Report Finds a City Incentive Is Not Producing Enough Affordable Housing Posted on September 15, 2013 by Mireya Navarro in New York Times ..Read More
On the Edge of Poverty, at the Center of a Debate on Food Stamps Posted on September 4, 2013 by Sheryl Gay Stolberg in New York Times ..Read More
Project: Back to School is Off to a Running Start! Posted on August 28, 2013 We are about to officially reach the end of summer. Parents all over the country are rushing to fill the ever-growing list of school supplies as their kids search for the perfect backpack, binder and matching notebooks. And so here at the Coalition, we’re in ..Read More
The Great Urban Race Fills the CFH Food Pantry Posted on August 26, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Saturday, August 17th, the Coalition for the Homeless partnered with Red Frog Events and Morton Williams Supermarket to host a donation site for the Coalition’s food pantry as part of the Great Urban Race, a city-wide scavenger hunt. A huge thank ..Read More
Taneka Posted on August 17, 2013 Taneka became homeless almost three years ago following a serious car accident and devastating health diagnosis. When she first came to the Coalition for the Homeless for help, she and her three children were living in a shelter for nearly two years. We immed ..Read More
BFS Goes ‘Around the World’ Posted on August 15, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY ‘Around the World’ week was a fun way to introduce our BFS campers to the histories and cultures from places both in and outside of New York City. From Brazil, to Africa, through Egypt and into Asia, and even into old New York, the boys and girls i ..Read More
‘Under the Sea’ with Bound for Success Posted on August 9, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Under the Sea is always a favorite theme in Bound for Success. For the duration of the week, the kids spend their time learning about fish and other sea creatures. The older children read books about underwater wildlife, while the younger ones draw pictures an ..Read More
More Evidence of NYC’s Housing Affordability Crisis Posted on August 8, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE A major new report about housing in New York City documents the widening affordability gap, one of the driving forces behind record homelessness . Even during the economic downturn apartment rents rose significantly while renter incomes fell, and four out of f ..Read More
