No Way to Pay Rent: What’s next for homeless families in NYC?

New York’s homeless population is near an all time high, with more than 40,000 New Yorkers living in shelters — including 16,500 children and their parents. Amid the continuing fiscal crunch, New York City and State recently ended a unique rent subsidy program that helped thousands move out of shelters and into apartments, and new federal rent subsidies are nowhere to be found.

Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerMay 3, 2012Center for New York City Affairs, CNYCA, communities, homeless, housing, low-income neighborhoods, neighborhoods, New York City Housing Authority, NYC, NYCHA, policies, public housing, rent subsidies, shelters, The New SchoolComment

Foster Teens in Transition: Are they better off today?

For years, rates of homelessness among the city’s former foster youth have remained stubbornly high. The city is connecting more teens to families, keeping more of them out of foster care in the first place, and developing new programs for pregnant and parenting foster teens. But for those remaining in foster and group homes, resources are being cut.

Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerFebruary 24, 2011Child Welfare Watch, city government, communities, community organizations, families, foster care, homeless, human services, NYC, policies, politics, programs, public policy, The New School, youthComment