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Cisco Systems Inc. is donating $ 50 million to address the growing problem of homelessness in California's Santa Clara County and is encouraging other Silicon Valley companies to also step up.

The protesters intend to highlight the problem of homelessness in Manchester and are calling for suitable and permanent accommodation for all of their members.

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.

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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.

In the meantime, our new leader is proposing to deal with the unprecedented problems of the city, child - care, education, homelessness, and the environment without raising taxes.

Part of the problem in helping alleviate poverty in the area is the fact that fundraising is more difficult when the general population doesn't know «hidden homelessness» exists.

For example, high levels of father involvement protect against adult experience of homelessness in the sons of manual workers; and against later mental health problems in children in separated families; and fathers» active care of «difficult - to - raise» pre-schoolers is related to fewer problems in these children later (Flouri 2005).

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Ulrich, who was one of a number of elected officials who protested when the de Blasio administration tried to open a shelter in a hotel in Maspeth, Queens last fall, did not go into detail about what he would do differently from de Blasio to curb the homelessness problem.

Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to shift the focus from an outbreak of Legionnaires» Disease in the south Bronx by addressing the problem of homelessness and mental illness.

Cuomo also spoke, as he has in the past several years, of the growing problem of street homelessness.

Mr. Banks has emerged in the last year as a major player in the mayor's administration, rising up a somewhat obscure post at the Human Resources Administration to become the face of the city's response to a growing and difficult to manage homelessness problem — and its brand - new Commissioner of Social Services.

That charge — laid out in a letter sent by Human Resources Administration commissioner Steve Banks to Sam Roberts, commissioner of the state's office of Temporary Disability and Assistance — represents another extraordinary escalation in the public battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio over the city's homelessness problems.

«Syracuse and all of New York, is facing serious problems with dire consequences; homelessness, gun violence, communities trapped in financial hardships and neighborhoods that are traditionally left behind.

Banks and Cuomo officials have been tangling for months in a public feud over the city's handling of homelessness, with the de Blasio administration questioning the governor's intentions and Cuomo officials openly questioning Banks's qualifications to manage the problem.

This also affirms Governor Cuomo's historic commitment to combat the problems of housing and homelessness in New York State.»

After a string of weeks in which City Hall has rolled out nearly a dozen new initiatives aimed at tackling the city's homeless crisis, New York City residents are starting to feel slightly better about how de Blasio is handling the city's homelessness problems, a new Q poll shows.

De Blasio said failing to get ahead of the city's homelessness problem and explain it to New Yorkers is the biggest mistake he has made so far in office.

Many of the people we work with face homelessness, have suffered abuse, have experienced trauma in childhood, are battling addictions or struggling with mental health problems.

A day earlier, during a joint appearance in Brooklyn, Cuomo and oft - rumored potential de Blasio primary challenger Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries took shots at de Blasio's administration for its handling of the homelessness problem, saying that more money wasn't necessarily the answer.

De Blasio has said twice in the days since Bratton's comments that he believes the biggest mistake of his mayoralty so far has been his inability to quickly communicate to the public what actions his administration has taken to address the homelessness problem.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to build or open 90 new homeless shelters in New York City over the next five years, with the aim of opening 20 new shelters in 2017 and 20 more the following year, vowing slow and incremental progress in tackling the city's homelessness problem.

Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military serHomelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military serhomelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military serhomelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»

In short: Governor Cuomo's Homelessness Action Plan is a broad, wide - reaching approach to addressing one of our most intransigent problems, the one you all have dedicated your lives to solving.

He said de Blasio's handling of the homelessness problem in New York City has shown that he needs to do more to prove his mettle.

COUNCIL QUESTIONS DE BLASIO AIDE OVER HOMELESSNESS — POLITICO New York's Gloria Pazmino and Sally Goldenberg: City Council members, already increasingly frustrated with Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, privately questioned one of his deputy mayors recently over their concerns with the city's growing homelessness problem and herHOMELESSNESS — POLITICO New York's Gloria Pazmino and Sally Goldenberg: City Council members, already increasingly frustrated with Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, privately questioned one of his deputy mayors recently over their concerns with the city's growing homelessness problem and herhomelessness problem and her role in it.

