De Blasio Administration Acts Quickly to Protect Vulnerable Homeless Kids & Families from the Cold Posted on January 7, 2014 by Patrick Markee Mayor de Blasio’s new administration acted quickly to re-instate “Code Blue” shelter guarantees for homeless families seeking shelter – overturning a dangerous and much-criticized policy shift made by the Bloomberg administration that turned away famil ..Read More
New Report: Half of “Advantage” Families Back in the NYC Shelter System Posted on January 2, 2014 by Patrick Markee Coalition for the Homeless released a new report with fresh evidence that the Bloomberg administration’s flawed Advantage program was a revolving door back to homelessness for thousands of families and children – and cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of ..Read More
NYC Schoolchildren Delivered 10K Petitions on Child Homelessness to Bloomberg Posted on December 23, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA Outraged over the plight of the more than 20,000 homeless kids residing in emergency shelter each night, a group of concerned New York City schoolchildren collected over 10,000 signatures on a petition to outgoing Mayor Bloomberg. They delivered the petition ..Read More
Bloomberg on NYC Homelessness: A Total Lack of Accountability Posted on December 18, 2013 by Patrick Markee Mayor Bloomberg and top officials finally commented to the heartbreaking New York Times series about Dasani, an 11-year-old homeless girl. But instead of acknowledging that NYC homelessness hit all-time-record levels on his watch, the mayor and his aides r ..Read More
NY Times Editorial: Battling Homelessness in New York City Posted on December 16, 2013 by Patrick Markee In the wake of the landmark New York Times report about the life of Dasani, an 11-year-old homeless girl, the Times editorial board weighed in with a call to reverse Mayor Bloomberg’s failed policies and embrace housing-based solutions. This weekend’s ..Read More
Lilliam Barrios-Paoli: A Welcome Choice for Deputy Mayor Posted on December 13, 2013 by Patrick Markee We congratulate Lilliam Barrios-Paoli on her appointment as Mayor-elect de Blasio’s Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. Her comments at yesterday’s press conference announcing her selection show why she is the right person to help tackle record-hig ..Read More
ION TV and Dean Cain Deliver Blankets to Homeless New Yorkers Posted on December 10, 2013 by WEBMASTER Have you ever wondered what three tons of compassion looks like? Right before Thanksgiving, thousands of homeless men, women and children found out when ION Television and actor Dean Cain generously donated and helped distribute three tons of thick, warm bla ..Read More
NY Times: Portrait of an 11-Year-Old Homeless Girl Posted on December 9, 2013 by Patrick Markee This week’s stunning New York Times series tells the heartbreaking story of Dasani, a homeless girl living in a notoriously bad City-run shelter. Her moving story is a window into the day-to-day hardships of homeless kids and the failure of Bloomberg homel ..Read More
New York Magazine: Slumlords Profit from Bloomberg Homeless Policy Posted on December 2, 2013 by Patrick Markee New York Magazine’s scathing investigation of the shady world of for-profit shelter operators highlights another element of Mayor Bloomberg’s failed homeless policy: How Bloomberg’s failure to provide permanent housing to homeless kids and families funne ..Read More