Fossil Employees Fill the Coalition Food Pantry Posted on July 7, 2014 by Jacquelyn Simone There’s more to love about Fossil than their chic watches and handbags: Their generous employees recently helped stock our food pantry! Many of the families who come to the Coalition for help each day are struggling to stretch their meager incomes to cover ..Read More
Katrice Posted on July 3, 2014 Katrice was cut off from Advantage in February 2012. With a low paying job and an apartment she can’t afford, she is now fearful of once again entering the shelter system. ..Read More
Lakisha Posted on July 3, 2014 “Without First Step, I wouldn’t have my job, I wouldn’t be the mom that I am today…” ..Read More
Elliot Tooley Posted on July 3, 2014 Mr. Tooley had been coming to the Coalition for the Homeless off and on for years. When he finally had enough of trying to survive on the streets, the Coalition’s Client Advocacy Project helped him secure permanent, affordable housing and then worked wit ..Read More
Advocates Say City Hunger Problem Is Reaching Crisis Levels Posted on June 28, 2014 by CBS in CBS New York City’s hunger problem is now a crisis, according to those who work with people who need help. One in six New Yorkers is now living in a home where there is not enough money to put food on the table, according to the New York City Coalition Against ..Read More
Rations Reduced as Demand Grows for Soup Kitchens Posted on June 27, 2014 by Winnie Hu in The New York Times Old Cantonese women lined up behind a white van, clutching plastic bags to carry away their meals for the night. Behind them came young children clamoring for milk, homeless men in tattered shirts and Mexican immigrants who spoke only Spanish. ..Read More
New York City ID card plan passes in council vote Posted on June 27, 2014 by Jennifer Peltz in Lohud New York will offer identification cards to residents regardless of their immigration statuses under a plan lawmakers passed Thursday and Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign to create the nation’s biggest municipal ID program. ..Read More
AIG: Feeding the Hungry, Housing the Homeless Posted on June 23, 2014 Thank you to AIG for supporting the Coalition as one of our most dedicated corporate sponsors for the second year in a row! As a Premier Sponsor, AIG allowed us to feed more than 30,000 hungry New Yorkers and send dozens of homeless children to Camp Homeward ..Read More
Carnival Night for Kids Raises $100,000 for CFH Youth Programs Posted on June 23, 2014 On June 11th, Victorian Gardens in Central Park was filled with music, laughter and the delighted shrieks of happy children as more than 500 guests of all ages joined the Coalition for our annual Carnival Night for Kids. As the sun finally broke through the cl ..Read More
