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Shelter report: shocking claims on gatekeeping

By tjmcfee

I experienced ‘GateKeeping’ myself. The public housing people try to make it very hard for the homeless to get a unit.

Homeless Shelter Population Reaches Record 50,000 (nbcnewyork.com)
The City is for All: “We are not asking for free housing” (Budapest) (brainsections.wordpress.com)
Dufty: Homelessness won’t be solved (sfgate.com)

Leave a comment | tags: Affordable housing, Coalition for the Homeless, experiences on the streets, homeless, Homeless shelter, homelessness, New York City, New York City Department of Homeless Services, Organisations, Poverty, Public housing, survival, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development | posted in Homeless Issues