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Advocates using Theater of the Oppressed techniques are turning an empowerment tool developed in South America in the 1970s to homeless policy issues, with HUD and City Councilmembers in the…

ByJarrett Lyons 1Comment

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Mar 2016

Housing and Homelessness

What’s Behind the Rise in City Homeless Shelter Numbers?

The rising shelter census reflects neither the success nor failure of the de Blasio administration’s approach, but rather a complex mix of promising new policies, lagging efforts and powerful market…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Feb 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews:
Obama’s Ambitious Homelessness Plan is Totally Doomed, Totally Doable

The president’s 2017 budget proposal includes a proposal to end child homelessness. The proposal will go nowhere—even though it’s entirely doable and cheaper than what we are doing now.

ByJeff Foreman 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews:
How Law Enforcement Solutions Backfire on the Homeless

Sleeping on the train, putting feet up, and even public urination can’t be solved (only) by law enforcement.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Homeless Young Adults Can Fall through a Crack in Shelter System

Homeless people who age out of the shelters that serve teenagers face a difficult choice: enter the adult system in order to access the programs operated there’, or stay on…

ByGenia Gould 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Uncategorized

Homelessness Crisis Isn’t Just in the Shelters. It’s in our Schools.

A Bronx Assemblywoman writes: “The crisis of New York’s homeless youth has reached epidemic proportions with one out of every nine students in public schools experiencing homelessness within the past…

ByLatoya Joyner 4Comments

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Jan 2016

Opinion

No Backspace:
Fear and Loathing of Our Homeless Neighbors

Read our latest opinion blog: “Elite New Yorkers still treat homelessness as “a quality of life” issue for the non-homeless and still equate destitution with criminality.”

ByJoel Berg 7Comments

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Dec 2015

Opinion

Cuomo, De Blasio Could Deliver a Holiday Miracle for the Homeless

Faith leaders write that they are praying for the governor and mayor to come together on a massive supportive-housing initiative to continue a successful policy effort that began when another…

ByLaura Jervis and Marc L. Greenberg 1Comment

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Dec 2015

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Pushes Reset Button on Homelessness

There are no shortage of ideas on what the city should do now to deal with rising shelter numbers. But selecting the right cure depends on diagnosing the causes of…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Oct 2015

Housing and Homelessness

How Many Street Homeless? NYC’s Tallies Leave the Question Open

Point-in-time surveys of the street homeless can yield important data, but—contrary to how politicians sometimes cast the numbers—not a precise tally of who’s unsheltered at night.

ByRicci Dipshan 0Comments

Acting Out Their Demands, Advocates Take the Stage to Influence NYC Policy

What’s Behind the Rise in City Homeless Shelter Numbers?

CityViews:
Obama’s Ambitious Homelessness Plan is Totally Doomed, Totally Doable

CityViews:
How Law Enforcement Solutions Backfire on the Homeless

Homeless Young Adults Can Fall through a Crack in Shelter System

Homelessness Crisis Isn’t Just in the Shelters. It’s in our Schools.

No Backspace:
Fear and Loathing of Our Homeless Neighbors

Cuomo, De Blasio Could Deliver a Holiday Miracle for the Homeless

De Blasio Pushes Reset Button on Homelessness

How Many Street Homeless? NYC’s Tallies Leave the Question Open

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