Rations Reduced as Demand Grows for Soup Kitchens Posted on June 27, 2014 by Winnie Hu in The New York Times Old Cantonese women lined up behind a white van, clutching plastic bags to carry away their meals for the night. Behind them came young children clamoring for milk, homeless men in tattered shirts and Mexican immigrants who spoke only Spanish. ..Read More
New York City ID card plan passes in council vote Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jennifer Peltz in Lohud New York will offer identification cards to residents regardless of their immigration statuses under a plan lawmakers passed Thursday and Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign to create the nation’s biggest municipal ID program. ..Read More
City Council Wants NYCHA to Set Aside 2,500 Units a Year for Homeless Families Posted on June 17, 2014 by Paula Duran and Kim Velsey in New York Observer City Councilmen Steve Levin, Ritchie Torres and other city council members are calling on the de Blasio administration to increase the number of NYCHA units allocated to homeless families from approximately 750 a year to at least 2,500. ..Read More
Rally calls for more assistance for homeless LGBT youth Posted on June 3, 2014 by Ashley Edwards in PIX 11 On Monday night, at a rally in Washington Square Park, dozens gathered calling for more beds for homeless youth, especially for LGBT youth. The sun was blazing down on all those who attended, but the energy was electric at the LGBT Rally for Homeless Youth. ..Read More
LGBT Rally for Homeless Youth To Be Held In Washington Square Park Posted on June 2, 2014 by James Nichols in Huffington Post A rally is scheduled to take place on Monday in New York City and will also serve as the launching of a new campaign to fight homelessness among young people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. ..Read More
Advocates Stress Benefits of Housing That Places High-Need Individuals Posted on May 30, 2014 by Erin Clarke in NY1 Advocates say the city needs more housing tailored to keeping the chronically homeless off the streets, buildings that offer homes and help, but developers building housing that places high-need individuals often face an uphill battle. ..Read More
Hiring homeless workers proves to be winning strategy for Bronx manufacturer Posted on May 27, 2014 by Phyllis Furman in New York Daily News Process this: A Bronx-based appliance manufacturer is seeing big success by hiring multiple homeless workers. Over the last two years, Felix Storch Inc., a family-owned refrigerator and stove supplier in Hunts Point, has tapped 28 homeless and at risk New Yor ..Read More
Serrano’s homeless photos pop up in NYC Posted on May 23, 2014 by Ula Ilnytzky in Associated Press Best known for his provocative images, photographer Andres Serrano has turned his attention to putting a very public face on New York City’s skyrocketing homeless population. His stark portraits of individuals who live on the street appear in some of th ..Read More
Rejecting Bloomberg Policies, New York City Will Ease Some Hurdles to Public Assistance Posted on May 19, 2014 by Kate Taylor in The New York Times The new commissioner of New York City’s Human Resources Administration on Monday announced a set of sweeping changes that would remove some work requirements and other barriers to receiving public assistance, cheering advocates for the poor and underscorin ..Read More
