Larry Cohen
@Larrycohenny
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I co-founded Point Source Youth in 2015. We work nationally to scale up solutions to #endyouthhomelessness.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2011
Cecilia was a force of nature. She was love. She was power. She was fierce. We love you Cecilia!
BREAKING: Cecilia Gentili, a beloved transgender advocate, author, and actress, has died. Read more about her life and legacy here ⬇️
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Check out this session recording from @PSYyouth's 2023 National Symposium exploring the importance of de-stigmatizing substance usage and utilizing a housing-first approach to explore the importance of housing all youth, including those using substances: https://t.co/YAagPpY1PU
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Time and time again, studies confirm that monthly guaranteed income payments are effective. The Denver Basic Income Project (@denverbip) is further proof! 💵 https://t.co/sQtLPKpXM6
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Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness | PNAS https://t.co/q3dy5sIlf1. More evidence that cash transfers reduces homelessness. Should bolster arguments to expand access and depth of SSI program as a primary effort to reduce homelessness.
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Homelessness is an economic and social crisis. In a cluster-randomized controlled trial, we address a core cause of homelessness—lack of money—by p...
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"We know that by trusting young people, removing financial barriers to housing, and offering supportive services before becoming unhoused, we will see young people avoid homelessness and stay housed over the long term," Larry Cohen, co-founder and ED of @PSYyouth
RFP alert! What if we could prevent the trauma of homelessness for young people? Help us identify community-based organization (CBO) partners for coordinating and implementing key aspects of the program and recruitment: https://t.co/Kue8aIcsdj
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Everyone deserves a home. Today over 4 million young people don’t have one. We applaud @PSYyouth's new initiative to change that in 5 communities & we’re proud that Washington state is providing the blueprint to end youth #homelessness. For more:
prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- Today Point Source Youth launched an initiative to scale a simple, flexible, cost-effective and youth-driven solution to prevent and divert...
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4.2 million young people experience homelessness in the U.S. I applaud @PSYyouth for working to make a difference, and Washington state for leading the way. Find out more about their new initiative to prevent youth homelessness in 5 communities:
prnewswire.com
/PRNewswire/ -- Today Point Source Youth launched an initiative to scale a simple, flexible, cost-effective and youth-driven solution to prevent and divert...
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ICYMI: @kenyonfarrow & @carlken are kicking off our #PrideMonth podcast series with a big question: Why is abolition necessary for #LGBTQ liberation? Listen to the full episode now! https://t.co/6FX1xmvRYN
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Imagine being homeless and unsheltered in these conditions. Housing is healthcare.
This is a high-impact weather event. Air quality at "Emergency" levels in some of the country's largest population centers this evening. Smoke/pollution is a *slow* impact event. But don't be fooled, it is taking a public health toll.
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"The biggest takeaway: Offering low-income people a regular cash stipend is a powerful tool for mitigating income volatility and maximizing people's well-being. The findings also dispel the misconception that free cash disincentivizes people from working and breeds laziness."
How offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID in one California city.
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On March 31st, we celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). We asked folks on our Youth Advisory Council to tell us what TDOV means to them--we're sharing Fi's answer with you.
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Your advocacy has helped more than 150 members of the House of Representatives to sign on to more homelessness funding. But now we need the same level of support from the Senate 🗣️ https://t.co/tFbsdSB9AN
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Listen to Maddox Guerilla speak about the unique opportunities direct cash transfer programs for youth experiencing #homelessness bring to communities at @funderstogether Funders Forum.
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A little bit about the federal budget and one thing we’re advocating for (plus how you can help):
endhomelessness.org
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
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Early Bird registration for the 7th Annual National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness ends tomorrow! Join us in NYC this June! Click here to save up to $100 on registration costs: https://t.co/eCKFfVoJpI
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"Congregate shelter is a sin." - Thank You @marcformarc for speaking the truth (in so many ways, including this statement) and for your extraordinary keynote at @homeless_law's National Forum on the Human Right to Housing today!
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Join us on November 16 to hear youth leaders and youth engagement experts share best practices for hiring young people into your organizational structures.
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This!
“We can’t expect people to take great care of their health if they don’t have a roof over their head." https://t.co/kG72fuvWzE
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"The authors found that when Medicaid expanded, both violent and property crime rates fell." Healthcare is crime reduction. https://t.co/9Qj14EEBxs
brookings.edu
Jennifer Doleac reviews research that finds increasing access to substance abuse and mental health treatment reduces violence and property crime.
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today’s good philanthropy news. https://t.co/3MHax3hcAo Commits $10 Million in Cash Transfers to ppl who are unhoused This is the type of bold grantmaking @funderstogether is advocating for under our framework for housing justice as racial justice
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Also, the Robert M. Rogers Foundation granted $10 million to the University of Texas at Tyler for mental and behavioral health education through its School of Medicine, and the Federated Indians of...
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