Fighting for Vital Services in This Year’s City Budget Posted on March 30, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Yesterday, Coalition for the Homeless joined Council Members, advocates, and service providers on the steps of City Hall to call for restoration of over $5 million in proposed budget cuts to services for formerly homeless individuals living with HIV and AIDS ..Read More
NYC Homeless Shelter Costs Rising Due to Bloomberg Policy Failures Posted on March 29, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE The NYC Independent Budget Office estimates that Mayor Bloomberg has under-budgeted $76 million for shelters next year in the face of rising homelessness and the Mayor’s refusal to provide housing assistance for homeless families – on the same day that adm ..Read More
Joel Berg talking about NYC’s ban on food donations to city-run homeless shelters Posted on March 28, 2012 by The Kudlow Report in CNBC ..Read More
Must-see Video: NYC’s Wrongful Denial of Shelter Forces Homeless Kids & Mom to Sleep at Penn Station Posted on March 27, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE A stunning local TV news report shows how City officials’ wrongful denial of shelter forced a homeless mother and her two children to sleep at Penn Station. And as outrageous as the story is, it’s the sort of thing that happens every day under the Bloomber ..Read More
NYC teen star goes from homeless shelter to verge of major college hoops Posted on March 26, 2012 by Cameron Smith, in Yahoo Sports ..Read More
NYC can end housing subsidies for homeless: appeals ct Posted on March 21, 2012 in Reuters ..Read More
The Incredible Shrinking Supply of Affordable Housing Posted on March 16, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released a report last month that quantifies the affordable housing crisis in America. The main takeaway? As the number of low-income households continues to rise, the supply of affordable housing continues t ..Read More
City blames new management system for recent failures to count homeless at shelters Posted on March 16, 2012 by Tina Moore in New York Daily News ..Read More
Hunger Awareness Day: The Face of Hunger in NYC Posted on March 15, 2012 by JEN KIRBY Today is Hunger Awareness Day in New York, and advocates and emergency food providers are pushing New York State’s growing problem of hunger into the spotlight. It’s a tough reality to face, especially in New York City. One in six New York City residen ..Read More