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Advocates’ Advice for Eric Adams? Better Coordination Between NYC’s Housing and Homelessness Agencies ([link removed])
“The solution to homelessness is housing,” one stakeholder said. “But the city agency charged with solving homelessness has no jurisdiction over housing, so we are setting them an impossible task.”
Two Months After Ida, Only 32 Undocumented New Yorkers Have Received Storm Damage Relief Funds ([link removed])
So far, 85 undocumented applicants have been approved to receive the city and state joint relief assistance funds; another 33,000 survivors have been approved for FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program as of Nov. 21. Both relief programs are set to close on Dec. 6.
City Watch: Childcare, Rental Assistance and Other Advice for NYC’s Next Mayor ([link removed])
Richard Buery, new CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation and a former deputy mayor who oversaw implementation of the de Blasio administration’s signature Pre-K for All initiative, offer’s advice for Mayor-elect Eric Adams.
NYC Council Considers Bill to Probe Why Homeless Are Denied Supportive Housing ([link removed])
During the first 10 months of 2020, nonprofit providers scheduled nearly 3,000 interviews with supportive housing applicants, 560 of whom were outright rejected. The housing shortage allows providers to “cherry-pick” applicants who require the fewest services, a process known as creaming or screening, tenants and advocates say.
Years After NY Medicaid Overhaul, Kids’ Access to Mental Health Care Still in Crisis: Report ([link removed])
The state’s Medicaid redesign under former Gov. Andrew Cuomo included a plan to reform the program’s patchwork, under-resourced mental health care system for children. But nearly a decade later, advocates and experts say access to youth behavioral health services in New York has barely improved, and may have gotten worse.
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Dos meses después de tormenta Ida, solo 32 neoyorquinos indocumentados han recibido fondos de ayuda ([link removed])
Hasta ahora, 85 solicitantes indocumentados han sido aprobados para recibir los fondos de ayuda conjunta de la ciudad y el estado y, hasta el 21 de noviembre, otros 33.000 aplicantes han sido aprobados para el programa de asistencia individual de FEMA. Ambos programas de ayuda cierran el 6 de diciembre.
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Opinion: Gowanus Rezoning Shows How We Can Plan Together For a Fairer NYC ([link removed])
‘This plan did not start in a developer’s office, or at City Hall. It started through community planning, a series of public conversations that generated core principles for what inclusive, sustainable growth in the neighborhood would require.’
Opinion: New York’s Approach to Ending HIV/AIDS Must Center Harm Reduction ([link removed])
‘While the HIV/AIDS epidemic may not look like it did 30 years ago, little has changed in recent years to eradicate the virus. We are still fighting the same battle to make sure our solutions to end the epidemic are inclusive of people who use drugs.’
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