Year: 2010

A new public opinion survey found strong support for the legal right to shelter for homeless New Yorkers, and for prevention and housing assistance. The survey results were released by the Institute for Children and Poverty in a report entitled, “Stemm ..Read More

A top Agriculture Department official urged the state to discontinue its practice of finger imaging applicants for food stamps–a practice he cited as costly and ineffective. Many advocates have long opposed the policy, saying that it discourages applica ..Read More

New DHS Commissioner Seth Diamond, an architect of harsh Giuliani-era welfare policies, wants more homeless families to work — but fails to recognize that housing affordability, not joblessness, is at the root of record NYC homelessness. In an article i ..Read More

The Mayor’s FY 2011 Executive Budget proposal includes dramatic reductions in funding for street homeless services, homelessness prevention, and shelter and services for vulnerable New Yorkers — and will lead to more homelessness. Coalition for the ..Read More

On Tuesday, the Governor of Florida signed into law a bill that would classify attacks against the homeless as hate crimes. Florida has ranked first in the nation on such attacks against the homeless for the past eleven years–with clearly marked trends ..Read More

Today we inaugurate an occasional feature called “Fact vs. Spin,” an attempt to counter some of the false, inaccurate spin about homelessness and housing policy that is, sadly, all-too-often perpetrated by public officials and pundits and then tran ..Read More