New York City Shifts Strategy on Homeless Program Uses Early Intervention to Prevent Homelessness
NYC invests $1.5 million in the Bridge Project The city set aside $1.5 million for the Bridge Project in the 2025 fiscal year. Through the three-year guaranteed income program, 161 pregnant women experiencing homelessness will get a one-time payment of $2,500. After that, they will receive...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- New York City is offering to pay friends and family of homeless shelter residents to take them in as part of a new program -- but it may be more difficult than it sounds. Ricky Ortiz spoke with CBS2's Tracee Carrasco. Ortiz, his wife, and their 5-month-ol...
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Based in New York City, it is expanding throughout the state and country. MORE IAVA: The IAVA was founded to redefine Veterans Day (November 11th this year), and to serve and empower veterans of wars from Iraq and Afghanistan. They cover all bases, and assist everyone. IAVA’s mission...
Feed Homeless Leftover Food As an elementary school student in New York City, Robert Lee would see his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His parents had taught him and his older brother not to waste food. "They said it was a bad habit," says Robert.While studying...
A Little Goes a Long Way: Backpacks With Essentials Go to New York's Homeless More Reuters Backpacks For The Street's President and CEO Jeffrey Newman shows a backpack with supplies for the homeless, in New York City, U.S., August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Roselle Chen B...
NEW YORK-- A New York City teenager is using technology to help people experiencing homelessness. At just 15, sophomore Vedant Vohra created an app that links people in need to nearby resources. "We have a phone and we can use that to help a homeless person or someone who is on t...
NEW YORK— A group of nonprofits is urging New York City and the state to act quickly on legislation to protect New York's most vulnerable residents. Advocates gathered on the steps of City Hall on Wednesday. They believe President-elect Donald Trump is going to make sweeping policy changes ...
New York City is executing a plan to clear out encampments across the city where homeless people are known to live and connect those individuals with social services over the next two weeks, according to an official with Mayor Eric Adams’ office.