Posted on January 14, 2017 by RealEstateRama in Real Estate Rama Real Estate Rama, By RealEstateRama Nearly 32,000 households were denied access to permanent housing assistance between FY 2005 and FY 2014 Report Outlines Steps State, City Must Take Immediately to Match the Scale of Crisis New York, NY – (RealEstateRama) — The Coalition for the Homeless released today a new policy brief on family homelessness, outlining how the City arrived at current levels of record family homelessness. The report finds that by the end of 2016, nearly 16,000 families consisting of more than 48,000 people were sleeping in homeless shelters each night. It also found that since January 2014, the number of adults and children in the family shelter system increased by 14 percent. The report, which was released at a press conference with City and State officials, finds that the current crisis is fueled in no small part by a “Lost Decade” between FY 2005 and FY 2014, in which nearly 32,000 households were denied access to permanent housing assistance. The report also finds that while some of the City’s efforts to combat homelessness have shown signs of success, there are still several steps the City and State must take in order to coordinate efforts to end homelessness and invest in proven solutions.