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.

Compounding these problems is the ongoing, record - obliterating homelessness epidemic, and the rash of child killings that culminated earlier this month in the resignation of Administration for Children's Services Commissioner Gladys Carrion.

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.

At this point, I mentioned my academic homelessness problem to my PhD supervisor, Rainer Jaenicke, who pointed me in the direction of Birkbeck College.

Nauer found that schools with chronic absenteeism were likely to be beset by other poverty - related problems, such as male unemployment in the neighborhood and high rates of homelessness.

In some systems, however, chronic absenteeism can be traced to school culture problems, such as unsafe learning environments and unsatisfactory facilities, or community problems, such as high rates of poverty, poor transportation options, or homelessness.

«Although student homelessness is a challenging problem, we believe it is a solvable one,» said Erin Ingram, policy advisor at Civic Enterprises, and lead author of the Hidden in Plain Sight report.

If we are to address the problem of homelessness among our country's dog and cat population, and reduce the horrors that face this population (neglect, roadside abandonment, intentional cruelty, euthanasia), we must include the uncounted, the «invisible,» among them in the discussion.

It also provides a service - learning opportunity for hundreds of veterinary students, who not only polish their spay / neuter skills while sterilizing cats, but also come to understand the problem of cat overpopulation and homelessness and the unique role veterinarians can play in making their communities a better place for cats and the people who care about them.

The Fund is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources with assistance from an advisory committee and seeks to end the problem of animal homelessness in Massachusetts.

While many stores have responded to public pressure to discontinue puppy and kitten sales in favor of sponsoring adoption days, few have responded to the increasing exotic animal homelessness problem.

Faithful Friends, Wilmington, DE, was founded in 2000, as Citizens for the Protection and Care of Animals, by a group of local animal lovers who believe there is a better way to address the problem of pet homelessness than mass euthanasia.

Encouraging private citizens to become effective armchair activists for the sake of their own pets and the animals in shelters, the book is an eye - opener about the problem of animal homelessness.

Ben has dedicated his career to the problems of homelessness and low - income housing, articling with Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, serving as duty counsel at the Landlord and Tenant Board, and practicing as a staff lawyer in four other community legal clinics between Hamilton and downtown Toronto.

We learned through the studies in our veterans» initiative at the ABA that at least half of the problems that lead to homelessness among veterans are legal problems.

This approach is not effective to deal with what government faces in the context of «wicked» problems and complex adaptive social systems (think homelessness, hunger, poverty, climate change, family justice).

«The American Bar Association and its Veterans Legal Services Initiative are also committed to building awareness of the special legal needs veterans face — problems with wrongful denial of benefits, employment and family matters, evictions and homelessness, and involvement in the criminal justice system.

The USCB is well aware of the homelessness problem in the USA and takes steps to mitigate the problem.

Problems such as homelessness that have long developmental trajectories, are perhaps best understood from models of cumulative adversity and amplification of risk.32, 33 Based on life course development and social learning theory, the risk amplification model addresses mechanisms through which experiences on the street amplify negative developmental effects originating in the family.

Peggy is a licensed attorney and has experience in criminal law, including problem - solving courts aimed at improving the lives of individuals with a mental health diagnosis, veterans, women involved in prostitution, individuals experiencing homelessness, and people struggling with addiction who come in contact with the criminal justice system.

Obama must know, or should know, that the «father deficit» is the single most reliable predictor for children's diminished self - esteem, behavioural problems, poor grades and truancy, early school dropout, juvenile delinquency (85 % of youth in prison have an absent father), gang membership, promiscuity, teen pregnancy, risk of sexual abuse, substance abuse and homelessness.