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Crowley Joins An Angel in Queens Founder Jorge Muñoz to Distribute Meals for the...
Queens, NY - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Thursday, January 30th, U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) joined An Angel in Queens Founder Jorge Muñoz to distribute meals to homeless and unemployed New Yorkers on Roosevelt Avenue and...
Governor Cuomo Announces $63 Million to Build Homeless Housing Units and Create More Progressive...
Albany, NY - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today highlighted the additional capital funding in the 2014-15 Executive Budget to make communities across the State more progressive by encouraging the creation of supportiv...
Mangano Reminds Residents Of Warmbed Emergency Winter Shelter Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- With snow and frigid temperatures approaching Long Island, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that WARMBED,Nassau County’s Emergency Shelter Relief Program for homeless ...
Mayor Walsh Releases Results of 2013 Homeless Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Martin J. Walsh visited a city-run shelter at Long Island today to meet guests and staff, to learn more about programs, and to release the findings of Boston’s 34thAnnual Homeless Census...
Annual Point-in-Time Count of Vermont’s homeless starts tonight
MONTPELIER - January 29, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Chittenden County Continuum of Care, and the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (the Balance of State Continuum of Care) are joining efforts for the eighth statewide Point-in-Time Count on Janu...
As families across Washington State find homes out of reach, hundreds gather in Olympia...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Widening inaccessibility to affordable homes and an increase in homeless young people across the state means these issues have become a huge priority for communities across the state.
MaineHousing, City of Portland clarify HUD’s homeless numbers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that Maine experienced a dramatic 26% increase in homelessness, but that number included not only people who were homeless...
Maloney Urges Neighbors to Take Precautions Against Extreme Cold
Newburgh, NY - January 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Sean Patrick Maloney urged folks in the Hudson Valley to take precautions, and check on those who are most vulnerable during the recent dangerously cold temperatures. With freezing te...
HOMELESS SINGLE MALE ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 40 MADE UP MOST OF THE...
SAN DIEGO, CA - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As volunteers prepare to conduct the annual San Diego Point-in-Time Count of homeless individuals tomorrow at dawn, the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) released a report today that showed that ...
Union County Joins in National Census of Homeless Population
Union County, NJ - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Union County will once again participate in the national Point-in-Time Count of the Homeless, a national census of homeless persons that takes place each January. In Union County, it will be con...
Bergen County To Hold 8th Annual Project Homeless Connect
Hackensack - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bergen County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan and the Department of Human Services announces that Bergen County’s 8th Annual Project Homeless Connect (PHC) will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 ...
16th Annual Homelessness Marathon consciousness-raising radio broadcast
Brattleboro, VT - January 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 16th Homelessness Marathon will originate from Brattleboro, VT on the night of Wednesday, February 19th. With this broadcast, we will be returning to our original nighttime format, airing a s...
Volunteers Needed for Jan. 29 “Point-in-Time” Count
ARLINGTON, Va. - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the sun sets on Wednesday, Jan. 29, teams of surveyors will be hitting the streets, parks and wooded areas in Arlington to count the homeless. The effort is part of the annual Point-in-Time Cou...
Grijalva Highlights $600 Million in Newly Available Funding to Help Homeless and Low Income...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted $600 million in newly available grants being offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to reduce and hopefully eliminate veteran homelessness across ...
Temporary Homeless Camp Permitting Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Tacoma Planning Commission is seeking public comment on proposed land use regulations concerning a Temporary Homeless Camps Permitting Process. The proposal would amend the Tacoma Mu...
HOMELESS YOUTH: Murray Backs YouthCare Grant Application To Keep Doors Open
Washington, D.C. - January 9, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, in a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary George Sheldon, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Housing Subcommittee, urged the U.S. Department of Health and Hum...
Lakewood Township Helps the Homeless and the Cold throughout the Night
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lakewood Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein, liaison to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Lakewood Police Chief Robert Lawson and Lakewood police officers spent the night making sure everyone...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. All citizens should take approp...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Sunday, January 5, and Monday, January 6, 2014. All citi...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - January 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Friday, January 3, 2014. All citizens should take appropr...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - December 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25, 2013. ...
President Obama Signs Maloney’s Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act into Law
Washington, D.C. - December 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The President signed into law today the VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act, which included a bill authored by Rep. Maloney to help address the Veterans Administration (VA)’s backlog of dis...
“Shelter for all Genders” Report Released
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), is pleased to announce the release of “Shelter for All Genders: Best Practices for Homeless Shelters, Services and Programs in Massac...
Council passes resolution relating to principle reduction, foreclosure
SEATTLE - December 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Council unanimously adopted a Resolution today relating to principle mortgage reduction and foreclosure. The resolution establishes a City of Seattle Interdepartmental Team, or IDT, which will eval...
SDHHC Announces Decline in Homeless Individuals Even with Increase in Number of Counties Reporting
The 2013 Point in Time Homeless Count revealed that 1,155 individuals are homeless in South Dakota. This number represents a slight reduction from the 2012 count of 1,166 individuals. Forty percent were men, 32 percent were women and 28 percent were ch...
Congress negotiates FY 2014 spending level – ACT NOW!
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, the conference committee tasked with coming up with a topline spending number for FY 2014 reached a deal. They’ve come up with a deal that would set FY 2014 total spending at aroun...
Meng Sends Letter Opposing Proposed Homeless Shelter in Glendale
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today reaffirmed her opposition to the planned homeless shelter in Glendale, Queens.
Gov. Snyder, volunteers helping homeless families at Lansing’s City Rescue Mission
LANSING, Mich. - December 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gov. Rick Snyder and other volunteers are working Friday to help make the holidays brighter for some struggling families and call attention to the need to assist the homeless in Lansing and beyond
SDHHC Announces Funding Opportunity for Homeless Programs
South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium (SDHHC) is seeking applications from non-profit and local government organizations providing housing assistance to homeless populations within the state of South Dakota. Funding through Housing and Urban...
Governor McDonnell To Propose New Funding to Help Ongoing Efforts to Reduce Homelessness in...
RICHMOND - December 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that his upcoming biennial budget will contain considerable new funding to support Virginia's ongoing, successful, homelessness reduction and prevention efforts. T...
