Posted on October 17, 2016 by Dan Rosenblum in New York Nonprofit Media New York Nonprofit Media, By Dan Rosenblum A fear among neighborhood residents that new homeless shelters will bring unfamiliar people – some of them desperate or addicted to drugs or mentally ill – into their community is not a new phenomenon. But with the ranks of the homeless sleeping in shelters in New York City nearly topping 60,000 – a record high – nonprofit housing providers are under increasing pressure to build more housing. And more than ever, that also means building consensus in the neighborhoods that will host these sites.
