Time runs out for 1.2 million on unemployment Posted on June 30, 2010 by Christina Zdanowicz in CNN ..Read More
Homeless Brooklyn teen proudly graduates from High School for Civil Rights Posted on June 29, 2010 by Meredith Kolodner ..Read More
The Gap Between the Wealthy and the Poor Gets Bigger Posted on June 29, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER A new brief by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that the income gap between the richest Americans and the rest of the population has more than tripled in the last 30 years. Not at any other time since 1928 has income been so concentrated at t ..Read More
Viewpoint: A plea for the homeless Posted on June 24, 2010 by Jade McDowell in student at BYU ..Read More
Tell City Hall: Keep Your Promise to 2,600 Vulnerable Families! Posted on June 24, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE Please join in our campaign to urge the Bloomberg administration to help the 2,600 needy families whose housing vouchers were revoked by the City six months ago. Mary Brosnahan, the Coaliton’s executive director, sent the following message to our support ..Read More
Homeless Teen Graduates High School Despite Obstacles in Place by City Posted on June 23, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Back in February, we shared the story of Rosa Bracero, a homeless teen who was forced to miss her English Regent’s exam because her family was applying for shelter after being evicted from their home. The Department of Homeless Services’ inflexibl ..Read More
Obama vows to end homelessness in 10 years Posted on June 22, 2010 by Tony Pugh in McClatchy Newspapers ..Read More
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio: Section 8 housing subsidies cuts will cost city Posted on June 21, 2010 by Erin Einhorn ..Read More