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New Jersey And Pennsylvania Deer Hunters Help Feed The Hungry |
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| Hunters this are donating venison to food banks who will share the meat with about 4,000 soup kitchens, shelters and food pantries in Pennsylvania. Last year over 2,000 deer had been donated | |
New Jersey Community Awarded Grant For Low-Income Housing |
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| Commercial and Maurice River Townships were awarded a $300,000 grant block grant for their rehabilitation low-income housing programs. The funds are for low-income homeowners so they can make home repairs | |
New Jersey State Supported Emergency Shelters Will Close This Week |
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| Because storm evacuees numbers are dwindling the state plans to close the shelters. At one during the crisis the 127 emergency shelters housed more than 7,000 people | |
New Jersey Supreme Court Hears Low-Income Housing Case |
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| A case that could change the future of low-income and affordable housing was battled in court yesterday for seven hours. Lower-income advocates clashed with attorneys for the Christie administration and mayors. The administration would like to change the law | |
New Legislation For Strengthening Affordable Housing |
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| The Common Sense Housing Investment Act (H.R. 6677) proposes to change the mortgage interest deduction into a 20% flat rate. This bill would also increase funding for public housing and HUD's Section 8 program | |
New Legislation Proposed To Guarantee Selected Food Pantries Will Receive Kosher Food |
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| U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Joe Crowley, both of New York have introduced the legislation to be included Federal Emergency Food Assistance Program. Currently, kosher meals aren't monitored to ensure the food ends up in a kosher pantry or for certain communities | |
New Low-Income Housing Apartment Project In Ventura, CA |
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| The sixty unit complex opened in August. Thirty units are reserved for farm working families. Twenty-nine unit are other residents who qualify as low-income | |
New Low-Income Housing Coming To Palo Alto |
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| The city council approved a $5.8 million loan to Palo Alto Housing Corporation to build a senior housing complex. When completed the community will have sixty low-income units for low-income senior citizens | |
New Low-Income Housing For Philadelphia Area |
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| North Broad Street corridor revival got a boost on Tuesday when the official launch for a 55-unit rental ($16 million) housing development was announced. JBJ Soul Homes will meet the needs of low-income families, as well as individuals seeking to escape homelessness | |
New Low-Income Housing Project For Brooklyn, NY |
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| The Atlantic Yards housing project is expected to be completed in June of 2014. The residential building will be thirty-two stories. Nearly half of 363 units will be for residents that have low to middle incomes | |
New Low-Income Senior Housing In Maryland |
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| In Fullerton, on Fitch Avenue, there will be a new low-income housing complex that will house up to 180 senior families and individuals. The first building, named Village Crossroads I, should be finished by next May or June | |
New Movie About Homeless Children In America |
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| The director, Rotimi Rainwater, of the new movie called "Sugar" says the film takes a hard look at youth in America who are homeless. The movie is based on the director's own personal experiences. | |
New Plan To Help Maine's Homeless |
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| Portland's Health and Human Services Department has a new recommendation to develop a specialized team to interview individuals staying in shelters and to help them find housing. They will also offer other supportive services. | |
New Record For Homeless Students - Over 1 Million |
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| The one million mark means there has been a 57 percent since 2007. The United States Department of Education reported there were 1,065,794 children who were homeless. Many of these homeless students were living in homeless shelters, cheap motels, abandoned homes, and even hospitals | |
New Senior Housing In Indiana |
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| Jacob's Village expanded their neighborhood and now offers new low-income housing options. They have 12 apartments that are available for seniors who have low incomes and for individuals that have disabilities. The apartments have been designed for low maintenance and accessibility. | |
New Shelter Planned For Bennington |
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| The Bennington Coalition for the Homeless wants to open a permanent emergency shelter on North Street. There is a need for the new shelter because their other shelter only accommodates 54 people. They hope to be able to open the shelter next month. | |
New Study About Homeless Veterans Looks At Demographics |
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| Many of the homeless veterans who were 20 - 25 years old were found to be suffering from PTSD or post-traumatic stress disorder. More homeless female veterans were found to have the disorder compared to males. The study was done by Yale University | |
New Thrift Store In Candenton Will Help The Homeless |
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| The Helping Hands Homeless Shelter operates the thrift store to help the homeless in their community. There are bargains on everyday things like books, shoes, clothing, furniture and a lot more. All of the thrift store's proceeds will be sued to benefit the Helping Hands Homeless Shelter. | |
New York City Lost Homeless Shelter Legal Battle |
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| In 2011, the city had approved a new application process, that required homeless people to prove that had no place to stay when they were trying to stay at a homeless shelter. The state appeals court has now rejected New York's new eligibility homeless shelter requirements | |
New York Mets Are Holding A Food Drive |
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| On Wednesday, November 14, at Citi Field, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. the food drive will be held to help New Yorkers in need. Fans that donate ten items or more of nonperishable food will receive a voucher that will be redeemable for one pair of tickets to a Mets game in the month of April in 2013. | |
New York's Homeless Population Has Increased by 40,000 |
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| Hurricane Sandy has left many homeless in the state. Public housing is at a shortage and this has really compounded the problem. The governor has started a task force to address the problem. | |
No Electrictiy For Many EBT (Food Stamp) Users |
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| Countless of New York City residents who rely on their EBT card (SNAP - food stamps) to provide food for their families are unable to do so because electricity is needed to use the card. Many stores can only accept cash now because of the outage. | |
North Carolina County Has Plan For Photo IDs To Put On EBT Cards |
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| Gaston County wants to put the photo ID's on EBT (food stamps) cards to eliminate potential fraud. The goal is to stop food stamp card recipients from selling their cards for cash, and then buying other products that aren't covered by the program | |
North Dakota Homeless Shelters Are At Full Capacity |
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| The director of the Coalition for Homeless People, Michael Carbone, said that full capacity was about 800 people. Approximately, one thousand individuals still needed shelter. He believes there are even more people who neede shelter but they did not get identified in the count | |
North Dakota Housing Agency Needs $4.4 million For Affordable Housing Projects |
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| North Dakota's Housing Finance Agency wants to raise almost four and half million dollars before the end of the year to fully fund the Housing Incentive Fund. This program supports projects for affordable rental housing | |