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New York promises to end street homelessness in 5 years, but 'it's not that simple'

'18.12.2019'

Source: www.ny.curbed.com/

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About 3600 homeless people live in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio has unveiled a plan designed to “put an end to homelessness in the streets as we know it,” over the next five years. About what will be done for this, the newspaper writes. Curbed.

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About the plan

According to the promulgated plan, it is planned to provide permanent housing to thousands of New Yorkers living in the streets.

The city's latest plan to combat homelessness has been dubbed The Journey Home. It aims to create 1000 new permanent apartments and 1000 additional sleeping places in Safe Shelters. According to Stephen Banks, the city's social services commissioner, the latter have fewer restrictions on people who do not have their own housing (for example, there is no curfew).

"We don't want barriers to stop people from leaving the streets," Banks said at a press conference at which the plan was presented.

About the number of homeless

According to federal data, among the total number of homeless New Yorkers, according to authorities, about 3600 people out of the total number of New Yorkers, which is 80 thousand people, currently live on the streets of the city.

Over the next four years, the city "on an ongoing basis" will create more than 1800 beds throughout the district. This will be possible through partnerships with community groups and religious organizations. As noted, Catholic charitable organizations have already committed to open five Safe Shelter shelters.

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According to Banks, since 2016, the city has helped nearly 2500 homeless New Yorkers move from the streets to temporary or permanent housing. In accordance with the new plan, the city’s housing conservation and development department will work to identify private households with a “large vacancy rate” that will be converted into permanent housing.

To this end, the city will create conditions for homeowners wishing to place their buildings at the disposal of the homeless. Unlike other urban homelessness programs, people will no longer need to be in shelters or find work in order to obtain the right to new housing.

$ 100 million to solve the problem

“Those who live on city streets are notoriously difficult to serve because they may be skeptical of social workers,” Banks said. “But the program will involve more people to work with the homeless, namely, health workers and mental health services. The city hopes that in this way it will be able to solve the problem of homeless people, caused by distrust of people ”.

Mayor Bill de Blasio noted that homelessness on the streets is the "budget priority" of the city and expects that the funds for solving this problem in the budget for next year will be "about $ 100 million."

“We believe these are literally the resources we need to end long-term homelessness in this city,” de Blasio said at a press conference. "It's that simple."

Homeless defenders

Homeless advocates, who have long called for Bill de Blasio to provide additional resources for permanent housing for the homeless, say the promise to provide housing is a “critical step” in helping people find safe and permanent housing.

“We are delighted to see Mayor de Blasio move towards providing the resources that homeless people really need: permanent housing and shelters,” said Gisele Routier, policy director for the Homeless Coalition.

Previous Homelessness Steps and Results

The city’s commitment to increase housing is replacing a record high level of homelessness. The de Blasio administration’s controversial move to send homeless New Yorkers to neighboring cities and offshore has led to legal problems with the authorities in Newark, New Jersey. As you know, this city filed a lawsuit in order to block such practices in New York.

Jersey Mayor Stephen Fulop also announced plans to join Newark’s lawsuit during Bill de Blasio’s claim of street homelessness.

The mayor of New York also faced growing criticism of his plan for affordable housing. In addition, he was accused of doing little to help people move from shelters to permanent homes. To address these shortcomings, city officials agreed to force developers of some affordable housing projects to set aside 15% of housing for former homeless people. A new requirement underlies legislation, which is expected to be adopted by the city council this week.

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