“If you take people who are highly mobile, and you tax them, well then, they’ll just move next door. Where the tax treatment is simpler.”

"Low-income renters, in particular, are more likely to have all of their income earned in at-risk occupation,"

"They’re going to be flooded with evictions that happen all the time."

"We’ve been fortunate in that none of our residents, to our knowledge, have been diagnosed with COVID, but that can change."

The group argues the strong economy makes it a good time to reinstate the cash assistance program. But the GOP-controlled legislature is wary of increased spending.

"With your advocacy, you’re raising awareness. So now, more people will donate diapers, will care for this, and create support for a change in federal law, when I try to find bipartisan support for that.”

The number of people living on the streets and in shelters in a three-county area is down 6% in the calendar year that ended in September.

The link between poor health and poverty is stronger than ever in the Finger Lakes, according to a new report from Rochester non-profit Common Ground Health. The organization says it has data that’s never been collected before.

Right on time with the cold snap that’s hit us this week, Tuesday was the first day people could apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program.

It’s unclear exactly what went wrong with the commonwealth’s dated system, but from Thursday to Sunday, a crash kept unemployed people from filing claims.