Rosanne Haggerty believes that by walking the streets of a neighborhood and meeting homeless people one by one, she builds the foundation to help them find homes. She’s done it before – in Times Square – and is now working on creating new housing in Brownsville, Brooklyn. She is working with former NBA star Greg Jackson, a Brownsville native and activist, who walks us through the neighborhood, remembering what it was like when it was flourishing.
Newark and its partners reduced unsheltered homelessness in the CoC by more than 30% over four years. Read more