New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) Acting Commissioner Molly Park.
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Salvation Army’s Zack Hodgson Talks Harlem, Healthcare For The Homeless Day, The Unhoused, And More
Every day, thousands of Harlemites and New Yorkers live on the streets and subways with a lack of access to medical care, including mental health or substance abuse services.
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Los Angeles: LA Mission’s “The Skid Row Revitalization Project” And Street Festival Echoes From Skid Row To Park Row
This Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the City of Los Angeles is voting on SNS 41.18 which could criminalize homelessness via a No Camping ordinance.
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Helmsley Grants $3.9 Million To NYC Health + Hospital To Launch Virtual Behavioral Health Platform
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announced today a $3.9 million grant to NYC Health + Hospitals to launch and integrate a new tele-behavioral health service into its virtual urgent care platform.
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Mayor Adams Completes Initial Portion Of Enhanced Effort To Connect New Yorkers Living On The Streets With Social Services, And More
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the completion of the first portion of an enhanced effort to connect New Yorkers living on the streets and experiencing homelessness with social services.Continue reading
Homeless Children Experience The Magic Of Toy Stores From Harlem To Hollywood
Win, New York City’s largest provider of shelter and support services for homeless women and their children, has teamed up with Target and other companies to provide gifts to homeless children this holiday season.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
Jaden Smith Opens I Love You Food Van To Serve The Homeless Free Meals From Harlem To Hollywood
Jaden Smith is opening his first restaurant to provide homeless people with vegan meals for free.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
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
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
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
Homeless Students WIN At Future Careers With College Tours And STEAM Workshops
This summer, AT&T is teaming up with Win, the largest provider of shelter to homeless women and their families from Harlem to Hollis, to support college visits and STEAM workshops for middle and high school students living in Win family shelters across the City.Continue reading
Get Paid To Host “Home For the Holidays” In Your House In Harlem
The city will now pay Harlemites and New Yorkers to take in their homeless friends and family members for up to a year under the new program "Home for the Holidays" that launched this week, the NYC Dept. of Homeless Services (DHS) announced.Continue reading
