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... 
by BFTS | Mar 21, 2021 | National
A new report almost certainly underestimates the spread, depth and urgency of the crisis given that the data doesn’t yet reflect the pandemic, federal officials warned. Homelessness in the United States rose for the fourth straight year, with about... 
by BFTS | Mar 11, 2021 | National News
They are the invisible victims of Covid-19, marginalized not just in life, but also in death. Despite the extraordinarily detailed statistics that parse the ages, races, and comorbidities of the nation’s more than 500,000 Covid deaths, no one seems to have any... 
by BFTS | Mar 9, 2021 | Community
New Yorkers are protesting plans for a homeless shelter again — this time on the Upper East Side. The 88-bed “safe haven” shelter, slated for 419 E. 91st St., would be too close to schools and recreation sites, according to a petition on change.org...
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