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Category: News

The Abyss: A Night in a New York Shelter

Posted on January 2, 2010 by admin in The Indypendent
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A New Respite for Homeless at Old First

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Park Slope Patch
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City Council Committee Says New BRC Shelter Too Big

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in DNAinfo
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Ex-homeless student who got Manhattanville scholarship starts charity to help others

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Associated Press
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Growing hunger is secret shame of our great city

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in New York Daily News
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Bloomberg Poverty Policies Cut the Public, Boost the Private

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Gotham Gazette
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City denies woman’s claims of bedbugs at homeless shelter in Mott Haven

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in New York Daily News
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Failures and Solutions: New Yorkers’ Views on Homelessness

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in Poverty & Homelessness Public Opinion Poll
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From Blue-Collar to the Welfare Line

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Avonna Zheng in City Limits
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