Perry Posted on July 21, 2014 Perry first started coming to the Grand Central Food Program when he was homeless. Now that he has secured housing, he continues to use the soup kitchen to supplement his income and is a regular volunteer with the program. ..Read More
Taneka Posted on July 21, 2014 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
Max Posted on July 21, 2014 Max has been homeless off and on throughout most of his childhood. Moving from shelter to shelter has caused him to suffer both academically and with friendships. Since joining the Coalition’s Bound for Success afterschool program, Max has seen his grade ..Read More
Perry Posted on July 21, 2014 Perry first started coming to the Grand Central Food Program when he was homeless. Now that he has secured housing, he continues to use the soup kitchen to supplement his income and is a regular volunteer with the program. ..Read More
Karol Posted on July 18, 2014 When I was 12, my counselor gave me a list of day and sleep-away summer camps for my family and me to consider. She thought it’d be a great way for me to open up and meet other kids who have struggled with some of the same pressures as me. My family didn’t ..Read More
Remembering Larry Posted on July 18, 2014 Written by Tim Campbell, Director of Programs Larry had been coming to the Coalition for over ten years before he passed away in December. A short, stocky man, built a bit like a fire hydrant with the voice of a bullhorn, he was a colorful character to sa ..Read More
Yesenia Posted on July 18, 2014 Yesenia, aged 14, has been homeless for nearly three years now. As young as she is, she has already lived in several homeless shelters with her mom and her two sisters. For most of Yesenia’s young life, the family lived in a comfortable three-bedroom apartme ..Read More
Coming Jan 2015: NYC Municipal ID Card Posted on July 10, 2014 by Brigid Bergin in WNYC New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is one step closer to making good on a commitment he made in his State of the City speech this year, officially signing a law that will create a municipal identification card for city residents, regardless of immigration stat ..Read More
Love Thy Homeless Neighbor Posted on July 8, 2014 by Anna Altman in The New York Times On June 30, hundreds of Elmhurst, Queens, residents gathered to protest the sudden transformation of a neighborhood hotel, the Pan American, into an emergency homeless shelter. Families rallied outside a meeting between shelter operators and the city, and the ..Read More
