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Op-Ed in NY Daily News
Our CEO Josiah Haken and friend Deborah Berkman from the New York Legal Assistance Group penned an opinion piece for the New York Daily News. They write about NYC’s congregant shelters, and why they don’t work for so many that are experiencing homelessness.
CBS: Newark Will Now Require Permit To Hand Out Food To People Experiencing Homelessness
An article about Newark, NJ decision to restrict who can hand out food to people experiencing homelessness, and how it impacts City Relief’s work in the city.
The New York Times: Feed the Hungry? You’ll Need a Permit for That.
Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, is working on an ordinance that would restrict the practice of feeding homeless people who live on the street. City Relief’s response to the change is covered.
NYT: No Address, No ID, and Struggling to Get Their Stimulus Checks
Many people living in homeless shelters and on the street have not received the federal stimulus checks they’re entitled to, stymied by misinformation and bureaucracy.
InsideBLUE360: Weekly roundup (Quarantine Edition) Episode 13
The Homeless and COVID-19:
Weekly roundup hosts Jerry and Michele talk to NYC Relief President Juan Galloway who has been on the streets of New York City and Newark NJ serving the homeless population with all the new challenges the virus brings.
Vice: ‘Literally a Lifeline’ - Doctors Without Borders Is Getting Cell Phones to Homeless People so They Can Stay Connected During Coronavirus
An article about the importance of cell phones for people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how City Relief stepped up to provide them.
Univision: Learn about the work of City Relief, an organization that seeks to change the lives of hundreds of homeless people
Abner Paulino, community leader, talks about the various initiatives that this non-profit organization has been developing for more than 30 years to support homeless people in the city and encourage them to work and rehabilitate. Paulino explains how the social programs they carry out are working in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
WBAI: Coronavirus Diary
Juan Galloway, President and CEO of New York City Relief, a nonprofit serving the homeless, discusses the strain the pandemic has put on an already fragile social service system.
NBC 4 New York: Soup Kitchens in Crisis as Coronavirus Hits NYC’s Economy
The Bowery Mission and other New York City soup kitchens are facing a crisis because of the coronavirus. Melissa Russo reports.
Vice: Food Banks and Pantries Are Facing a ‘Tsunami’ of People in Need from the Coronavirus Crisis
Food banks, pantries, and hunger relief providers across the country say they’re seeing an unprecedented surge in demand for meals…as the coronavirus pandemic pushes more people into poverty.
Brut.: Coronavirus - Helping the homeless
“But what do you do if you can’t stay home? What do you do if you’re homeless?” Josiah Haken is helping New York City’s most vulnerable residents during the pandemic.
American Greatness: Greatness in America in the Time of Coronavirus
AM Greatness features City Relief’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Jason Jones Show (Podcast): It's Not Time Out But Time In
Jason Jones Show interview with Nicholas Di iorio from City Relief.
EWTN: World Over - Nicholas Di iorio with Raymond Arroyo
NICHOLAS Di iorio, Community Engagement Officer at City Relief on their work serving those who struggle with homelessness.
Christian Science Monitor: How to help people without putting them at risk
An article that discusses the COVID-19 pandemic and how to best respond to the needs of our unhoused neighbors while minimizing the risk for them, staff, and volunteers.
Spectrum News: What can we do for homeless people?
One of City Relief’s Outreach Leaders talks to Spectrum News about the experience of living on the street and what you can do to help those who are struggling.
City Relief on BBC 2018
VP of Outreach Operations on BBC Breakfast talking about the January 2018 bomb cyclone and it's impact on NYC's homeless population.