“Solutions” to homelessness and policies on housing subsidies have been
all over the online media recently. I’m passing on some of the more attention-grabbing
pieces here because it could be interesting to compare this to H.S.I.’s
policies regarding ending homelessness. Click on blue links for more details.
You may feel that this is a minor concern for us since we’re no longer
homeless, but many of us came to Kenmore Hall because we were homeless once. The problem is growing, and funds are getting tighter
all around – keep your rent subsidy as long as you can! And some people may
want to get involved in some of the public actions posted below.
From
Gotham Gazette
by John Surico
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On June 23rd, 2004, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg outlined his five-year strategy to attack homelessness inNew York City . It was an agenda his
administration vowed would cut the rate by 66
percent by the time the mayor left office at the end
of 2009, before he convinced the City Council to extend his and its term
limits. And, better yet, he said, it wouldn't cost that much at all. "This
new plan aims to replace the City's over-reliance on shelter with innovative,
cost-effective interventions that solve homelessness," the mayor
declared.
On June 23rd, 2004, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg outlined his five-year strategy to attack homelessness in
At the heart of this was Advantage. A rental assistance
program started in 2007, Advantage would transition thousands of homeless families from the New York City shelter
system into affordable housing through one- to two-year subsidies. Both city and
state funds would cover 40 percent of rent the
first year, and 30 percent the second year.
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Shelter Census Hits New High as Housing Hits New Low
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Over 111,000 People in NYC's Shelters in 2013
Even as we celebrate the opportunity to more effectively fight homelessness, we recognize just how enormous NYC's homelessness crisis has become. More than 111,000 New
Yorkers slept in city homeless shelters in
The Coalition for the
· City DHS shelters
averaged a record high daily census of 53,615 people
· That included a
horrendous 22,712 children, another record high
· In 2013, average
duration of stay in shelter for homeless families increased
to 14.5 months
The recent increase in city shelter population has been driven
primarily by homeless families. In 2002, DHS reported
an average of 7,111 families in city shelters. That increased in January,
2013, to 12,712 families - an increase of over 78% in 11 years.
Last month New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli also
released his Housing Affordability
in New York State report, documenting falling median wages in New
York and rising housing costs have pushed many New Yorkers over the housing
crisis edge. Three million
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Matters is a monthly update on policy and advocacy
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