Sentences with phrase «homelessness crisis»

«We've seen so much pressure in rental housing markets that it's created a rental affordability crisis that has spilled over into a homelessness crisis at lower income levels,» Dr. Olsen says.

She said the area is «in the midst of the greatest affordable - housing and homelessness crisis that our state has ever seen.»

The longer it is around the more of a knock on effect it will have on the growing homelessness crisis, with the number of homeless in Britain already expected to double by 2041.

Alliance Against Displacement staged an occupation of the B.C. Housing office to demand the government address Vancouver's growing homelessness crisis.

Building affordable housing is the real solution to our homelessness crisis — but with thousands of vulnerable families and individuals on the streets today, tiny houses are a viable, quick and low - cost solution.

In January, Museum of Homelessness presents State of the Nation, a year - long response to the homelessness crisis in the UK.

The Copper House Gallery will hold a Christmas launch for NO FIXED ABODE, Homelessness Fundraiser on 6th December 2017, an exhibition of submitted works by various artists to raise much needed funds to help tackle the homelessness crisis in Ireland.

Launch 6 pm Wednesday 6th December 2017 Exhibition runs until Friday 22nd December 2017 Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm No Fixed Abode is a group exhibition of artists, illustrators, photographers and sculptures who's donated works we have brought together to help raise much needed funds to help tackle the homelessness crisis in Ireland.

Handing thousands of dollars to the very people who are exacerbating the animal - homelessness crisis allows them to keep profiting from animals» suffering.»

In honor of National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day, which aims to bring awareness to the nation's animal - homelessness crisis, we'd like to remind you that on Aug. 18, NBC and Telemundo stations across the country will team up with hundreds of shelters nationwide for the fourth annual Clear the Shelters animal adoption drive.

Fostering an animal is also a great way to help end the pet homelessness crisis.

The pet homelessness crisis in the U.S. and throughout the world shows no signs of abating any time soon.

You can also learn more about the pet homelessness crisis — and how you can help — by reading the articles below!

The ASPCA is working hard to combat the pet homelessness crisis, and spay / neuter operations are one of the most effective tools at our disposal.

«By spaying or neutering your pet, you'll help control the pet homelessness crisis, which results in millions of healthy dogs and cats being euthanized in the United States each year simply because there aren't enough homes to go around.

While we tackle the animal homelessness crisis hands - on in our own backyard, PETA also spreads the word nationally about what people can do to help.

PETA spends millions to stop the animal homelessness crisis at its roots.

March 28, 2018 • Orange County, Calif., is under federal court order to deal with a worsening homelessness crisis.

The city's homelessness crisis continues to force the city to shelter people in converted private facilities.

De Blasio and his aides have continued to push back against some of the criticisms of their management of the homelessness crisis while the city also undergoes a shakeup in leadership and a reassessment of all aspects of its approach to the issue.

But with the return of nudity to Times Square turning heads and wringing hands, and a still - mushrooming homelessness crisis, the sense of a city — and an administration — careening out of control only grows.

Malliotakis» campaign has argued that she can manage the city better than de Blasio has — she regularly criticizes the mayor for failing schools, the homelessness crisis, crumbling subways, and other quality of life issues.

Though they may not be working hand in hand, Cuomo and de Blasio both now own the homelessness crisis, including the shelter crisis therein.

To address the homelessness crisis, Senator Liz Krueger, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Councilmembers Ben Kallos and Dan Garodnick launched the Eastside Taskforce for Homeless Outreach and Services (ETHOS), which connects city agencies with non-profits and faith - based institutions providing direct services to the homeless and to build new supportive housing.

The oft - repeated stand taken by the party and candidates is that quality of life in the city has declined, especially with regard to the city's homelessness crisis; income inequality has remained relatively unchanged; and crime is on the rise (though statistics show that, overall, crime has declined under de Blasio).

Councilman Jumaane D. Williams, center, with other elected officials and advocates on Thursday urging the city and the state to play a greater role in addressing the homelessness crisis.

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that Dr. Herminia Palacio will take over as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services and take on the homelessness crisis — and the new appointee quickly told reporters she didn't expect to fix the stubborn problem.

