by BFTS | Sep 1, 2021 | Housing
Many of the issues homeless new Yorkers with health problems face—abrupt transfers, inaccessible accommodations, shelters in isolated areas—existed long before the pandemic, but they have been laid bare as Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to pursue a...
by BFTS | Aug 25, 2021 | Community, New York
New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa on Wednesday decried the homeless “humanitarian crisis” at Penn Station, saying not enough is being done to tackle the problem. The Guardian Angels founder spoke at a press conference outside the bustling...
by BFTS | Jun 28, 2021 | National News
About 51% of renter households are “cost-burdened” in Colorado, which has some of the highest housing costs of landlocked states, comparable to urbanized coastal regions. A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31,...
by BFTS | May 24, 2021 | National Insight
Ending homelessness is possible. This is the conclusion of a new co-authored book, How Ten Global Cities Take on Homelessness, which profiles Los Angeles, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Baltimore, Bogotá, Mexico City, Edmonton, Paris and Athens. According...
by BFTS | Apr 27, 2021 | New York
New York state will receive more than $58 million in funds to support homeless students under the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced last week. The department announced plans to distribute $800 million to states to help support the...
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