Today’s Read: Cuomo Must Keep His Promise to the Homeless Posted on July 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone An extensive body of research clearly proves the efficacy of supportive housing in ending homelessness and saving taxpayer dollars. What isn’t clear is why Gov. Cuomo continues to impede the development of desperately needed new supportive units by letti ..Read More
Cuomo Must Keep His Promise to the Homeless Posted on July 28, 2016 by Stephen Levin and Andrew Hevesi in New York Slant New York City and communities across New York state are struggling with a devastating crisis. Roughly 60,000 New Yorkers confront homelessness every night in our city – and that number increases to more than 80,000 statewide. In January, faced with images of ..Read More
Governor Cuomo: Keep Your Promise to Homeless New Yorkers! Posted on July 27, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone On Wednesday morning, Coalition staff and clients rallied outside Gov. Cuomo’s Manhattan office to urge him to immediately sign a full MOU and release promised funds for supportive housing. The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing has been consistently pressuring State ..Read More
Homeless Issue Needs a Year-Round Focus Posted on July 21, 2016 by Editorial Board in Poughkeepsie Journal When Gov. Andrew Cuomo haphazardly deemed that all of the homeless must be taken off the streets when temperatures dropped below freezing last winter, he created confusion. Some localities said they weren’t prepared and didn’t have the resources to honor a ..Read More
Family Shelter Entrants Come Predominantly From a Few Clustered Neighborhoods Posted on July 20, 2016 by Giselle Routhier Data provided by the Department of Homeless Services show that in 2015, family shelter entrants originated mostly from a few areas of the City. The zip codes from which the largest number of families became homeless are in the South and Central Bronx, Brownsvi ..Read More
The Return of American Hunger Posted on July 19, 2016 by Ned Resnikoff in The Atlantic By a handful of indicators—unemployment rates, overall economic growth, even average hourly earnings—the U.S. economy isn’t doing so badly right now. And yet, when it comes to the number of Americans who go hungry, it’s almost like the recovery never h ..Read More
Violence Against Homeless People is on Decline in U.S.: Report Posted on July 19, 2016 by Eleanor Goldberg in The Huffington Post Violence against homeless people is on the decline in the U.S., but the nature of such crimes hasn’t changed much, according to a new report. Last year, there were 77 reported attacks against homeless people, according to the National Coalition for the Homel ..Read More
Legal Victory: Judge Rules Landlords Cannot Refuse LINC Rent Vouchers Posted on July 19, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone New York City law explicitly prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of lawful source of income, including rental subsidies. But that hasn’t kept landlords from illegally turning away homeless families and individuals who are trying to move out of she ..Read More
A Hunger Crisis in the L.G.B.T. Community Posted on July 18, 2016 by Rony Caryn Rabin in The New York Times Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans are more visible than ever before. Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, and the talk show host Ellen DeGeneres are gay. Kate Brown of Oregon is the first openly bisexual governor. The Olympic gold medalist and t ..Read More