“The number of school-age children in New York City who live in shelters or “doubled up” in apartments with family or friends has swelled by 70 percent over the past decade — a crisis without precedent in the city’s history. By day, New York’s 114,085 homeless students live in plain sight: They study on the […]
With evictions set to rise due to the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus, John Oliver discusses the long struggle with housing in the US, why it’s gotten worse in recent months, and how to prevent an escalating crisis.
The coronavirus pandemic could result in some 28 million Americans being evicted, one expert said. By comparison, 10 million people lost their homes in the Great Recession. Here’s what we can expect from this crisis. Read the story: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/looming-evictions-may-soon-make-28-million-homeless-expert-says.html?fbclid=IwAR0j3jVmJy_5R1f7cMGW853AjLFfg8IIQjupuCN5FzdGZ8REWnQPDwcgNWE%23:~:text=Looming%2520evictions%2520may%2520soon%2520make%252028%2520million%2520homeless%2520in%2520U.S.%252C%2520expert%2520says,-Published%2520Fri%252C%2520Jul&text=The%2520coronavirus%2520pandemic%2520could%2520result,homes%2520in%2520the%2520Great%2520Recession
ight To The City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 as a unified response to gentrification and a call to halt the displacement of low-income people, people of color, marginalized LGBTQ communities, and youths of color from their historic urban neighborhoods. We are a national alliance of racial, economic and environmental justice organizations. Through shared principles […]
Picture the Homeless was founded on the principle that homeless people have civil and human rights regardless of our race, creed, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, or economic, disability, or migration status. Picture the Homeless is an organization founded and is led by homeless people. Website: https://www.picturethehomeless.org
The Interfaith Assembly addresses the crisis of homelessness and the shortage of affordable housing in two ways. Through our empowerment programs we help those who have been homeless to recover from the trauma associated with their homelessness, and with our advocacy partners we work to “Build the Blessed City Together” and promote public policies that […]
Picture The Homeless Tent City (2009) by Not an Alternative:
“A simple question, “Why aren’t you homeless?” forces us to consider a complicated, and often unexamined, set of personal circumstances — from our own personal safety nets to our favored identities within deeply unjust and racist social structures.” (City Limits, 2020) Read the story:
“Modern homelessness in New York City is a social condition that can be traced back to the economic changes made during the Great Depression.” Read the blog post:
In NYC, three-times more vacant apartment than the city’s homeless population exist (Cohabitation Strategies, Cooperative for Socio-Spatial Development, 2014). See the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fqvt6MC0wxOw9GW0UpE9qpHqhusWFdVo/view
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