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Tag: Department of Homeless Services

Posted inHousing

NYC Shelter Population Declined During Pandemic, But Problems Persist For Homeless

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle September 24, 2021October 1, 2021

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a steady decline in the number of homeless individuals spending the night in New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) […]

Posted inPolicy & Government

City Leaders Failed Homeless New Yorkers During COVID-19: New Report

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle May 4, 2021May 7, 2021
DOE; Shelters; Virtual Learning; COVID-19
Posted inFeatured News

A Lack of Internet Leaves Brooklyn Students in Homeless Shelters Struggling With Online Learning 

by Kimberlean Donis October 22, 2020January 25, 2021
HOPE, BK Reader, homeless outreach
Posted inEvents, Featured News, Lifestyle & Culture

HOPE– Making New York’s Homeless Population Count

by Anna Bradley-Smith January 22, 2018January 28, 2021
crown heights, homelessness, crown heights homeless shelter, Brooklyn homeless shelters, ny homeless crisis, Councilman Robert Cornegy, Mayor de Blasio, nyc mayor, gentrification brooklyn, Department of Homeless Services
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News

Neighborhood Fears Becoming Homeless Shelter ‘Dumping Ground

by Andrea Leonhardt March 17, 2017January 28, 2021
Breaking Ground, homeless shelter, Bed-Stuy, Marc Faissal, Department of Homeless Services, town hall
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News

At Town Hall, Residents Rail: City Using Bed-Stuy as ‘Dumping Ground’ for Homeless Shelters

by Brooklyn Reader August 30, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Finally…A Case Manager

by Akosua Albritton August 1, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

More to Come from the Shelter

by Akosua Albritton July 12, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

A Change in Status

by Akosua Albritton June 13, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

To Hunt or Not to Hunt–That’s the Question

by Akosua Albritton June 6, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Old and Homeless

by Akosua Albritton May 31, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Seasonally Homeless

by Akosua Albritton May 30, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Waving Our Flags on Memorial Day

by Akosua Albritton May 27, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

My Blood in the Shelter

by Akosua Albritton May 3, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Getting Fuller Invested

by Akosua Albritton April 21, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Keeping the Ship in Shape

by Akosua Albritton March 11, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Services, Services!

by Akosua Albritton March 4, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Resume Writing or Biographical Sketches

by Akosua Albritton February 29, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Almost Like Being on an Army Base

by Akosua Albritton January 26, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inLocal Voices

Making the Grade

by Akosua Albritton January 19, 2016January 28, 2021

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