[Mayors for A Guaranteed Income]
Mayor Patterson-Howard: “As a long time, advocate for cash-based policies that improve the economic outcomes for residents I am excited to join my fellow mayors in this coalition. Guaranteed income for Mount Vernon residents will be a game changer.”
Photo: City of Mount Vernon
Homelessness
Mount Vernon Mayor Joins Mayors for Guaranteed Income Coalition
CHICAGO MAYOR ANNOUNCES MOBILIZATION ACTIONS TO STOP COVID-19 TRANSMISSIONS AMONG HOMELESS
[COVID-19 & Chicago’s Homeless]
Mayor Lightfoot: “Unlike many of us, our residents experiencing homelessness cannot simply close their doors to this disease, and that’s why we have rapidly escalated our citywide system to prevent transmission of this disease.”
Photo: YouTube
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT TESTIFIES BEFORE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
[Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.\NYC Council Committee on the Justice System]
Homelessness is at or near its all-time high, with a recent City Council report saying that 83,277 individuals were homeless in January 2019.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
PENNSYLVANIA REP. EVANS WELCOMES LEADING HOMELESS ADVOCATE TO 2020 STATE OF UNION
[Homelessness\Sister Mary Scullion\Project HOME\State of Union 2020]
Rep. Evans: “Sister Mary’s presence in Washington will help me to highlight the need for more affordable housing dollars and support of policies to reduce poverty and homelessness.”
Photo: Project HOME
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER UNVEILS PLAN TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
[Homelessness\Affordable Housing]
Catherine Trapani, Executive Director, Homeless Services United, Inc: “Homelessness is a complex multifaceted problem that can only be solved with a comprehensive strategy. We need to break down silos and address the root cause of the issue.”
Photo: Facebook
PROGRESSIVE LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE “PEOPLES’S HOUSING PLATFORM” TO ADDRESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
[Affordable Housing\Homelessness\People’s Housing Platform]
Congressman Earl Blumenauer: “Across America, communities large and small are grappling with the housing crisis. Centuries of blatant discrimination and decades of federal underinvestment have left people without the resources to provide affordable housing solution. The People’s Housing Platform provides a reset on our housing policy and a bold vision for the future.”
Photo: YouTube
HUD’S 2019 HOMELESS REPORT SHOWS “DEVASTING” RISE IN HOMELESSNESS SAYS CALIFORNIA REP. WATERS
[Homelessness\HUD 2019 Report]
Rep. Waters: “HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress only confirms what we already know. There is a devasting homelessness crisis in this country…I have consistently prioritized this issue by convening hearings in Los Angeles and Washington, speaking out against this dysfunctional and corrupt Administration’s heartless approach to homelessness.”
Photo: Facebook
CALIFORNIA FEINSTEIN APPALUDS $1.4 BILLION HOMELESS INITIATIVE BY GOVERNOR NEWSOME
[California\Homelessness]
Governor Newsome: “The State of California is treating homelessness as a real emergency – because it is one. Californians are demanding that all levels of government – federal, state and local – do more to get people off the streets.”
Photo: Facebook
