Year: 2012

Read the Autumn 2012 edition of Safety Net, the newsletter of the Coalition for the Homeless! What Can I Do to Help a Homeless Child? Mary tells of one easy way you can help a homeless child today — and increase empathy in your children. Back to School ..Read More

Last week, newly-released Census Bureau data showed that the poverty rate in America remained steady at 15 percent. In New York State, the poverty rate also remained unchanged from 2010, although at 16 percent, it is slightly higher than the national average a ..Read More

We’ve focused a lot of our attention on the exploding shelter population, reaching over 45,000 people tonight, including 19,000 kids. But we can’t forget the many left to the streets, sustaining themselves whatever way possible, often through panha ..Read More

COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS ANNOUNCES DAVE GIFFEN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEW YORK – The Coalition for the Homeless announced that Dave Giffen, formerly Vice Chair of the Coalition’s Board of Directors, has taken the position of Executive Director of the ..Read More

Today, the Census Bureau released updated data on the persistence of poverty in America. Data confirm that the poverty rate remained at 15 percent—unchanged from 2010. That translates to 46.2 million people living in poverty in 2011, including 16.1 million ..Read More

Last night, 19,000 children slept in New York City shelters—a remarkable 18 percent increase over last year. The New York Daily News reported yesterday on the record number of homeless kids. Francheska Luciano, a 14-year-old girl living in a shelter with ..Read More