$2,000 for an Apartment or a Pair of Shoes? Posted on August 4, 2011 by Giselle Routhier An article published today has struck me with its shocking illustration of what is going wrong in America. As we struggle to recover from a crippling recession, with jobless rates remaining stubbornly high, and income stagnating or declining for average Amer ..Read More
Advantage Tenants: August Rent Will Be Paid Posted on July 29, 2011 by Patrick Markee In response to court orders, the City has announced that it will continue to pay rent subsidies for current Advantage tenants in August. The NYC Department of Homeless Services has informed current Advantage recipients that they will continue to receive rental ..Read More
Right-Wing Heritage Foundation: The Poor Are Not Poor Because…They Have Refrigerators! Posted on July 29, 2011 by Patrick Markee The right-wing Heritage Foundation has long sought to, well, to disprove the existence of poverty, and their latest attempt — a “report” issued last week — is as mendacious as ever. The foundation’s Robert Rector — long an ..Read More
A New Respite for Homeless at Old First Posted on July 28, 2011 by Kristen V. Brown in Park Slope Patch ..Read More
City Council Committee Says New BRC Shelter Too Big Posted on July 28, 2011 by Meredith Hoffman in DNAinfo ..Read More
Ex-homeless student who got Manhattanville scholarship starts charity to help others Posted on July 25, 2011 in Associated Press ..Read More
Growing hunger is secret shame of our great city Posted on July 25, 2011 by Albor Ruiz in New York Daily News ..Read More
Reality Check: Poverty is Pervasive in NYC Posted on July 21, 2011 by Giselle Routhier The lives of several New Yorkers struggling to survive are profiled in this month’s issue of City Limits. They face an array of obstacles from joblessness to homelessness to navigating the City’s convoluted welfare bureaucracy. Their stories, lik ..Read More
Bloomberg Poverty Policies Cut the Public, Boost the Private Posted on July 19, 2011 by Glenn Pasanen in Gotham Gazette ..Read More
