Categories: Press
09.09.2013
Carol Corden of New Destiny Housing pens a piece on the need for housing, services
Our good friend Carol Corden of New Destiny Housing published an article over the weekend on the need to increase housing options for domestic violence survivors in New York City. You can read the piece, which ran in the New York Daily News, here.
We couldn't agree more with Ms Corden's overall assessment. The piece comes just days before NYC's mayoral primary, and it urges the candidates to "think beyond temporary solutions and put investments towards long-term and proven policies, like permanent housing for survivors of domestic violence." Ms Corden places particular emphasis on the importance of support services to help these individuals achieve stability. "Supportive services that help place families on a path toward economic independence," she writes, "will also ease financial pressures on the City."
Ms Corden's article echoes the policy platform released by United to End Homelessness, a new coalition co-led by the Network. The group's platform, available here, calls for the creation of a new supportive housing agreement to address currently under-served New Yorkers, including domestic violence survivors.
We thank Ms Corden and the Daily News for highlighting this important issue!