Grim Data Reveals City’s Poverty Rate Isn’t Getting Any Better Posted on September 17, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Observer According to data released by the Census Bureau‘s American Community Survey on Wednesday, zero progress had been made to lower the city’s poverty rate since 2014. The annual survey, which takes a close look at demographics, housing statistics and both the ..Read More
De Blasio Administration Asks Clergy to Make Room for Homeless to Sleep in Houses of Worship Posted on September 17, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in NBCNewYork The de Blasio administration, under pressure to get homeless people off the city streets, has asked clergy throughout the city to make room for an additional 500 homeless people to sleep in houses of worship. At a meeting in lower Manhattan Thursday morning, c ..Read More
Dramatic Increase in Homeless on Streets of NYC Posted on September 17, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in MetroFocus It’s the story that every New Yorker is talking about – the apparent rise of homeless people taking to the streets of Manhattan. From the Theater District and Times Square to downtown and the financial district, the homeless population seems to be swelling ..Read More
Homeless in New York: Crisis on the Streets Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Fox 5 News Homelessness is making headlines in New York City: the struggle, the suffering, and the solutions; the stories from those who have hit hard times. So how do we help the city’s most vulnerable? Homelessness in New York City is at an all-time high. For mon ..Read More
Low Wages Are Leaving Millions of Workers Behind, Keeping the Poverty Rate at Recession Levels Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in International Business Times There’s a dirty secret about the minimum wage: If you’re trying to support a family on it, working full-time, you’re still going to fall below the poverty line. It’s something that millions of people in the U.S., such as Elena Campo, are finding out th ..Read More
Helping Homeless Children Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Huffington Post The Los Angeles Times recently ran a disturbing series on poverty and homelessness in San Bernardino County. It described appalling conditions for children–Eddie and Breanna–forced to live with their families in motels where sex trafficking, drug u ..Read More
Health Care Gains, but Income Remains Stagnant, the White House Reports Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times Nearly nine million people gained health insurance last year, lowering the ranks of the uninsured to 10.4 percent of the population. But there was no statistically significant change in income for the typical American household in 2014, the Obama administratio ..Read More
Residents of Private Brooklyn Homeless Shelter Face Another Sudden Removal Posted on September 15, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gothamist About 15 families at a notoriously decrepit, privately run homeless shelter in Prospect Lefferts Gardens received notices yesterday saying that they have to pack their bags and leave as soon as tomorrow morning. Two-year resident Hilonka Saldana is a mother of ..Read More
New Rules, Rising Homeless Numbers Led to Increased Shelter Contracts Posted on September 16, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Politico New York Rising numbers of homeless individuals and new contracting rules for homeless shelters led to a 15 percent increase in the number of contracts submitted by City Hall for homeless services, statistics provided by the city comptroller’s office show. Between Ma ..Read More
