Sentences with phrase «combat homelessness in»
The National Law Center for Homelessness & Poverty is the only national legal advocacy organization dedicated solely to using the legal system to combat homelessness in the United States.
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«What we are here to say today is that whatever policies the de Blasio administration has employed over the past three years to combat the homelessness in this city are not working.
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They chose to combat the homelessness they encounter in their low - income community by inventing a solar - powered tent that folds into a backpack.
But, while it's clear that Housing First is much more effective than the emergency - shelter model in combatting homelessness, what is the fiscal impact?
The problem of military personnel struggling in the job market was a tremendous societal burden after combat in Vietnam ended in 1975, and joblessness and homelessness have been epidemic issues among returning veterans every year since.
Think of what just half of that money could do if spent worldwide for clean water, vaccines, micro-loans and so on, and in the USA to combat homelessness.
The plan makes housing accessible and combats homelessness by building or preserving more than 100,000 units of affordable housing — enough to house every resident in the City of Buffalo.
New York Daily News article on BP Adams joining three other borough presidents in a call for Governor Andrew Cuomo to back a rent subsidy plan designed to combat homelessness.
Our Time Press editorial from BP Adams explaining his views on homelessness and how Brooklynites can work together to combat this issue in the borough.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday he is launching a sweeping initiative to combat the persistent problem of homelessness in New York City, ordering teams to do a daily canvass of every block of an 8 - mile stretch in Manhattan to reach out to those living on the street.
Last month, Cuomo launched a $ 20 billion, five - year plan to combat homelessness and advance the construction of affordable housing in New York State — supported by the release of $ 2.5 billion in capital funding delivered in the fiscal year 2018 budget, which he said will establish and preserve more than 110,000 units of affordable and 6,000 units of supportive housing over the next five years.
«The Governor's unprecedented plan to combat homelessness and build 6,000 units of supportive housing over 5 years is on track,» Azzopardi said in a statement.
This also affirms Governor Cuomo's historic commitment to combat the problems of housing and homelessness in New York State.»
«This agreement marks a major step forward in the state's comprehensive efforts to combat the homelessness and affordable housing crisis in New York,» Cuomo said in a statemenet.
Former NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, in her first major speech since leaving office three years ago, offered some suggestions for her erstwhile primary rival de Blasio to combat homelessness and refused to rule out a run for office again.
De Blasio is forming a task force to help build 1,500 units of affordable housing in order to combat the homelessness cries in New York City.
The ongoing feud between Cuomo and de Blasio is now threatening a plan to combat the homelessness problem in the city.
Cuomo insisted he can work productively with the mayor on combatting homelessness despite their long - running feud, and he said one of their biggest challenges is the expiration of the 4231 - a tax abatement program to incentivize affordable housing development in NYC.
There's also $ 66 million to combat homelessness — a problem that dogged the mayor for months before losing the spotlight to multiple investigations into City Hall and the mayor's campaign — which will be partly offset by $ 38 million in savings.
The number of people sleeping in New York City homeless shelters has risen to nearly 60,000, according to an official city count released today, reviving questions about the effectiveness of Mayor Bill de Blasio's policies to combat homelessness.
«Obviously, the Council supports spending money in order to combat homelessness and to provide everyone in the shelter system with a safe and permanent home,» Dromm said.
In addition to aiding veterans on the road to recovery via access to treatment for substance abuse, PTSD and other combat - related disorders, the new Veteran Treatment Tracks will provide a range of support services to address associated problems, such as unemployment and homelessness.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration is expected to outline a new plan today to combat homelessness by providing rental subsidies to those living in homeless shelters.
In a speech that was equal parts wish list, progressive victory lap and ominous critique of the federal landscape, the governor issued an ambitious list of 30 - or - so proposals, including implementing a uniform sexual harassment policy for state and local officials, tightening up efforts to combat election meddling, ending homelessness and expanding access to food at school to combat child hunger.
«This agreement marks a major step forward in the state's comprehensive efforts to combat the homelessness and affordable housing crisis in New York,» Cuomo said in a statement.
The Alice Springs Transformation Plan for managed accommodation has received an additional $ 11 million to help combat homelessness and house the large transient Indigenous population in Alice Springs.
«As much as I am proud to put first - time homebuyers into a new humble abode, I believe that combatting the issue of homelessness is just as important,» says Erwin in his submission to the 30 Under 30 judges.