“Through creative conversations, we’re able to work with youth to figure out solutions for their most immediate needs and help resolve their housing crisis as quickly as possible—so they never have to enter the homelessness system in the first place.” The post Opinion: Preventing Youth Homelessness Before It Starts appeared first on City Limits.| City Limits
23rd September 2025 Mid West Simon, in conjunction with the Simon Communities of Ireland, will today, Tuesday 23rd September, host a conference in Limerick highlighting the urgent issue of food poverty and family and child homelessness. In partnership with Mid West Simon Community, the conference will highlight how rising house costs, the shortage of affordable […] The post Press Release: Hungry For Change: Simon Week Conference Addresses Food Poverty and Family Homelessness appeared first ...| Simon Communities in Ireland
As New York shifts from shelters to hotels for homeless families, rising costs and a lack of critical support services are leaving thousands trapped in unsafe, unstable conditions.| Invisible People
A record-high 146,733 students were living in the shelter system, doubled up, or staying in hotels, motels, or unsheltered, a new report finds.| City Limits
The latest episode of the Family Homelessness Coalition's 'Hear Our Voices' podcast features Kayla Mumtaz at the Alliance for Quality Education. The conversation touched on how New York funds its schools, what universal childcare would mean for struggling families and how parents can advocate for change.| City Limits
Homelessness surged by 18% in 2024, with criminalization, insufficient affordable housing and lack of political will driving the crisis.| Invisible People
City Limits recently spoke with several families about what it was like to live at the Floyd Bennett Field shelter. All complained about the cold inside the tents, the remoteness, and inaccessibility.| City Limits
Some 36 families—among the tens of thousands of asylum seekers currently in the city’s care—were on the list to be moved from an emergency shelter in Long Island City on Friday.| City Limits