Current Events > Young NYC homeless people to get $1,250 each month in city-backed study

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https://nypost.com/2021/06/18/young-nyc-homeless-to-get-1250-each-month-in-city-backed-study/

Young homeless people in the Big Apple will soon be getting $1,250 in no-strings-attached cash each month in a $2.5 million city-backed experiment to see if they use it to get off the streets and try to get jobs. The Trust Youth Initiative partially funded by the city will start with up to 40 homeless people ages 18 to 24, especially Black, Indigenous, Latinx and LGBTQ youth, the organizers said in a release. They will get the monthly cash for up to two years, with no limits on how they spend it and larger up-front payments available to get into housing. A rigorous evaluation will then compare the outcomes and experiences of the target group with others getting smaller stipends and regular homeless services, such as access to shelters, City Hall said.

The projects flexible approach aims to improve young peoples stable housing and well-being by providing the means to afford the types of housing they choose and the supports to make investments in their own goals, education, and career development, City Hall said in a release. The project which will open to significantly more youth in later phases will cost $2.5 million, with $200,000 from the city and another $300,000 raised through the Mayors Fund to Advance New York City, which is chaired by first lady Chirlane McCray. The rest will come from private donations from various trusts and foundations. Hizzoner insisted the cash will help uplift young people and reinforces our commitment to ending youth homelessness once and for all.



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I mean, its $15,000 per year that they previously didnt have. Hopefully the program shows promise.

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Lebronwon posted...

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Why do people keep pushing dis
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California sorta did this by taking fund from corporations and just not caring about theft under $1000

My guess is the people on the streets will squander it and the people in homeless shelters will have positive results

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Sounds good as long as it gos to mostly to people who have the most potential to improve their situation.