Sentences with phrase «housing the homeless through»

An ordained minister and a deacon at the St. James Methodist Church down the block from the Senate House, Clegg has been involved with feeding the poor and housing the homeless through churches and Family of Woodstock for most of his adult life.

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The gift this quarter will go to Covenant House, a nonprofit that saves and shelters homeless, abused, trafficked and exploited youth through all of the Americas.

Covenant House invites anyone to experience what it's like, while raising awareness and support for homeless youth through an inspired program called Sleep Out America (#SleepOutAmerica) where for one night, you can make a difference for homeless youth in your area by raising funds and sleeping outside in solidarity.

I'm doing something positive instead of giving something up, which is a little «old school»... It's my parish's turn to house a group of homeless families for a week through the Interfaith Hospitality Network so my family will cook the evening meal next Tuesday.

They intend to donate the money to support homeless people in Swansea, through the charity Matthew's House.

They opened the first shelter for homeless women and children in McHenry County and continue helping women and children today through a transitional shelter program, outreach and prevention, a subsidized apartment program, affordable housing and rapid rehousing.

As significant welfare reform and housing bills make their way through parliament this legislative year, debates on cutting housing benefit for 18 - 21 year olds, and the security and affordability of the private rented sector will all come to play — with potentially dire consequences for people at the cusp of becoming homeless.

Some Homeless advocates are dismayed by what they say is Governor Cuomo's failure at the end of the legislative session to follow through with promises to fund five years worth of new supportive housing and other services for the hHomeless advocates are dismayed by what they say is Governor Cuomo's failure at the end of the legislative session to follow through with promises to fund five years worth of new supportive housing and other services for the homelesshomeless.

The state invested more than $ 12.2 million to finance the Doe Fund's development of Webster Green Apartments, including: a $ 1.2 million allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits and a $ 4.5 million Medicaid Redesign Team program loan through HCR; $ 6.5 million in Homeless Housing Assistance Program funds through OTDA; and a $ 159,000 New York State Energy Research and Development Agency (NYSERDA) energy efficiency grant.

Still, «the most pressing issue in our city of this generation is affordable housing,» James said; she stated that in her second term, she would work to address that problem, whether through making «preferential rent» permanent (rather than something a landlord can change or remove at whim), or creating more housing, rather than shelters, for homeless New Yorkers.

Thirty - nine of the apartments will serve formerly homeless individuals who will receive services and support through Governor Cuomo's Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative.

The 87 affordable apartments provide permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless New Yorkers, with a preference for formerly homeless veterans who may not be eligible for housing or services funded through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Seven homes were destroyed, leaving 30 people homeless, after a fire swept through a row of houses last night.

Some homeless advocates are dismayed by what they say is Governor Andrew Cuomo's failure at the end of the legislative session to follow through with promises to fund five years» worth of new supportive housing and other services for the homeless.

► The city will help move 500 homeless families out of shelters into stable, affordable housing through the Living in Communities voucher program.

Some homeless advocates are dismayed by what they say is Gov. Andrew Cuomo's failure at the end of the legislative session to follow through with promises to fund five years of new supportive housing and other services for the homeless.

Since 1990, every decade or so, the state governor and city mayor have negotiated long - term agreements to create thousands of units of housing for the homeless and mentally ill, through a program called «New York - New York.»

Beyond that, Milstein said the remainder of mortgage settlement money should go toward helping the homeless, including through a New York / New York IV program that would spend $ 183 million to fund 5,000 new supportive housing units across the state.

Dozens of supportive housing residents, homeless men and women, and advocates rallied outside a speech Gov. Cuomo was giving at the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan, urging him to follow through on the supportive housing promise he made nearly a year ago.

Homeless individuals and supportive housing advocates have been staging a weekly gathering outside of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Manhattan office, asking Cuomo to follow through on his pledge to spend $ 1.9 billion on 20,000 units of supportive housing.

HCR's Housing Finance Agency provided $ 8.3 million through tax exempt bonds, a $ 2.9 million Medicaid Redesign Team loan, and mortgage insurance through the State of New York Mortgage Agency; $ 1.5 million loan from OTDA's Homeless Housing Assistance Program; $ 1 million loan from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York; about $ 5 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity; $ 1.9 million in estimated New York State Historic Tax Credit equity and about $ 2.9 million in Federal Historic Tax Credit equity.

Cuomo pledged a child care tax credit, tuition - free public college for about 80 percent of New York households, more jobs through investment in the private sector and public - private partnership, support for the homeless and funding for affordable housing, all while New York will be vigilant, he said, protecting and promoting the state's progressive social bonafides.

Trillium Health is one of the organizations involved, and its housing specialist, Javier Elias, says there are a number of homeless people in the region who have slipped through cracks in the system for various reasons.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo hasn't followed through on pledges to stem the growing number of New Yorkers who are homeless, despite the billions the Democrat claims is being invested in affordable and supportive housing across the state, advocates said Monday.

