city’s growing homeless problem. Days after Mayor de Blasio announced a pl ..Read More
Challenges Grow Along With de Blasio’s Expanded Efforts on Unsheltered Homeless Posted on November 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York Despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s early move to increase funding for unsheltered homeless people, that population appears to be growing faster than the city’s efforts to address its needs. De Blasio has expanded outreach teams that contact and develop ..Read More
New York’s Poorest Area has 44% Living in Poverty Posted on November 20, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in AFP Away from the glittering lights of New York’s entertainment and banking hub, nearly half the residents in the city’s poorest neighborhood live in poverty, according to data released Friday. New York has been unveiling statistics across the cityR ..Read More
