#StateOfEnrollment: Outreach to the Homeless in New York City Posted on April 29, 2014 by Maryanne Tomazic in Enroll America To help uninsured people get connected to new affordable coverage options, the coalition Get Covered New York has been doing targeted outreach in hard-to-reach communities, including among low-income individuals and members of the homeless community in New Y ..Read More
Lakisha Posted on April 28, 2014 “Without First Step, I wouldn’t have my job, I wouldn’t be the mom that I am today…” ..Read More
Rent Subsidies to Return for the Homeless Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mirela Iverac in WNYC New York City is creating a new rental subsidy to help tackle its unprecedented homelessness crisis. According to a draft of the proposal obtained by WNYC that the city sent to the Cuomo administration in March, the subsidy would be available to an estimated ..Read More
The 5-star soup kitchen Posted on April 16, 2014 by Danielle Elliot in The Week On the second Wednesday of each month, in the damp pre-dawn hours generally reserved for the city’s late-night revelers, David Garcelon rises for the day. By five o’clock, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, black apron tied on and coffee in hand, he ..Read More
People Are Literally Living Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass Posted on April 14, 2014 by Delia Paunescu in New York Magazine The New York Post has a sad story that gives new meaning to DUMBO: The paper reports that some people are actually sleeping in the Manhattan Bridge near the Manhattan entrance. Their “coffin-sized living spaces” are built below the upper dec ..Read More
NYC Announces Reforms to Better Serve Homeless Families With Children Posted on April 14, 2014 by Yi Yang in Epoch Times Families with children who are in need of shelter can get some relief soon. The Commissioner for the Department of Homeless Services Gilbert Taylor and Public Advocate Letitia James announced Tuesday three reforms for a more compassionate and transparent appro ..Read More
Liberal Advocacy Groups Back Municipal ID Card Bill Posted on April 11, 2014 by Colin Campbell in New York Observer Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, eager to push a bill creating city identification cards accessible to undocumented immigrants, is rolling out endorsements from a list of left-leaning advocacy groups supporting the measure. ..Read More
Levin says budget language change helps homeless Posted on April 11, 2014 by Paula Katinas in Brooklyn Daily Eagle It was a simple act, but a move by Governor Andrew Cuomo to remove wording from the state budget before the budget was enacted last week will have a positive effect on the city’s effort to help homeless families, according to Councilman Stephen Levin. ..Read More
The World’s Cities With the Most Billionaires Also See Crippling Inequality Posted on April 11, 2014 by Hyacinth Mascarenhas in Policy Mic Where do the world’s wealthiest people live? Moscow has retained its crown as the billionaire capital of the world, according to Forbes’ recent list of the world’s top billionaire cities. It has 84 of the world’s richest people who are ..Read More
