The Jewish Center

While homelessness in New York City has been growing in recent years, the COVID pandemic has exposed the depth of the crisis and raised fundamental questions about how the city and its residents should respond. In particular, we are wrestling with this issue in our very own neighborhood on the Upper West Side. In this session, we will look at homelessness as a systemic problem in our city and explore how we got to the place we are in today. Speakers will also address how homelessness intersects with other issues such as public health and mental health, and incarceration; and what factors race and racism play in responses to increased homelessness. Join us for an educational forum that will bring together stories from speakers who have both personal & professional experience with homelessness.