Noelle Withers, EVP & Chief Program Officer at VOA-GNY, was featured in The New York Times, responding to U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy’s op-ed on supporting parents’ mental health.
“In the U.S., infants are the most likely age group to stay in a homeless shelter. In New York City, nearly 30,000 children on average were living in a shelter last year, 13,000 of whom on average were 5 years old or younger. As a leading homeless services provider, we know firsthand that the concerns outlined by Dr. Murthy are amplified for parents experiencing housing insecurity and poverty.”
Read the full letter by VOA-GNY EVP & Chief Program Officer, Noelle Withers, in The New York Times.