US Poverty, Woman ‘Secretly’ Lives in Homeless Shelter Posted on March 25, 2014 by Lauren Gores in AOL Morning Rush Saquana, a 32-year-old mom, wakes up every morning in a homeless shelter with her two children. That’s a fact she usually likes to keep hidden from co-workers. ‘There have been situations where I didn’t want anyone to know where I got off th ..Read More
Helping the Uninsured Connect to the New, Affordable Health Care Options Posted on March 25, 2014 by Maryanne Tomazic in Health Care For All New York We’re in the final week of 2014 open enrollment, and people across the State are working around-the-clock to make sure those who still need affordable, quality health insurance have a chance to apply through NY State of Health. HCFANY partner Get Covered New ..Read More
Jobs, but no homes: Meet the working homeless Posted on March 24, 2014 by Ronan Farrow in Today Show MSN As the number of homeless in many of our major cities grows, one surprising trend is how many of the are working: people working low-wage jobs who go to a bed in homeless shelters at night. MSNBC’s Ronan Farrow reports. ..Read More
FACT VS. FICTION: The “Zombie Lie” that Housing Subsidies Cause a Surge in Homelessness Posted on March 20, 2014 by Patrick Markee There is overwhelming evidence and research to prove that targeting housing subsidies to homeless New Yorkers does NOT lead to a surge in families seeking shelter. Instead, housing subsidies successfully reduce homelessness among children and families. Some ye ..Read More
Manhattan’s homeless rate up an alarming 14% in a single year as wages remain stagnant but rents soa Posted on March 14, 2014 by Beth Stebner in New York Daily News The number of families with children who entered the city’s shelter system increased from 1,129 to 1,288 in Manhattan between 2012 and 2013, a 14% increase, according to numbers provided to the Daily News by the Coalition for the Homeless. ..Read More
New York homeless shelters housing record-high 53,000 people per night Posted on March 13, 2014 by Lauren Gambino in The Guardian The number of homeless people staying overnight in New York City shelters has eclipsed the record-high population reported last year, reaching an average of more than 50,000 people per night, according to a new study. The annual report released Wednesday by t ..Read More
As Homeless Shelter Population Rises, Advocates Push Mayor on Policies Posted on March 12, 2014 by Nikita Stewart in New York Times The number of homeless people staying overnight in New York City shelters reached a dismal record of 53,615 in January, a new study has found, prompting advocates to press Mayor Bill de Blasio to follow through on promises to undo policies that they say drove ..Read More
More Families Slept in New York City Homeless Shelters in January Than Ever Before Posted on March 12, 2014 by Caroline Bankoff in New York Magazine During his first couple months in office, Mayor de Blasio, who, while running for office, pledged to work to ease New York’s homelessness problem, has taken some steps toward fulfilling his promise: First, there was the symbolic gesture of having Dasani ..Read More
Number of Homeless in City Hits Record High, Report Finds Posted on March 12, 2014 in NY1News The number of people spending the night in city homeless shelters has soared to record heights, according to a new report. The Coalition for the Homeless says that from January 2013 to January 2014, the number of people sleeping in a city shelter rose seven p ..Read More
