An article concerning some of the latest regarding how New York City Mayor Bloomberg's administration wants to address the problems within the homeless system.

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Week of: October 21, 2002
City Limits WEEKLY
[New York, New York]
Number: 353
City to Court: Let Us Sanction Homeless Adults
While the Bloomberg administration awaits a verdict on whether it can temporarily ban from the shelter system homeless families who fail to actively seek permanent housing, the mayor’s attorneys last week made a new request of the courts: permission to sanction homeless single adults, too.

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Yet another article concerning homelessness and housing happening in New York City from the same publication:

Week of: October 21, 2002
City Limits WEEKLY
Number: 353
Hustling for Housing
After making news last week for evicting low-income tenants and filling their apartments with homeless families--for a nice fee from the city--a Brooklyn developer has taken the feds to court to try to halt and take over an affordable housing project in Bed-Stuy.

An article concerning ongoing efforts to combat poverty and homelessness through educational means within one community in Ontario, Canada.

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Monday, October 21, 2002
The Oakville Beaver
[Oakville, Ontario, Canada]
Access to affordable housing key to fight against poverty, homelessness
Group involved in public education of Halton residents

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For additional information on efforts in Canada concerning addressing poverty and homelessness, go to:

Housing Again

Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC)

Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP)

Homelessness Action Group

National Homelessness Initiative: Working Together

An article concerning homelessness as experienced amongst youth in the communities of Cayuga County, in New York State, and what certain people and organizations are trying to do about it.

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Sunday, October 20, 2002
Syracuse Post-Standard
[Syracuse, New York]
Home Away From Home
Agencies want to set up host houses for homeless youths