Sen. Kavanagh And AM Rosenthal Urge Governor To Sign State Family Homelessness And Eviction Prevention Supplement Bill
Days before the end of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal (D/WF-Manhattan), Chair of the Committee on Social Services.Continue reading
City Of New York Awarded $15 Million Federal Grant To Address Youth Homelessness
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the City of New York has been awarded a $15 million grant as part of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP).
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Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Johnson Commit To Provide Prevailing Wage To Security Guards At Shelters
Today Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announced the City will commit $40.5 million in the FY22 Budget.Continue reading
Kavanagh And Rosenthal Announce Passage Of Bill Expanding Homelessness Prevention Program
State Senator Brian Kavanagh, Chair of the Senate Housing Committee, and Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal,Continue reading
City Council Set To Approve Dramatic Increase For NY City FHEPS Housing Voucher
Thousands of homeless families have new hope of finding their own permanent apartments in New York City after a tireless, years-long advocacy campaign by Win.Continue reading
Harlem Kids Get Special Toy Donation From Charity
On Monday, December 15th, 2020, kids at a Harlem public school with a high percentage of homeless students got some extra holiday cheer.Continue reading
Almost 4,000 Students Are Identified As Homeless In Harlem, Study Finds
Thousands of kids attending schools in Harlem and East Harlem last year had no home to return to at the end of the day, according to a report released Thursday.Continue reading
Touro College Of Osteopathic Medicine In Harlem Add Community Service To Their CV’s
Donning masks and gloves, 76 student doctor volunteers and faculty from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem engaged in a socially distanced “Community Service Day” on Monday, November 1st, 2020.Continue reading
New Research Shows Barriers To Using Housing Vouchers From Harlem To Hollis
A new report released today, Vouchers to Nowhere: How Source of Income Discrimination Happens and the Policies that Can Fix It documents the significant barriers faced by homeless New Yorkers seeking to rent apartments with housing subsidies.Continue reading
Take Me To The Alley By Gammy Award Winning Gregory, “On My Way Too Harlem,” Porter
As we discuss safe places for the homeless during the COVID Crisis, one of our favorite songs by one of our favorite vocalist Grammy award-winning phenom Gregory Porter sings about our homeless neighbors.Continue reading
The COVID Crisis: Churches United For Fair Housing Calls For Homeless New Yorkers To Be Housed!
Churches United For Fair Housing (CUFFH) calls on New York from Harlem to the Hudson to immediately rehouse our most vulnerable homeless residents during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.Continue reading
New York Cares Coat Drive Steps Up To Provide Warmth To New Yorkers Experiencing Poverty
Despite an unseasonably warm winter, New York Cares, New York City’s leading volunteer organization, today announced that it collected 94,960 warm winter coats.Continue reading
Mayor Calls On Friends And Family Of Homeless New Yorkers To Join Citywide Outreach
The de Blasio Administration today announced the expansion of Outreach NYC – the city’s enhanced effort to reach homeless New Yorkers living on the streets.Continue reading
Resources For People Living In Atlanta Georgia
If you’re new to Atlanta, then you may be busy trying to find your way around. This vibrant city has so much to offer in terms of culture, food, and social life. Continue reading
