New York City Targets Spending $1.04 Billion on Homeless Posted on May 7, 2014 by Michael Howard Saul in Wall Street Journal The New York City agency responsible for sheltering the homeless is planning to spend more than $1 billion this fiscal year, a record amount that comes as an unprecedented number of people sleep in shelters. ..Read More
Number of homeless children in New York City growing Posted on May 6, 2014 by Lisa Evers in Fox 5 News They’re just like other kids except they have a secret. They are homeless. Children are living hidden lives in plain sight. They are part a growing number of low income families who find themselves with no way out but they are working hard to find a solu ..Read More
America’s Forgotten Homeless: Awareness, Compassion, Dignity Posted on May 2, 2014 by Vincent J. Bove in The Epoch Times America is as great as its commitment to respecting the dignity of each person, especially the poor. All human beings must be celebrated and we must always see beyond the superficial externals of social status, humbly understanding we are all the human family ..Read More
#StateOfEnrollment: Outreach to the Homeless in New York City Posted on April 29, 2014 by Maryanne Tomazic in Enroll America To help uninsured people get connected to new affordable coverage options, the coalition Get Covered New York has been doing targeted outreach in hard-to-reach communities, including among low-income individuals and members of the homeless community in New Y ..Read More
Rent Subsidies to Return for the Homeless Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mirela Iverac in WNYC New York City is creating a new rental subsidy to help tackle its unprecedented homelessness crisis. According to a draft of the proposal obtained by WNYC that the city sent to the Cuomo administration in March, the subsidy would be available to an estimated ..Read More
The 5-star soup kitchen Posted on April 16, 2014 by Danielle Elliot in The Week On the second Wednesday of each month, in the damp pre-dawn hours generally reserved for the city’s late-night revelers, David Garcelon rises for the day. By five o’clock, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, black apron tied on and coffee in hand, he ..Read More
People Are Literally Living Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass Posted on April 14, 2014 by Delia Paunescu in New York Magazine The New York Post has a sad story that gives new meaning to DUMBO: The paper reports that some people are actually sleeping in the Manhattan Bridge near the Manhattan entrance. Their “coffin-sized living spaces” are built below the upper dec ..Read More
NYC Announces Reforms to Better Serve Homeless Families With Children Posted on April 14, 2014 by Yi Yang in Epoch Times Families with children who are in need of shelter can get some relief soon. The Commissioner for the Department of Homeless Services Gilbert Taylor and Public Advocate Letitia James announced Tuesday three reforms for a more compassionate and transparent appro ..Read More
Liberal Advocacy Groups Back Municipal ID Card Bill Posted on April 11, 2014 by Colin Campbell in New York Observer Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, eager to push a bill creating city identification cards accessible to undocumented immigrants, is rolling out endorsements from a list of left-leaning advocacy groups supporting the measure. ..Read More