Sentences with phrase «for homelessness policy»

«The committee's report comes at a crucial moment for homelessness policy.

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There is, we know in our sanity, an anguished connection between our vacuous homes and homelessness, between our fearful craving for repression and the violence so close to policy.

But, as many campaigners have pointed out, it is the government's own policies which are partly responsible for the rise in homelessness.

Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick Centre for Housing Policy, University of York Research designed to provide a robust account of the nature and patterns of Multiple Exclusion Homelessness across the UK.

A leaked letter from the office of Eric Pickles expresses concern that «the policy as it stands will generate a net cost» when the additional cost of homelessness and temporary accommodation is accounted for.

Most recently, she served as Legislative Director for Council Member Rosie Mendez, where she was tasked with helping shape legislation and policy to address homelessness, improve health, regulate the recent spate of new construction, take on landlord harassment, and save taxpayer dollars by improving inefficiencies within city agencies.

Garodnick is a Manhattan Democrat known for being a bit of a policy wonk, and has told people a campaign could be run on strong management of a city that is concerned about homelessness and quality - of - life.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled plans on Tuesday to build 90 new homeless shelters in New York City as his policy for handling the city's homelessness crisis continues to come under scrutiny.

De Blasio and Cuomo have been sparring on homelessness for weeks, often trading blows in the form of policy roll outs as both men seek to assume control of the crisis.

«We need to make sure there's a consequence for disrespecting your neighbors,» the candidate added, before diving into more criticism of de Blasio's handling of homelessness and quality of life policies.

(Creating more housing for low - income New Yorkers, a move that was announced in yesterday's plan and differs from Bloomberg - era policies that focused heavily on middle - income affordable housing, should provide another bulwark against homelessness going forward.)

Legal Aid Attorneys Endorse Home Stability Support at Bronx Rally Dozens rally for Home Stability Support outside city's busiest housing eviction court as Association of Legal Aid Attorneys — UAW Local 2325 formally announces support for innovative policy addressing homelessness -LSB-...]

Jeffries has taken a leading role in criticizing de Blasio over his support of the New York Police Department's broken windows policy and public safety agenda, while also faulting the freshman mayor for trying to organize a presidential forum in Iowa while critics say homelessness, inequality and quality - of - life issues in New York City have worsened.

Celia Weaver, research and policy director at New York Communities for Change (NYCC), a progressive organization that frequently critiques de Blasio on housing, homelessness and other issues, told Observer the mayor is measuring the poverty level of individuals who make $ 32,000 a year or below but that his housing plan does not account for that.

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.

He also said de Blasio's policy only deals with the homelessness problem in the short term, and he accused the mayor of not pursuing more permanent options, including affordable housing vouchers for families.

De Blasio continues to be scrutinized for his approach to the media, his administration's transparency, and several policy areas in which he is having the most challenges, such as homelessness, policing, and education.

Nonetheless, Mr. Stringer, who has been flirting with a run for months, has publicly clashed with Mr. de Blasio on policy matters such as homelessness, child welfare and policing.

In awarding grants for homelessness programs, federal housing officials will give a «competitive advantage to providers who keep families together and strengthen the family structure,» Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry G. Cisneros said in announcing the policy last month.

«Educational homelessness for public charter school students is now the official policy of the De Blasio administration,» Phillips said.

June 14, 2017 (Chicago)- Educators for Excellence - Chicago (E4E - Chicago), a teacher - led organization, released its policy paper, «Sounding the Alarm: Building the Climate and Culture our Students Need,» at an event that brought together over 150 Chicago educators and representatives from health care, criminal justice, education and city and state government to explore how Chicagoans can better support students struggling with issues such as citywide violence, food instability and homelessness.

One hundred thousand students in the New York City public schools were homeless during the 2015 - 16 school year, reports a new study by the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness, a New York City - based policy research group.

-- «Higher education is a lasting path out of homelessness, yet homeless youth face barriers to accessing the financial aid they need to complete their college education,» said Barbara Duffield, director of policy and programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.

Through the care and sheltering of animals needing protection, providing pet care resources to our communities, promoting the human - pet bond through adoption services, and targeted, high - impact spay / neuter policies, the South Suburban Humane Society will make every effort towards ending pet homelessness, reducing pet overpopulation, and creating a better world for pets and their people.

Gleick's 2007 congressional testimony and comments by settledscience can not hide the cruelty of government policies that left so many citizens hopeless, homelessness, unemployed, using food pantries or food stamps to get food, living in homeless shelters (Agape homes), getting funds for unemployment, welfare, social security, disability, living with parents, or attending college on borrowed government funds with no way to find a field of study that will assure employment after graduation.

Lindsay Johnson Housing specialist known for his strong track record in judicial reviews and in public law challenges covering a range of issues, such as failure to comply with homelessness duties, antisocial behaviour policies and failure to follow allocation policies.

School district and state education agency leaders will describe the steps that they have taken to put policies into practice, and offer suggestions for adapting and replicating these practices to support our youngest children experiencing homelessness.

We have ushered to passage critical policies and programs for children and youth experiencing homelessness, and provided extensive technical assistance on these policies, including:

Collectively, they aim to create a better coordinated network of policy and social supports to minimize the trauma and long - term impact of homelessness on young children's development while supporting parents to create safe, stable, and secure households for their families.

Dworsky is the Principal Investigator (PI) for an implementation evaluation of a home visiting pilot program for pregnant and parenting youth in foster care and a coinvestigator for Voices of Youth Count, a national research and policy initiative focused on ending youth homelessness.

Chloe Stein, Moderator, Policy Analyst, Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness Wayne Richard, Associate Director of Organizing, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chris Chenet, Community Development Professional, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Jennifer Mitchell - Mayer, Program Development & Design Manager, New York City Department of Education, Office of Community Schools Joshua Hall, Family System Integration Manager, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Mary Tarullo, Associate Director of Policy, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Melissa Schoonmaker, Consultant II, Homeless Education, Division of Student Support Services, Los Angeles County Office of Education

States identify and remove barriers that prevent students experiencing homelessness from receiving appropriate credit for full or partial coursework satisfactorily completed while attending a prior school, in accordance with State, local, and school policies;

For more than 20 years, she has bridged policy and practice in early care, education, housing, and homelessness.

She served as the Director of Policy and Programs at the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth in Washington D.C from 2003 - 2016, leading national efforts to strengthen federal protections and services for children and youth experiencing homelessness, from early childhood through higher education