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Category: News

New York Acts Quickly Amid Sharp Rise in Homelessness

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Demali Kenya in New York Times
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Report: City Opened Nine Homeless Shelters In Two Months

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Demali Kenya in NY1 News
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SRO Murder Shows Problems With Housing for HIV/AIDS Patients, Critics Say

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Demali Kenya
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Out-Of-Towners Filling Up City Homeless Shelters

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Demali Kenya in NY1
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Poverty Rate in US is Soaring: 7 Ways to Reverse This Trend

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Demali Kenya in policymic
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Homelessness: 25 Years Later, It’s Time to Recognize the Human Right to Housing

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Demali Kenya in National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
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NY is 29th in Annual Ranking of Child Well-being

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Demali Kenya in Associated Press
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The Seen and Unseen Consequences of This Summer’s Weather Assault

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Demali Kenya in Advocate for Improved Medicare For All
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US poverty on track to reach 46-year high

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Demali Kenya in Associated Press
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