Give a hand to the homeless, help the less fortunate.

In May of 2020, 59,308 people were homeless in NYC. This included 13,523 families and 20,044 homeless children.

Homelessness is at its highest levels since the Great Depression.

The number of homeless New Yorkers sleeping in municipal shelters every night is 61 percent higher than it was in 2010, and the number of homeless single adults is 133 percent higher.

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Skyrocketing rents and lack of affordable housing in New York are the main reasons for homelessness in NYC.

For decades, NYC has not done enough for the New Yorkers whose wages, for years, has not kept up with the cost of housing. The unsanitory public spaces that this homeless population live in, along with the cramped environment of shelters and pre-existing, untreated medical health issues lead to a 61% higher death rate for the homeless than the general population.

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About me

My name is Jamie and I am a rising junior going to school in Manhattan. During my hour long commutes, I've witnessed many times in the subways and on the streets homeless people asking for food and coins. Knowing that homelessness rates were high in NYC, I did some research, found some stats, and compiled a list of actions that any New Yorker can take upon themselves to do to help the homeless out.

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