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How Hotels, Once a Last Resort, Became New York’s Default Answer to Homelessness

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TW Farlow Media // Shutterstock Jasmine Stradford sat on her porch near Binghamton, New York, with toys, furniture, garbage bags full of clothing and other possessions piled up around her. She and her partner were being evicted after falling behind on rent. So last June, they and their children — then ages three, 12 and 15 — turned to New York’s emergency shelter system for help. It was built to provide homeless residents not only beds, but al…

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Jacksonville Journal-Courier

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City doesn't know what to do about homeless

Homelessness discussions continued at a city level on Monday, but there wasn't much progress made during the less-than-45-minute meeting, other than the promise of a longer meeting in two weeks.

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How hotels, once a last resort, became New York’s default answer to homelessness

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project, ProPublica and New York Focus report that New York relies on hotels for homelessness solutions, lacking vital services, affecting stability and well-being.

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