Lakisha Posted on April 28, 2014 “Without First Step, I wouldn’t have my job, I wouldn’t be the mom that I am today…” ..Read More
“Real Affordability for All” Campaign Releases Platform Posted on April 25, 2014 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA The Coalition for the Homeless joined dozens of housing advocates at City Hall yesterday for the release of the Real Affordability for All policy platform. The campaign is urging that Mayor de Blasio’s soon-to-be-announced housing plan embrace strategies to ..Read More
The Women Mean Business Luncheon Raises $239,000 for First Step! Posted on April 23, 2014 by Maria Fregoso On April 3, the Coalition for the Homeless held the 20th Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon. Four hundred caring New Yorkers – from business leaders to government officials to social activists – attended the event, which raised an impressive $239,000 to s ..Read More
Rent Subsidies to Return for the Homeless Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mirela Iverac in WNYC New York City is creating a new rental subsidy to help tackle its unprecedented homelessness crisis. According to a draft of the proposal obtained by WNYC that the city sent to the Cuomo administration in March, the subsidy would be available to an estimated ..Read More
The 5-star soup kitchen Posted on April 16, 2014 by Danielle Elliot in The Week On the second Wednesday of each month, in the damp pre-dawn hours generally reserved for the city’s late-night revelers, David Garcelon rises for the day. By five o’clock, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, black apron tied on and coffee in hand, he ..Read More
The State Takes First Step to Create Much Needed Rent Subsidy Posted on April 15, 2014 On March 29th, Governor Cuomo took an important first step in addressing New York’s historic crisis of homelessness by removing the restrictive budget language that prevented the City from offering rent subsidies to move homeless families out of shelter and ..Read More
People Are Literally Living Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass Posted on April 14, 2014 by Delia Paunescu in New York Magazine The New York Post has a sad story that gives new meaning to DUMBO: The paper reports that some people are actually sleeping in the Manhattan Bridge near the Manhattan entrance. Their “coffin-sized living spaces” are built below the upper dec ..Read More
NYC Announces Reforms to Better Serve Homeless Families With Children Posted on April 14, 2014 by Yi Yang in Epoch Times Families with children who are in need of shelter can get some relief soon. The Commissioner for the Department of Homeless Services Gilbert Taylor and Public Advocate Letitia James announced Tuesday three reforms for a more compassionate and transparent appro ..Read More
Liberal Advocacy Groups Back Municipal ID Card Bill Posted on April 11, 2014 by Colin Campbell in New York Observer Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, eager to push a bill creating city identification cards accessible to undocumented immigrants, is rolling out endorsements from a list of left-leaning advocacy groups supporting the measure. ..Read More
