City is Counting on Federal Housing Vouchers to House Poorest Sandy Victims Posted on February 27, 2013 by Cindy Rodriguez in WNYC ..Read More
City Officials, Homeless Advocates Call For More Affordable Housing To Accommodate Displaced Posted on February 27, 2013 in CBS New York ..Read More
How I Found Myself Posted on March 27, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY By Lakisha Smith On March 18th I officially graduated from First Step. A job training program for low income and homeless women, it’s just one of the programs provided at the Coalition for the Homeless. I remember when I first decided to embark on this journ ..Read More
City to Kick Sandy Evacuees Out of Hotels Before Housing Plan is Implemented Posted on March 25, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Last Friday, the Bloomberg administration hit a new milestone in counter-productive and harmful treatment of homeless and vulnerable New Yorkers. At the end of the day, theadministration announced that they would end the hotel program for Sandy evacuees on Ap ..Read More
Hundreds of families placed in hotels since Sandy hit the city are being asked to check out Posted on March 23, 2013 by Ginger Adams Otis in New York Daily News ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg calls NYC ‘three to 10 times more compassionate’ than other cities Posted on February 22, 2013 by Tina Moore in New York Daily News ..Read More
City Will End the Post-Sandy Hotel Program Posted on March 22, 2013 by Josh Dawsey in Wall Street Journal ..Read More
CFH Responds to City’s Dangerous Plans To Kick Sandy Victims Out of Hotels Posted on March 22, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY For Immediate Release: March 22, 2013 Contact: Dan Levitan, (201) 674-7475 COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS RESPONDS TO CITY’S DANGEROUS PLANS TO KICK SANDY VICTIMS OUT OF HOTELS The Coalition for the Homeless responded today to reports that New York City wil ..Read More
13 Bold Progressive Ideas for NYC Posted on March 22, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Yesterday, Coalition for the Homeless joined the Progressive Caucus of the City Council and over 30 other organizations to launch “13 Bold Progressive Ideas for NYC in 2013.” This policy platform, available at the interactive website 13boldideas.org an ..Read More