He criticized Mr. de Blasio's handling of the homelessness crisis and said he could do a better job creating affordable housing because of his real estate experience.

The de Blasio administration is looking for vendors to take over the job of finding hotel rooms in bulk for homeless New Yorkers, even as Mayor Bill de Blasio says he views hotels as a temporary, less - than - desirable solution to the city's homelessness crisis.

The Mayor's plan acknowledges that the current homelessness crisis is a subset of the affordable housing crisis.

«The homelessness crisis was created by years of disinvestment; political grandstanding won't solve the crisis for families around the city,» said Office of Management and Budget spokeswoman Amy Spitalnick.

A month prior, Cuomo insisted that the city's homelessness crisis was continuing to worsen because of the mayor's «mismanagement,» despite de Blasio's claim that progress was made.

The governor on Monday also called on the state legislative leaders to sign a memorandum of understanding to release more of the $ 2 billion the parties set aside last year to create 100,000 units of affordable and supportive housing across the state, which would significantly benefit New York City, where de Blasio has been struggling to bring a homelessness crisis under control.

Mayor de Blasio admitted Tuesday that he failed to address the escalating street homelessness crisis when he entered office — but not without taking a dig at Gov. Cuomo and Mike Bloomberg.

As far as the homelessness crisis in New York City is concerned — we agree it is egregious and must be managed properly — to that end, we urge her to talk to her good friend the mayor.»

Maibe Ponet, a spokeswoman for the mayor, said, «We know Gov. Cuomo deeply cares about addressing the homelessness crisis, and we look forward to continuing our work together for an immediate plan to help working families exit shelter and into private housing.»

Longshot NYC candidate Mike Tolkin says he'll be sleeping in City Hall Park with no money, food, or change of clothes — though he will have his smartphone to live cast and tweet the experience — in order to bring attention to the homelessness crisis.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio admitted that he failed to address the escalating street homelessness crisis when he entered office — but not without taking a dig at Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his predecessor at City Hall, Bloomberg.

In response to the city's continuing homelessness crisis, the council is also requesting the state increase support for the Homeless Rental Assistance Program collectively known as LINC.

They, the members and their staffs should be commended for working tirelessly on behalf of homeless New Yorkers and communities across our state that are struggling to confront an historic housing and homelessness crisis.

At an Association for a Better New York power breakfast on Thursday morning, she blasted the mayor's quality of life record, insisting that his plan to tackle the city's homelessness crisis is insufficient, calling for a better plan to address mental health issues and complaining about public urination.

During her first - ever speech before the Association for a Better New York — a nearly 30 - minute speech which drew a mere 90 attendees — Malliotakis mainly rehashed her usual criticisms of de Blasio: an insufficient plan to address the homelessness crisis, a need to better tackle mental health issues, troubled schools, the city's overspending and public urination.

The mayor's poll numbers dropped last year amidst a bruising fight with Uber, a public feud with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and questions about his handling of the homelessness crisis.

«As the governor has said many times, the state stands ready to help the city address the homelessness crisis,» a spokeswoman for Cuomo told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday as the news of de Blasio's pending announcement broke.

«On behalf of my 1,140 members employed at The Legal Aid Society, The Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, The Legal Aid Society of Orange County, and The Federal Defenders of the Eastern and Southern Districts, we are proud to partner with Assembly Member Hevesi to combat the homelessness crisis overwhelming New York State, and especially the City.

Last year, a spokeswoman for Mr. Cuomo said that the mayor «can't manage the homelessness crisis,» and that the state would step in with «expertise and resources» — a comment Mr. de Blasio slammed as «political posturing.»

De Blasio campaigned on getting rid of cluster sites, but amid a homelessness crisis the number of units grew from 2,918 during his first year at City Hall to a peak of 3,658 in 2015.

The de Blasio administration is looking for vendors to take over the job of finding hotel rooms in bulk for homeless New Yorkers, even as the mayor says he views hotels as a temporary, less - than - desirable solution to the city's homelessness crisis.

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.

In his fight against the homelessness crisis, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to add 300 beds in shelters for older teenagers, a group advocates say is underserved, with 100 new beds a year over the next three years.