NY City Council Joins the Fight Against Misguided Shelter Denial Rules Posted on November 29, 2011 by Patrick Markee Today the New York City Council voted to authorize a legal challenge against the City’s proposed new bureaucratic rules that would deny shelter to homeless adults, including those living with mental illness. The Council’s actions were widely cove ..Read More
Coalition Serves Thanksgiving Dinner to Homeless New Yorkers Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jen Kirby On Friday, November 26th, the Coalition hosted its annual Thanksgiving Dinner at St.Bartholomew Church in Manhattan. Nearly 200 homeless and hungry New Yorkers heaped their plates with turkey, stuffing and all the traditional fixings during a formal, sit-down ..Read More
What goes around comes around Posted on November 22, 2011 by Sarah Murphy This one basically speaks for itself. Notorious foreclosure firm, Steven J. Baum PC, most recently known for their heartless mocking of homeless people at a 2010 Halloween party, is closing its doors. Yes, people will be losing their jobs and that is incred ..Read More
Thousand March Across Brooklyn Bridge Posted on November 21, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Last Thursday, November 17th, Coalition for the Homeless joined tens of thousands of people in a peaceful march across the Brooklyn Bridge. The march brought together advocates, union members, community organizations, and Occupy Wall Street protesters in a sho ..Read More
Advantage Tenants: November Rent Will Be Paid! Posted on November 17, 2011 by Giselle Routhier The City has announced it will pay Advantage rents for November, including any late fees that were incurred due to this late decision. These payments will only be made for Advantage tenants currently within their lease period. We do not know if any rent will b ..Read More
41,000: NYC Homeless Shelter Population Soars to New All-Time Record Highs Posted on November 9, 2011 by Patrick Markee Today Coalition for the Homeless released a new report documenting how New York City’s homeless shelter population has grown to over 41,000 people – including 17,000 children – for the first time ever, and analyzing the failed Bloomberg polic ..Read More
Homeless, But Not Eligible for Shelter? Posted on November 4, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Last night, the Bloomberg administration announced it would begin implementing an eligibility procedure for homeless single adults trying to enter shelter — an onerous process that would effectively deny shelter to a great number of homeless people in ..Read More
Remembering Yvonne McCain, A True Hero for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on November 3, 2011 by Patrick Markee Yvonne McCain, lead plaintiff in a historic lawsuit that ensured the right to shelter for homeless children and families, passed away this week. She will be remembered as a true New York hero. McCain, a survivor of domestic violence who was forced to endure ho ..Read More
Educating Homeless Students: How the City is Failing our Most Vulnerable Young Minds Posted on October 21, 2011 by Giselle Routhier By all definitions, the number of homeless children reached an all-time high in the last fiscal year, with a record 42,888 children having slept in New York City shelters. On Tuesday, the New York City Council convened a hearing to investigate how the City i ..Read More
