Finding Peace of Mind Through Music Posted on October 17, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Intersections is an international group dedicated to building positive relationships between individuals and their communities. They recently approached Liz Henderson, the Director of our First Step Job Training Program for homeless and low income women, abou ..Read More
What you learn about humanity from living on the streets Posted on October 16, 2013 by Mary, homeless in New York in The Guardian ..Read More
Riverside Park stabbing rampage suspect had been in homeless shelter not meant for mentally ill Posted on October 8, 2013 by Tina Moore in New York Daily News ..Read More
TODAY’S READ: The Road to Ending Homelessness Posted on October 7, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA As highlighted in a New York Daily News essay, the United to End Homelessness plan details how the next NYC mayor can and should embrace housing-based solutions to record homelessness. Today’s New York Daily News op-ed spotlights a newly-released plan by t ..Read More
Be Our Guest: The road to ending homelessness starts with a plan to provide affordable housing Posted on October 7, 2013 by Shola Olatoye in New York Daily News ..Read More
Sandy Victims Face Eviction From New York Hotels Posted on October 4, 2013 in NPR: Here and Now Interview ..Read More
City Plans to Evict 300 Sandy Survivors Posted on October 3, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Following a recent court decision, the City announced its plan to stop payment for 300 victims of Hurricane Sandy still living in hotels, starting tomorrow. On Wednesday, the Coalition for the Homeless, with the Legal Aid Society, New York Communities ..Read More
City Officials Try AGAIN to Evict Sandy Evacuees Residing in Hotels Posted on September 25, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA The Bloomberg administration is trying yet again to evict hundreds of vulnerable Hurricane Sandy survivors from hotels, despite the City’s repeated failure to provide genuine help with housing. In the spring the City first attempted to evict hundreds of peop ..Read More
House Approves Harsh Cuts in Food Stamps Posted on September 25, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA Last Thursday the House voted in favor of H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, a bill that, amongst other things, will decrease the budget for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stam ..Read More
