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245 New Homes Open in the Bronx Dedicated to Mental Health Support and Affordability. To meet the generational challenge presented by a decades-long housing crisis, we need support from every level of government. Read the Release 👇 https://lnkd.in/eHRwjxih 

Instability can make it difficult for a child to reliably attend school, which is why some nonprofits have taken the initiative to help those children in need with after-school programs. Our friends at The Coalition for the Homeless' have created an after-school program that has helped provide kids with tutoring and a safe place to meet and play with other kids. Read More 👇 https://lnkd.in/eZsmksMZ 

The city and the Legal Aid Society spent five months working on a legal compromise that would reshape one of the most unique and far-reaching homelessness policies in the country: the right-to-shelter rule, which obligates New York City to provide shelter to anyone in need. Friday’s settlement agreement establishes new rules for migrant adults who have arrived in the U.S. since March 2022. The new legal filing codifies the Adams administration’s current practice of limiting the initial shelter stay for migrant adults to 30 days — and gives city officials the right to deny shelter stay extensions to those who do not meet certain requirements. Read More 👇 https://lnkd.in/es3p83Xc 

New York City’s net rental vacancy rate was 1.41% in 2023, the lowest vacancy rate since 1968 and a significant decline from 2021 when the rate was 4.54%, according to the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s Housing and Vacancy Survey. To keep up with demand, the Regional Plan Association projects New York City will need 473,000 more units of housing by 2032, but state level regulation limits the City’s ability to meet this need. We have to do more to remove the straps. #nyhousing #NYCHA #newyorkcity https://lnkd.in/eYS4gdTm 

More than half of New York City residents, including a quarter of all children, live in poverty or are low-income, according to the Poverty Tracker Annual Report from Columbia University and the philanthropic organization Robin Hood. #nychomeless #nyc https://lnkd.in/ehDJqDx5 

A sophomore at the Upper West Side’s private Trinity School, is using technology to try to make a positive difference in the lives of homeless people living on New York City’s streets. We need more of this! #nyc #homeless #nychomeless https://lnkd.in/e8VM5sYz

The Migrant crisis is not just a national political issue about who should be able to pursue a life in the United States. It's a critical issue effecting homelessness. #migration #migrants #homeless #housing https://lnkd.in/g3ReA4NQ

Holding leadership accountable is important for advancing our community, but we need more housing and less lawsuits. We need more collaborate and less political agenda. #homeless #houseless #nychomeless #nychousing https://lnkd.in/gAGrbknp

A new report on housing insecurity in NYC highlights cost burdens are the primary driver of housing insecurity with factors including the availability of housing at a variety of price points, increased rates across income groups, and racial disparities at the forefront. #nychomeless #nychousing #nyc #affordablehousing https://lnkd.in/gFNVB29K

When we focus on issues that don't address infrastructure and root causes, we're just putting funds toward band-aid solutions. #nyc #nychousing #nychomeless #nycdoh https://lnkd.in/ey3MKfaF