By Tracie McMillan. Original available at City Limits. When the latest poverty statistics came out in August, the numbers didn’t make very big waves. With the Republican Party roaring into New York, the fact that poverty had gone up nationally–no surprise for an economy just creeping out of a recession–barely made it to the local … Read more
By Tracie McMillan. Originally for City Limits. A city program designed to get homeless families into solid jobs and apartments is yanking the rug out from under them, City Limits has learned. The Employment Incentive Housing Program (EIHP), a joint project between the city’s welfare and homeless agencies, operates initially much like other rent assistance programs, offering … Read more
Families fleeing violence find full shelters, and a long journey for help they once got from a hot-line. By Tracie McMillan, originally for City Limits. In the city that never sleeps, the number of families spending their nights in emergency shelters has reached a 10-year high: over 18,000 women and their children each night this … Read more
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