Tag: homeless
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‘Double trouble’ for queer homeless youth as migrant crisis deepens
LGBTQ homeless youth are increasingly vulnerable as city resources are strained by the migrant crisis.
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Older New Yorkers wait years for affordable housing
Years-long housing waitlists are keeping older people in unsafe living environments.
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Mental health response team absent from Midtown despite requests
New Yorkers in Midtown want the city to do more about the mental health crisis.
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New Drop-In Center Opens in Chelsea Despite Community Pushback
Paul’s Place, on West 14th Street, opened quietly amid a neighborhood that’s weary of more shelters.
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Hell’s Kitchen Affordable Housing Project Gets Mixed Reaction
Hell’s Kitchen residents and local lawmakers are speaking out about a planned affordable housing project.
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Housing Works Pushes for Overdose Prevention Centers Amid Changing Administration
Local advocacy groups push new Governor Kathy Hochul to bring the Opioid Prevention Center Program to New York City.
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Complaints About Homeless Population Rise As City Converts Hotels
Complaints about the City’s homeless population rise as several Midtown hotels are converted into shelters.
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City Takes Steps to Accommodate Pets in Homeless Shelters
The City Council approves two bills that aim to make homeless shelters more pet-inclusive.
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Chinatown Murders Reveal Systemic Issues in Homeless Policy
Following the killings of four homeless men in Chinatown, homeless advocates and the street population themselves say they need better long-term solutions to the homeless crisis.
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Aladdin Hotel: Notorious Hell’s Kitchen homeless shelter begins its shutdown
City begins busing residents to new homes, while others remain in rundown shelter not knowing when they will move.
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For beleaguered homeless, a strained system with no easy fixes
Homeless services in Midtown are strained as the population grows.
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LGBT homeless in their twenties find few support options
LGBT homeless youth, who already face violence and discrimination, receive fewer services after they turn 21.
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City educators face challenges working with New York’s most vulnerable youth
Educators who work with homeless, trafficked, or exploited youth face daily challenges that extend far beyond the classroom.
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People of the Benches: An invisible community hangs on
A group of homeless people and reported drug users found a sense of community around a set of benches that have now been removed.
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Adoptapalooza: Helping shelters find homes for NYC’s homeless pets
The Adoptapalooza pet adoption event, hosted by the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s animals, saw 300 animals available for adoption
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NYC first lady promotes peer counseling for the homeless
First lady Chirlane McCray’s $30 million initiative, Connections To Care, will provide mental health services to the homeless and lower income population at 12 city-wide locations.
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Duo Tackles Voter Registration for Homeless Youth
As Americans prepare to cast their ballots in this year’s presidential election; two staff members at Covenant House New York prepare youth to vote.
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Mobile Van Brings Mammograms to New York City’s Neediest
With breast cancer awareness month in full swing, women all over the country are learning about breast health — but for the staff of Project Renewal’s ScanVan, screenings are a 12-month affair.
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LGBT Youth Service a Casualty of Chelsea Rents
Rising rental prices have forced the Ali Forney Center, which provides services to LGBT youths, to open in Harlem in advance of closing its current Chelsea site.
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Mom’s Club Provides Outlet for Mothers in Clinton Shelter
A Mom’s Club provides support for young mothers who live at the Clinton Family Inn, one of four locations of the Homes for the Homeless’ American Family Inns program.
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