Homeless Families and their "Right to Shelter" in New York City: Uncertainty at the Front Door
Contributing Organization(s): Institute For Children And Poverty, The
Author(s)/Creator(s): Institute for Children and Poverty
Publishing Date: 2009-04-30
Issue Areas: Housing and Homelessness; Poverty and Hunger; Government Reform
Ownership/Rights Info: Copyright 2009 Institute for Children & Poverty. All rights reserved
File info: 2 pages; 372.68 KB file size
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This report compares the Department of Homeless Services's shelter entry data for families during the first four years of "Uniting for Solutions Beyond Shelter," initiated in 2004 with the "Right to Shelter" law enacted in New York 1986 which legally mandated the provision of emergency shelter to all in need.
Twenty-three years after "Right to Shelter", it appears that this right is in jeopardy because of bureaucratic policies and procedures employed by the city to defer, if not deny, shelter to eligible families.
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Intended Audience: Advocates; Legislators/Legislative Aids; Policy Professionals
Type/Format: Evaluation; Policy Brief
Language code: English
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