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The Hotel Vouchering Program has provided 28-day hotel stays for 7,875 migrant families with children since July 2023, City Hall said. It will end next month, and comes as the…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Dec 2024

City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population

Officials attributed the closures to a steady decline in the number of people in the shelter system over the last several months—though nearly 55,000 migrants and asylum seekers remain, the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

City to Launch ‘Centralized Mail Center’ for Migrants in Shelter After Complaints of Missing Correspondence

The announcement follows months of complaints by immigrants and asylum seekers about missing mail in city shelters, complicating their immigration cases and other efforts to establish their lives here, as…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Sep 2024

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Language Interpretation Needs Soar in City Homeless Shelters: Data

During the past five years, requests for interpretation by phone that were answered by the city’s Language Line or with an on-site interpreter increased more than five-fold in the Department…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Sep 2024

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

‘Stop Evicting Children’: Rally Calls to End Shelter Deadlines for Migrants As New School Year Starts

As of Aug. 18, the city had issued 60-day deadlines to 12,689 families with children, including 18,348 children under 18, officials said. Critics say frequent shelter moves are disruptive to…

BySubeksha Poudel 0Comments

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Sep 2024

Climate and Environment Health

Opinion: Permanent Housing is the Way Forward as Communities Overheat

“While it becomes more dangerous to live outside without reprieve from the heat, the city has doubled down on penalizing the homeless instead of focusing on housing initiatives.”

ByRudrani Ghosh 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Housing and Homelessness Immigration

For Migrants in Shelter, An Asylum Application Can Mean the Difference Between 30 or 60 More Days

According to City Hall, since rolling out new stricter re-sheltering rules for adult migrants without children in May, it’s assessed over 2,600 shelter extension cases at the Reticketing Center, issuing…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth

NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Weather New Funding Rules, Forcing Some to Cancel Classes

Changes to the city’s funding formula for adult education programs have left some community organizations with decades of experience without contracts to continue their classes—for the time being. Six organizations…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Investigations

Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

While migrants can receive mail at the city’s shelters, many have struggled to track down important correspondence, according to legal service providers and advocates—especially after the city restricted the length…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration

Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines

In a letter sent to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams Thursday, the NY SANE Coalition—which represents 65 community and legal services organizations—pressed her and fellow lawmakers to pass bill Intro.…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

City to End 28-Day Hotel Stays for Immigrant Families with Children

City to Close Dozens of Sites Housing Migrants, Citing Dip in Shelter Population

City to Launch ‘Centralized Mail Center’ for Migrants in Shelter After Complaints of Missing Correspondence

Language Interpretation Needs Soar in City Homeless Shelters: Data

‘Stop Evicting Children’: Rally Calls to End Shelter Deadlines for Migrants As New School Year Starts

Opinion: Permanent Housing is the Way Forward as Communities Overheat

For Migrants in Shelter, An Asylum Application Can Mean the Difference Between 30 or 60 More Days

NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Weather New Funding Rules, Forcing Some to Cancel Classes

Missed Mail is Complicating Migrants’ Immigration Cases, Exacerbated by Shelter Deadlines

Right-to-Shelter Defenders Back Bill to End 30- and 60-Day Deadlines

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