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CAMBA Launches “You Can Van” To Reach Out To Areas Where Residents Risk Losing Homes

Melissa Mowery, Norberto Toro and Grace Ruiz providing information to residents in a high-risk community. (Photo via CAMBA)Church Avenue-based non-profit CAMBA [http://www.camba.org/] recently launched its “You Can Van” in partnership with the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) [http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dhs/index.page], which

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How Wind Chill Works, And Other Cold-Weather Notes

Image courtesy of National Weather Service.So the National Weather Service of New York NY [https://www.facebook.com/NWSNewYorkNY] released this handy and kid-friendly graphic about how wind chill works. The NYC Office of Emergency Management [http://www.nyc.gov/oem] also released the following advice: * Stay indoors as

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Homeless Shelter Moves Into Former Windjammer, Sharing Space With Alleged Hot Sheet Hotel

Using emergency provisions, the New York City Department of Homeless Services has moved nearly 20 families into the Lyghthouse Inn, an alleged pay-by-hour hotel formerly known as the Windjammer Motel. Neighbors sounded the alarm over the shelter at the Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Meeting October 7, alongside elected officials

Department of Homeless Services

Volunteer With The HOPE Survey On January 27 To Help NYC’s Homeless

Every year, the Department of Homeless Services [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dhs/html/home/home.shtml] conducts the Homeless Population Outreach Estimate [https://a071-hope.nyc.gov/hope/welcome.aspx], or HOPE. Over the course of just one night, HOPE sends out 3,000 volunteers to gather critical information about

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Fort Greene Video Artist Talks about Her First Feature, “Towheads”

Fort Greene resident Shannon Plumb speaks with Dan Nuxoll, left, the program director of Rooftop Films, and an audience member after the screening of her feature film, “Towheads,” at Trilok Fusion Center for Arts and Education on Thursday, July 25. (Photo by Ausrine Plioplys)Fort Greene resident Shannon Plumb [http:

Department of Homeless Services

Monday: Volunteers Needed To Survey Homelessness

The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is conducting the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) on January 28, when they will survey to find a point-in-time estimate of the number of unsheltered homeless individuals in New York City. Here’s their call for volunteers: > With one week left until the