Saratoga的避难所将Mary Feldman命名为新主任, Shelters of Saratoga names Mary Feldman as new director amid a 138% homelessness surge in four counties.

Saratoga Springs的Saratoga收容所(SOS)自11月起任命Mary Feldman为其新任执行主任,因为该地区四个县的无家可归现象上升了138%,是纽约州最高的。 Shelters of Saratoga (SOS) in Saratoga Springs has named Mary Feldman as its new executive director, effective November, as the region sees a 138% rise in homelessness across four counties—the highest in New York State. Feldman曾领导一家全国性非营利组织的家庭参与活动, 受Nancy Pitts(Nancy Pitts)的遗产所驱动, 她于2012年因体温过低而死亡, 促使SOS成立。 Feldman, who previously led family engagement at a national nonprofit, is driven by the legacy of Nancy Pitts, a woman who died of hypothermia in 2012, prompting SOS’s founding. 她强调系统性原因,如负担不起的住房和不平等,而不是个人失职,并旨在挑战对无家可归的误解,指出当地34%的家庭在2023年面临经济困难。 She emphasizes systemic causes like unaffordable housing and inequality, not personal failure, and aims to challenge misconceptions about homelessness, noting 34% of local families faced financial hardship in 2023. SOS计划在位于96 Ballston Ave的300万美元的县购买地点建造一座新的庇护所,尽管建造工程尚处于初步阶段。 SOS plans to build a new shelter on a $3 million county-purchased site at 96 Ballston Ave, though construction is still tentative. Feldman接替了Duane Vaughn, 领导权平稳过渡。 Feldman succeeds Duane Vaughn, with a smooth leadership transition.