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Category: News

Black Families Greatly Over represented Among U.S. Homeless

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin in PRNewswire
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This Week in Poverty: Hunger – Where We Are, Where We Need to Be

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin in The Nation
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Without Internet, Urban Poor Fear Being Left Behind in Digital Age

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin in Huffington Post
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Rare Sympathy for the Landlord

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin in New York Times
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Department of Homeless Services Creates Fund to Aid Those Needing Section 8 Vouchers

Posted on February 25, 2012 by admin in DNAinfo
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As Rental Subsidies for Families End, Time in Shelter Grows

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin in Independent Budget Office
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Plan to turn Westway Motor Inn into full-time homeless shelter is shelved

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin in NY Daily News
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Judge Blocks City’s Homeless-Shelter Policy

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin in Wall Street Journal
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Court Rules Single NY’ers Don’t Have to Prove Homelessness

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin in CBS New York
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  • In January 2026, 98,671 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
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