Homelessness New York City

Facts

• New York City homelessness has reached it’s highest levels since the Great Depression.

• As of April 2015 there are 59,285 homeless people, including 14,132 homeless families with 24,267 homeless children (72% up since 2005. )

• According to research a large majority of compared to family homelessness are adults with sever mental health problems.

Race and Ethnicity Stats

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Solutions

• Permanent supportive housing: Introduced in New York in the 1980’s and it is considered affordable housing geared towards single adults living with HIV/AIDS, Mental Health and other illness.

• Federal housing : According to research it is the most successful housing program. It provides low-income households reducing homelessness.

Looking forward

• The lack of funding has greatly affected New York City.

• Funding was withheld in 2014 due to poor health conditions in over 16 shelters.

• Shelters are over-crowded and funding for new shelters are not a option.

• $100 million was provided in 2014 to repair shelters

Citations

• Coalition for the Homeless. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2015, from http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/

• Dawsey, J. (2015, May 13). State Withholds Funds From Some New York City Homeless Shelters; Cuomo administration cites poor conditions in 16 shelters. Wall Street Journal, p. N/a.