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ER visits plummet at housing program for vulnerable New Yorkers after nurses are hired

Gothamist / WNYC|June 24, 2024

"Between 2022 and 2023, avoidable emergency room visits for Urban Pathways sites with the health program dropped from 102 to 50. And now 93% of residents are receiving primary care, compared to 72% at sites without the program, according to the nonprofit."

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Urban Pathways In The Media

  • Helmsley Charitable Trust | October 30, 2024

    Urban Pathways’ CEO named a member of The Helmsley Charitable Trust’s Collaborative on Housing for Health

    This collaborative centralizes efforts to solve the issue of health and homelessness by bringing together key providers of housing for health services in New York City.

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  • Crain's New York | August 19, 2024

    Ex-Adams official leaves Frank Carone’s lobbying shop for nonprofit gig

    "Urban Pathways has a long-standing reputation for delivering critical services to those experiencing homelessness, and I look forward to contributing to the organization's missio ...

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  • Behavioral Health News | July 29, 2024

    Total Wellness at Urban Pathways: Focusing on the Needs of Older Adults

    "As many nonprofit agencies have noticed over recent years, the number of people aging in place has significantly increased despite care models remaining the same. In the past yea ...

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  • City Limits | May 31, 2024

    Opinion: It’s Time We Acknowledge the Violence Endured by People Experiencing Homelessness

    “Living without a home—a reality we’ve both faced—has shown us that the unhoused are often viewed not as people but as easy targets for acts of cruelty. The rampant crimin ...

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  • City Limits | May 23, 2024

    Will NYC Make it Easier to Find a Home After Jail?

    “When [people] have no place to go and they’re looking at either the streets or shelter, that’s stress on them, a very heavy stress,” Herrera said. “For me it eased my m ...

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  • Gothamist | April 29, 2024

    A year after Jordan Neely’s death, a push to make attacking NY’s homeless a hate crime

    Advocates are pushing for the Homeless Protection Act in New York, aiming to classify crimes against homeless individuals as hate crimes, granting them protected status akin to ra ...

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  • New York Nonprofit Media | April 04, 2024

    Union Settlement’s Darlene Williams and Urban Pathways’ Frederick Shack appointed to co-chair new nonprofit advisory council

    The CEOs will help lead a group represented by more than two dozen organizations to better connect city government with the nonprofit sector.

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  • Office of the Mayor | April 02, 2024

    Urban Pathways CEO to serve as Co-Chair of New York City’s First-Ever Nonprofit Advisory Council

    "This mandate to improve services to New Yorkers through our partnership is a significant step forward, and we look forward to the positive impact this collaboration will have on ...

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  • Office of the Mayor | March 28, 2024

    Mayor Adams Boosts Pay for 80,000 Human Services Workers

    “We applaud Mayor Adams and his administration for their willingness to recognize the essential contributions of our workforce,” said Frederick Shack, chief executive officer, ...

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  • Modern Luxury Manhattan | February 08, 2024

    Six Ways to Give Back this Holiday Season

    Urban Pathways has helped homeless New Yorkers who live with mental illness or substance abuse disorders.

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  • CityLimits | December 26, 2023

    ‘A Failure of Our Policies’: Vigil Honors New Yorkers Who Experienced Homelessness

    “Let us keep in front of mind that these were people who had hopes, dreams and stories,” said George Nashak, CEO of Care for the Homeless.

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  • ABC News | December 22, 2023

    Across the US, friends and advocates remember homeless Americans who died this year

    About 200 attended a remembrance event in New York City.

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