Low-income senior living communities are becoming popular places for unhoused people looking for warm spots to sleep. A few weeks ago, News10NBC reported on concerns among residents at Eastman Gardens along East Main Street in Rochester who continue to find...
Person Centered Housing Options is an organization that seeks to address, prevent, and alleviate homelessness. Their upcoming conference, We Want Access, will feature several workshops and panel discussions delivered by experts from healthcare, housing, and advocacy...
MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. — On any given night in Monroe County, the National Alliance to End Homelessness says there are about 750 people without a home. Ahead of World Homeless Day on Oct. 10, bars in Rochester are putting out donation bins and raising money to...
What will it take to better connect local housing providers so more people who are unhoused can access programs? It’s a question that will be explored at the “We Want Access” conference, hosted by Person Centered Housing Options. Conference organizers say...
An event held over the weekend in Rochester was designed to provide Black authors the opportunity to celebrate their work and embrace how it impacts literacy, diversity and growth in the community. The President of the Rochester Black Authors Association, Jeanell...
Just before the pandemic, Sparkle, 44, and three of her children were living in a rented apartment on Chili Avenue. “It was rat and mouse infested. There were mouse droppings on hangers. They peed on everything,” Sparkle says. Her asthma worsened, her Afib (atrial...
