A Choice for Recovering Addicts: Relapse or Homelessness Posted on May 30, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The New York Times After a lifetime of abusing drugs, Horace Bush decided at age 62 that getting clean had become a matter of life or death. So Mr. Bush, a homeless man who still tucked in his T-shirts and ironed his jeans, moved to a flophouse in Brooklyn that was supposed to h ..Read More
The Cheapest Way to End Homelessness is Ridiculously Simple, According to the Largest-Ever US Study Posted on May 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Business Insider The Economic Roundtable just came out with the largest study on homelessness in American history. And it turns out the best way to combat homelessness is to provide homes. The study’s focus was on Santa Clara County, California, home to the extreme wealt ..Read More
Renters Getting Priced Out of America’s Big Cities Posted on May 28, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CBS Renters across America’s biggest cities are finding it more expensive to keep a roof over their heads. From 2006 to 2013, the population of renters grew in all 11 of the largest U.S. cities, and the median rent grew faster than inflation in almost all of ..Read More
Mayor Renews Affordable-Housing Push in Meeting with Cuomo Posted on May 27, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday urged Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to strengthen his city’s rent regulations and modify a real estate tax break to require more affordable housing, saying there is no excuse for inaction on issues ..Read More
Ending Chronic Homelessness in 2017 Posted on May 26, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in United States Interagency Council on Homelessness The President’s FY 2016 Budget request includes an increase of $265 million in HUD’s Homeless Assistance Grants. If funded by Congress, this would help to create the supportive housing necessary to achieve an end to chronic homelessness in 2017. Doing so w ..Read More
300,000 Seniors in Poverty Across State, With Latinos Hit Hard in NYC, New Report Says Posted on May 23, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News More than 300,000 seniors in the state are living in poverty, with the problem hitting Latinos in the city especially hard, according to a report due to be released Saturday. Citing data from the state Community Action Association, the report by Assemblyman Ma ..Read More
Homeless Veterans Deserve a Place in the American Dream Posted on May 24, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in CNN Karlene S. is a 35-year-old Army veteran who served as part of the post-9/11 war against terrorism. A single parent, she has three children, the youngest two diagnosed with ADHD and other ongoing special needs. She herself has health issues, including hyperten ..Read More
Fast Food Workers Rally in Manhattan, Albany, Other New York Cities for $15 Minimum Wage Posted on May 20, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in New York Daily News Fast food workers rallied around the state of New York on Wednesday to push for an increase in the minimum wage in their industry to $15 an hour. In New York City, dozens of workers and their allies — including Controller Scott Stringer and Lt. Gov. Kathy Ho ..Read More
Poverty, Family Stress are Thwarting Student Success, Top Teachers Say Posted on May 19, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone in The Washington Post The greatest barriers to school success for K-12 students have little to do with anything that goes on in the classroom, according to the nation’s top teachers: It is family stress, followed by poverty, and learning and psychological problems. Those were the ..Read More
