Pathways failed to pay rent for disabled, forcing them to face evictions: lawsuit Posted on October 15, 2014 by Barbara Ross in Daily News A nonprofit that provides housing and social services to mentally disable people throughout the city and Westchester was sued Tuesday because it has “routinely failed” to pay their clients’ rent and have forced dozens to face evictions, court papers say. ..Read More
Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly to be honored at Artwalk NY Posted on October 14, 2014 by Ian Mohr in New York Post Hollywood couple Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly will be honored at the 20th Artwalk NY to benefit the Coalition for the Homeless. ..Read More
Today’s Read: ‘Welfare-to-Work’ Has Failed, So New York City Is Trying Something New Posted on October 14, 2014 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena For nearly two decades, the Human Resources Administration (HRA) enforced punitive rules that coerced New Yorkers in need into dead-end training programs and mandatory work requirements in exchange for limited welfare aid, denying them the opportunity to ma ..Read More
Homeless Day 2014: New York and Manila among Cities with Most People Living on Streets Posted on October 10, 2014 by Ludovica Iaccino in International Business Times Homeless Day, which is observed on 10 October, was instituted to raise awareness on the conditions of millions of people who do not have their own house and live on the streets. ..Read More
Number of NYC Homeless Reaches New Record High Posted on October 9, 2014 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena New York City has set a new record, but one not to be proud of: the number of individuals experiencing homelessness every day has reached nearly 57,000, the highest since modern homelessness began. Tonight, well over 13,000 families with more than 24,000 chil ..Read More
A (Bad) New Record High: Homelessness Posted on October 8, 2014 by Brian Lehrer in WNYC The Brian Lehrer Show The number of homeless people housed in city shelters hit a new high this week. Commissioner of the Department of Homeless Services, Gilbert Taylor discusses what the agency is doing to reduce homelessness, including eviction prevention and financial counse ..Read More
Richard Gere’s mile in a homeless man’s shoes Posted on October 9, 2014 by Neta Alexander in Haaretz A homeless man with a knitted winter hat that covers his forehead almost down to his eyes stands on a busy Manhattan street asking passersby to put small change in a disposable McDonald’s cup. Had they bothered to look up from their screens for a second they ..Read More
Right Now, NYC Has Record Numbers Of Homeless People In Shelters.. And Billionaires Posted on October 8, 2014 by Robbie Couch in Huffington Post The number of homeless people living in shelters broke a record this week, according to WNYC, with over 56,000 individuals in need of stable housing. While tens of thousands of New Yorkers are simply trying to survive, however, the news source noted that a r ..Read More
In Gentrification’s Shadow, a Campground for the Homeless in Brooklyn Posted on October 8, 2014 by Corey Kilgannon in The New York Times The cheerful blue tent looks perfectly bucolic pitched on a grassy hilltop. Except this green patch happens to be alongside the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn. The tent stands by a tricky turn where southbound drivers bearing left off the Gowanus to head onto ..Read More