Posted on January 17, 2017 by Emma Whitford in Gothamist Gothamist, By Emma Whitford A few of Mayor de Blasio’s tactics for moving homeless families out of shelter and into permanent housing appear to be working, according to a new report [PDF] from the Coalition for the Homeless. But these gains aren’t making a dent in the overall shelter population as people continue to enter the system at a near-record pace. Since 2013, the report shows, the number of homeless families returning to the shelter system has decreased by 13 percent. The number of people entering the system for the first time, however, has increased 45 percent. “While the City and the Mayor have taken important steps to combat homelessness, bold action is still required to remedy this unprecedented crisis,” said Coalition for the Homeless policy director Giselle Routhier.
