by BFTS | Jul 2, 2020 | Insight
The problem is not that there is no money, but that the decisions have already been made not to spend it on homelessness and the injustices that create and perpetuate it. When San Francisco Mayor London Breed issued the nation’s first shelter-in-place order in...
by BFTS | Jun 29, 2020 | Insight
Spacious cooling centers, misting oases, open hydrants, and more The days of a refreshing plunge in a public pool or a cold beer at a baseball game won’t be happening anytime soon in New York City. But while many of the summer pastimes New Yorkers...
by BFTS | Jun 28, 2020 | Global News, Insight
Shirley Raines is behind Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit that has supported Skid Row’s homeless community for the last three years and is now helping them combat coronavirus It’s an early Saturday morning in May and a line of nearly a hundred people,...
by BFTS | Jun 28, 2020 | Insight, National News
The decision signals an about-face by the city CUPERTINO — After a handful of homeless residents have spent months in camps along Wolfe Road without bathrooms or running water in the midst of a pandemic, city officials said they’re taking steps...
by BFTS | Jun 27, 2020 | Insight, National News
Jersey City is strategically — and effectively — protecting its homeless population from severe and fatal complications from Covid-19. For now. Indeed, homeless individuals nationwide have fared better during the pandemic than experts feared when they began prepping...
by BFTS | Jun 23, 2020 | Community, Insight
Investing in NYCHA and permanent affordable housing for low-income New Yorkers are just some of the suggestions. As New Yorkers protested against racism and police brutality over the past few weeks, the NYPD was caught on video clashing with demonstrators...
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