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04.11.2013
Network staff joined more than 250 friends and advocates on April 9 at the launch of United to End Homelessness, a coalition created to highlight homelessness during the 2013 mayoral election in New York City. The rally took place on the steps of City Hall and featured a slate of guest speakers, including Rev. Calvin O. Butts of the Abyssinian Baptist Church.
The event marked the start of a long campaign, one designed to both shed light on NYC's homelessness crisis and offer policy solutions to the mayoral candidates.
Christy Parque of Homeless Services United (HSU) served as the day's emcee. Faced with an unseasonably hot afternoon, Ms. Parque kept her cool as she introduced the coalition as a broad array of experts, advocates and faith leaders.
"We must have a diversity of solutions to match the diversity of reasons why our friends become homeless in New York City," she said.
The ever-eloquent Rev. Butts then took the stage to offer an impassioned plea to New York's next mayor.
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) released its annual State of Homelessness in America report last month. The document, available here, provides housing and homelessness data for each state and analyzes trends nationwide.
NAEH's report offers both good and bad news. On the positive side, the data shows a significant decrease in veteran and chronic homelessness. The report finds that veteran homelessness dropped 7.2% from 2011 to 2012 while chronic homelessness dropped 6.8% in the same time span. NAEH unequivocally ties these findings to supportive housing, arguing that "the ongoing and increased development of permanent supportive housing, a proven solution to ending homelessness for people with disabilities, is bringing down chronic and veteran homelessness numbers in communities across the country."
Overall, the report finds .4% decrease in homelessness nationwide.
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