In Queens, College Point Street Outreach Run by Religious Sister Supports Families in Need
May 6, 2026By Katie Vasquez About six years ago, Sister Ruth Lautt had an idea to help the less fortunate in College Point. With […]
Topic: Homeless
NYC Restaurateur Offers Overnight Shelter in Freezing Weather
March 18, 2026By Katie Vasquez and Bill Miller MIDTOWN MANHATTAN — On a bone-chilling winter night in 1986, a 20-year-old immigrant from Ankara, Turkey, who arrived just three days earlier, stumbled through the streets of a New Jersey town, lost and unable to speak English. […]
Hundreds “Sleep Out” to Raise Awareness for Youth Homelessness
November 21, 2023by Katie Vasquez Under the bright lights and noise of Times Square, Jen Rivera is trying to sleep on the cold concrete […]
Remembering NYC Subway-Shove Victim Michelle Go
January 20, 2022Currents News Staff From New York City to San Francisco: vigils were held for Michelle Go, the 40-year-old California native who was […]
With a Sandwich and a Smile, Catholics are Making a Difference for the NYC Homeless Population
August 11, 2021By Emily Drooby Rolling out the door of The Catholic Worker site and down the street to Sara D. Roosevelt Park in […]
New York City Rolls Out Vaccines for Homeless in Shelters and on the Streets
March 23, 2021By Jessica Easthope The homeless population takes on many risks during the pandemic: eating, sleeping and cooking outside in the bitter cold […]
‘Catering for the Homeless’ Works to End Hunger, Help U.S. Cut 133 Billion Pounds of Food Waste
November 18, 2020By Jessica Easthope This Thanksgiving tens of millions of Americans will go hungry and the pandemic has only made it harder to […]
How Catholics Are Working to Combat the Highest Homelessness Rates in NYC Since Great Depression
September 3, 2020By Jessica Easthope Homelessness in New York City is at the highest level since the Great Depression. It’s a reality hard to […]
Why NYC’s Covenant House Is Keeping Their Doors Open for the City’s Homeless Youth, Despite COVID-19 Dangers
April 28, 2020By Emily Drooby It’s an unfortunate reality. On any given night in New York City around 4,600 kids and young adults are […]
Currents News full broadcast for Monday, 3/23/20
March 23, 2020On the newscast: New Yorkers are rallying to the aid of the heroes who are on the frontlines against the coronavirus pandemic… […]