Today Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announced the City will commit $40.5 million in the FY22 Budget. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: homeless
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 →
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