In Helping Others, Finding What Was Never Truly Lost Posted on April 9, 2011 by Jim Dwyer in New York Times ..Read More
Journalist Sam Slovick Spotlights Los Angeles Homeless Through Words, Pictures, Video Posted on April 7, 2011 by Huffington Post in Huffington Post ..Read More
Once homeless, Brooklyn woman honored for turning life around Posted on April 6, 2011 by Mike Mclaughlin in New York Daily News ..Read More
Women Mean Business Luncheon Raises $175,000 for First Step Posted on April 3, 2011 By Maria Fregoso More than 350 guests joined us at the 17th Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon at The Pierre Hotel on April 12, 2011. The luncheon was emceed by comedian and former social worker, Christine O’Leary, whose poignant and heartwarming anecdo ..Read More
No End in Sight Posted on April 3, 2011 By Giselle Routhier While Tammy’s children enrolled in the Coalition’s Bound for Success after-school program, we learned that this was her family’s second time through the shelter system. Tammy first became homeless in early 2008, after leav ..Read More
State of the Homeless in New York City Posted on April 3, 2011 By Patrick Markee In April, Coalition for the Homeless released its annual “State of the Homeless” report, documenting all-time record homelessness in New York City. The report also analyzed new evidence that the Bloomberg administration’s fa ..Read More
Featured Book: The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness Posted on April 2, 2011 By Sarah Murphy Brianna Karp became homeless in 2009 after losing her job to the recession and later being kicked out of her childhood home. At a friend’s suggestion, she began a blog, “The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness,” which has since ..Read More
A Letter from Mary Posted on April 2, 2011 Since mass homelessness emerged 30 years ago, every New York City mayor has had some plan to house homeless families – until now. Mayor Bloomberg announced his new budget for Fiscal Year 2012, and it contains ZERO funding to move homeless families out of ..Read More
Program to Keep Homeless Out of Shelters Terminated Posted on April 1, 2011 by David Noriega in Huffington Post ..Read More