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Number of NY children in city's homeless shelters hits 19,000
Topic Started: September 10, 2012, 7:53 am (547 Views)
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Number of children in city's homeless shelters hits 19,000. Teen Francheska Luciano said living in shelter is like a living hell
By Denis Slattery And Tina Moore / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 2:00 AM
Updated: Sunday, September 9, 2012, 2:00 AM
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The number of children in the city’s shelters hit 19,000 last week, the most recent city data available show.

“Not since the grim days of the Great Depression has New York City had 20,000 children sleeping homeless each night,” said Patrick Markee, senior policy analyst with the Coalition for the Homeless.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/number-children-city-homeless-shelters-hits-19-000-teen-francheska-luciano-living-shelter-a-living-hell-article-1.1155123




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That is so sad.
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Blessedx4
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:sad Any of us could wind up there - who knows? I'm sure these people never thought they'd be homeless or in that situation either


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Patrick Markee, of the Coalition for the Homeless, said: "A lot of times those folks are a couple of paychecks away from becoming homeless. You might see people panhandling who are still in a precarious housing situation, they might just need those few extra dollars to get by."

Markee said the city is in its worst homeless crisis since the Great Depression. He said every night an estimated 45,000 people sleep in shelters across the city, and more sleep on the streets.
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/19529462/homelessness-and-panhandling-in-new-york-city


Edited by Blessedx4, September 13, 2012, 12:48 pm.
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