The Incredible Shrinking Supply of Affordable Housing Posted on March 16, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released a report last month that quantifies the affordable housing crisis in America. The main takeaway? As the number of low-income households continues to rise, the supply of affordable housing continues t ..Read More
Hunger Awareness Day: The Face of Hunger in NYC Posted on March 15, 2012 by JEN KIRBY Today is Hunger Awareness Day in New York, and advocates and emergency food providers are pushing New York State’s growing problem of hunger into the spotlight. It’s a tough reality to face, especially in New York City. One in six New York City residen ..Read More
Letter from Joel Berg to NY Times Bill Keller Posted on March 12, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY Joel Berg, the Executive Director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, sent the following reply to Bill Keller of the New York Times, in response to his recent column, “Meet Sam Schwartz.” Mr. Keller: I was disturbed by a line in your rec ..Read More
8,000 Families Reach Critical Point as Advantage Evictions Loom Posted on March 9, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER WNYC reported this morning on the increasingly dire situation of 8,000 formerly-homeless tenants and their landlords, who have abruptly lost rental assistance payments under the Advantage program. After not receiving the City subsidy for two months, many lan ..Read More
Non-Profits Unite to Fight Senseless Law Posted on March 5, 2012 by SHELLY NORTZ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2012 Contact: Sara Stuart – 212-828-6024 or 917-566-1462 Shelly Nortz – 518-424-3073 NON-PROFITS UNITE TO FIGHT LAW THAT MAKES IT A FELONY TO EMPLOY LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS Scores of organizations band together to ca ..Read More
Remembering Anna Lou Dehavenon Posted on March 1, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE This week New York lost a genuinely remarkable woman, Anna Lou Dehavenon, who documented the lives of homeless children and families with passion, sympathy, and a never-failing eye for social injustice. Anna Lou, who was 85, passed away Tuesday after years of ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s Failed Homeless Policies Are Affecting Landlords Too Posted on February 27, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER In her New York Times column this week, Ginia Bellafante highlights the secondary effects of Mayor Bloomberg’s failed homeless policies– the impact on small landlords. “So rarely a figure of sympathy in the lore of New York, the landlord ha ..Read More
Unhinged from Reality: Mayor Bloomberg Defends His Shelter Denial Plan Posted on February 23, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE The premise behind Mayor Bloomberg’s shelter denial plan — which was fortunately blocked by a New York State Supreme Court ruling this week — has always been more than a little far-fetched and absurd. Since November, Bloomberg administratio ..Read More
Court Decision Protects Single Adults from Being Denied Shelter Posted on February 21, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Today, a court ruling declared that the Bloomberg administration violated the City’s rulemaking process when they announced they were putting in place new eligibility rules for homeless single adults back in November. The proposed eligibility rules wo ..Read More