Posted on 09/21/2016 7:36:53 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
The number of New Yorkers applying for emergency grants to stay in their homes is skyrocketing as the number of people staying in homeless shelters reached an all-time high last weekend, records show.
There were 82,306 applications for one-time emergency grants to prevent evictions in fiscal 2016, up 26 percent from 65,138 requests the previous year, according to the Mayors Management Report.
The citys fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30.
Without the aid which comes from city funds and was approved in roughly two-thirds of the cases even more families would likely have entered the shelter system.
I think the need is as high as its been over the past several years in terms of folks not being able to afford New York City, said Giselle Routhier, policy director at Coalition for the Homeless
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If we have more homeless in New York city then we can have the homeless search for more bombs from the terrorists right?
I heard a NYC resident say "this is the new normal bombings every other day, we need to get used to it". If Bush was President this resident would be screaming about Bush not protecting us. See we need an R president to hold his feet to the fire by the press and the R's, they just won't do it to a D, not ever.
Come to Oregon, land is cheap, no don't come to Oregon if you are a democrat.
How is this possible if the Brown Clown has been running the Great Recovery spreading domestic jobs, wealth and racial harmony while leading the world to global peace from behind?
Yes, the PTB will raise the interest rates with a Trump presidency, thus “proving” him, the GOP, and conservatives “wrong”.
values will keep going up until there is a crisis.
Nope, Wrong the only thing that has been happening since 1965 is the VALUE of your DOLLAR is being STOLEN at a rate of about 5% Annually.
Deficit Spending and Credit Money
The biggest crisis of all time will begin on November 9 if we don’t elect Trump.
If you are upside down, then yes, stay.
Good advice I got long ago is - Never sell your house unless you know you’re going to get at least $50k profit.
Nationwide.
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