A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey From A Homeless Shelter To The Ivy League
Dan-el Padilla Peralta is one of millions of young undocumented men and women brought to the country as children. He is also a gifted scholar who made his way to some of the world’s most elite schools....
View ArticleHomelessness Awareness Night Planned For Saratoga Springs
A Homelessness Awareness Night will be held in Saratoga Springs Thursday evening.
View ArticleSaratoga Readies Programs To Aid Homeless
With temperatures starting to dip, the Saratoga Springs' Code Blue program is open for the season and a new day-time drop-in center hopes to provide the homeless population with a hot meal and access...
View ArticleUnsung Heroes Series: Helping Homeless Families In NY's Capital Region
Mary Giordano usually shuns the limelight. The music teacher, who became the executive director of Family Promise of the Capital Region, was driven by a desire to help others .
View ArticleCuomo Announces Plan To Protect Homeless On Cold Nights
On Sunday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order to protect homeless individuals across the state from inclement winter weather.
View ArticleNY Gov. Orders Homeless Indoors As Temps Fall
Cuomo says the homeless must be taken to shelter in freezing weather.
View ArticleCapital Region Homeless Shelters Dealing With NY’s 32-Degree Mandate
At the turn of the year, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order mandating cities statewide to give homeless people shelter when temperatures hit 32 degrees.
View ArticleSharp Drop Reported In Western Mass. Homelessness
Progress is being made in reducing the number of homeless families and individuals living in emergency shelters, motels and on the streets in western Massachusetts, according to a report issued today....
View ArticleEmergency Homeless Shelters Seek More State Funding
A coalition of organizations that provide services to the homeless in Massachusetts is asking the state legislature to increase funding for emergency shelters. Advocates also point to a funding...
View ArticleSaratogians Begin Discussion On Downtown Panhandlers
In the last few weeks, the issues of vagrancy and aggressive panhandling have been on the lips of many in the Spa City. After a now infamous picture of a man appearing to defecate in front a local...
View ArticleNumber Of Homeless In Motels Drops Under Baker
The number of homeless families living in hotels and motels at state expense is down sharply in Massachusetts. Gov. Charlie Baker is making good on a pledge to end the practice.
View ArticleForum Addresses Saratoga Springs Vagrancy And Homelessness
The third-floor music hall at Saratoga Springs City Hall was filled for the Public Safety forum on the issue of aggressive panhandling. Public Safety Commissioner Chris Mathiesen assembled a panel...
View ArticleSalvation Army Will No Longer Host Saratoga Code Blue Program
For the last two winters, the Salvation Army has hosted Saratoga Springs’ Code Blue program at its building on Woodlawn Avenue, on the city’s west side.
View ArticleComptroller Finds Problems With Homeless Shelters, Advocates Say One Year Of...
Some Homeless advocates are dismayed by what they say is Governor Cuomo’s failure at the end of the legislative session to follow through with promises to fund five years worth of new supportive...
View ArticleSchenectady Ambassadors Present Program In Saratoga Springs
If you head into downtown Schenectady to see a show, chances are you’ll see the guys in red jackets helping visitors across the street or giving directions.
View ArticlePoverty And Profit In The American City
For decades, conversations about poverty have focused on jobs, public assistance, parenting, and mass incarceration. After years of intense fieldwork and study, Harvard sociologist and 2015 MacArthur...
View ArticleSaratoga Code Blue Program Finds New Home
Earlier this year, Shelters of Saratoga was forced to find a new home for its emergency Code Blue shelter after the Salvation Army determined it could no longer host the service at its building in...
View ArticleCourt Rules In Favor Of Family Promise
Family Promise gets the green light to continue operations in Albany.
View ArticleHomeless Advocates Say Gov. Cuomo, NY Legislature Can Free Up Money Now
Advocates for the homeless say the Governor and legislature don’t need to call a special session in order to free up more money to help create more housing for those in need. They say political leaders...
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