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The number of families experiencing homelessness exceeded individuals in data collected by the Housing and Homeless Coalition in 2024, this year numbers are expected to stay the same.
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DiNapoli said that the large spike was driven in part by the influx of asylum-seekers into New York City, but he also noted that the rest of the state also had double- and triple-digit rate increases.
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Syracuse City Auditor Alex Marion is urging city councilors to pass Good Cause Eviction legislation.
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The yearly Point-in-Time survey is now underway in Oswego, Onondaga and Cayuga counties, helping to shed light on the homelessness in the region.
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The Watertown City Council met Monday evening and voted 4 to 1 to appropriate $25,000 to help the homeless in the community.
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The annual homeless count by the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows an increase in people living outside. The 2020 numbers in the report do not reflect the impact of the pandemic.
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The annual street survey of homeless people is being delayed or put off completely in some parts of the U.S. during the pandemic, even as the country's unsheltered population appears to be growing.
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Libraries, gyms, coffee shops and fast food restaurants all help fill gaps in the social safety net. But with those spaces closed due to the coronavirus, unhoused people have few places to go.