Homeless advocates are disappointed with the apparent failure, in the final hours of the session, to follow through with the bulk of Governor Cuomo's plan to spend $ 2 billion on supportive and affordable housing.

- «The Streets of London» Ralph McTell exploration - «London» by William Blake poem exploration - consideration of bullying - leaflet examples - investigation into homeless charities Resources provide opportunities to: - explore homelessness through case studies and exploring the law - write persuasively - structure formal letters - explore and create missing person posters - explore poetry - analyse texts - investigate and create leaflets # - debate whether more housing is needed

The mission of the Animal Adoption League (AAL) is to provide veterinary care and temporary - to - permanent housing for homeless and rescued animals; to provide the best adoptive situation and outlet for the permanent placement of these animals; to educate the general public in the importance of reducing pet overpopulation through spay / neuter programs along with the care and overall welfare of animals; and to work towards the ultimate goal of compassionate, humane treatment for all.

- to provide refuge for homeless animals and animals in need and coordinate their placement in permanent and safe home environments; - to provide education through publications, seminars, and discussions to the general public on animal health and welfare, behavior and care including the benefits of spaying and neutering; - to provide information and referrals to affordable and low cost medical care including spay & neuter clinics and other animal medical and care facilities; - to provide information on training, behavior modification and general handling instruction along with referrals to vetted and certified professionals in these areas; - to liaise and network with other animal rescue organizations as part of a mutual effort to aid animals in distress; - to solicit donations and funding from government agencies, corporations, private foundations, public charities, individuals and the general public at large to finance the medical, housing and other incidental costs of homeless animals while in the custody of the organization; - to organize and participate in fundraisers to benefit furtherance of the overall main purpose and goals of the organization; - to have the normal functions, operations, programs and pursuits incidental to a fully recognized and operational nonprofit animal rescue organization.

Until the number of kittens being born is reduced through spay / neuter programs, we must have a facility to house and care for homeless cats in the community.

OTTAWA — Dr. Michelle Lem was honoured with the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) President's Award for her ongoing commitment to the veterinary profession through her practice and work as founder and director of Community Veterinary Outreach, a registered charity that has provided pro bono preventive veterinary care for animals of the homeless and marginally housed in Ottawa since 2003.

A Cage Free Senior Dog Sanctuary Our «Dog House» was built to accommodate Senior Dogs that have been dumped by their owners or have become «homeless» through no fault of their own.

The work of thieves has delayed construction of an expansion of the Anthony House for about a week.Much of the muscle and materials behind the partially completed addition had been donated, but someone else decided to take rather than give - at a cost of $ 4,000 to the homeless shelter.Someone cut through a fence around the shelter property in the early hours of Oct. 21 and stole two air compressors and a power generator from the work site, said shelter director Herb Aguirresaenz.The thief must have had help.

Under the act, an «Animal shelter operator» means any individual, entity, association, trust, or corporation that operates a nongovernmental facility that maintains ten or more dogs and cats for the purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless, abandoned or unwanted dogs or cats, but not including any facility that does not house or harbor dogs or cats on the premises and only operates through a system of fostering in private homes.

Through my work at the homeless shelters in Syracuse and the relationships I formed with individuals facing homelessness, it became abundantly clear that housing within the price range for individuals facing homelessness did little to foster long term stability.

One small non-profit has found a way to provide housing for the chronically homeless, but it has to get innovative to cut through the Toronto bureaucracy's red tape.

Through the proceeds from Home Run for Heroes, Sikorsky supports Harkness House / Columbus House, which offers a safe living environment for homeless veterans and helps them to reintegrate into society; the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center, which assists veterans recovering from homelessness and mental illness in surmounting legal obstacles to housing, health care, and income; and the Connecticut Fallen Heroes Foundation, which has dedicated itself to always remembering, posthumously, fallen heroes each year since 2004.

Strengthening At - Risk and Homeless Young Mothers and Children Medeiros & Vaulton (2010) Zero to Three, 30 (3) View Abstract Describes the implementation of the Strengthening At - Risk and Homeless Young Mothers and Children Initiative through locally based partnerships with agencies that address housing and homelessness, child development, family preservation, domestic violence, mental health, substance use and other support services.

Her tenacity also expanded the Inter-Faith Housing Alliance from a rental assistance hotline to a full - service nonprofit that has helped more than 2,500 homeless people improve their lives through an array of services, including safe temporary places to stay, permanent housing, and job plaHousing Alliance from a rental assistance hotline to a full - service nonprofit that has helped more than 2,500 homeless people improve their lives through an array of services, including safe temporary places to stay, permanent housing, and job plahousing, and job placement.

We lived homeless for 6 months after our fire with no running water or indoor toilets, and that urge to find beauty in our lives again was so strong... looking into houses, and peering through windows of others homes that had that ambience that spoke «home» but for us was so far from that going back to a camper we lived in or that cabin we lived in until we got frozen out of it.