In The News
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Recent Press
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Bowery Mission and other New York City soup kitchens are facing a crisis because of the coronavirus. Melissa Russo reports.
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.
“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.
NICHOLAS Di iorio, Community Engagement Officer at City Relief on their work serving those who struggle with homelessness.
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.
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.
VP of Outreach Operations on BBC Breakfast talking about the January 2018 bomb cyclone and it's impact on NYC's homeless population.