Ambitious Call for De Blasio, Cuomo to Build Supportive Housing Posted on October 23, 2014 by Chris Giblin in City Limits The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is vying for 30,000 units to be built in both the city and state over the next ten years, with projects starting in 2016. ..Read More
DHS head facing tough challenges in first year Posted on October 23, 2014 by Christopher Barca in Queens Chronicle DHS Commissioner Gilbert Taylor, in a sitdown interview with Chronicle staff on Thursday, said he and the agency are both proactively and reactively dealing with the city’s homelessness crisis the best it can in their first year in office. ..Read More
More Cities Are Making It Illegal To Hand Out Food To The Homeless Posted on October 22, 2014 by Eliza Barclay in New York Now According to a report released Monday by the National Coalition for the Homeless, 21 cities have passed measures aimed at restricting the people who feed the homeless since January 2013. The measures that restrict food distribution tend to take one of two form ..Read More
Investigation will help NYC homeless shelters Posted on October 22, 2014 by Editorial Board in Washington Square News Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced that child safety and domestic violence in homeless shelters will be reviewed in response to the death of 3-year-old Jeida Torres. The homeless rate in New York City has become an increasingly pressing issue. It has reac ..Read More
The Coalition Thanks Our GCFP Volunteers Posted on October 22, 2014 by Jacquelyn Simone Every single night of the year, the dedicated volunteers of the Grand Central Food Program (GCFP) help the Coalition serve 1,000 hot, nutritious meals to our homeless neighbors on the streets of NYC. But at our Volunteer Appreciation Party on Friday, October 1 ..Read More
New York City Studying Child Safety at Shelters After a Death Posted on October 20, 2014 by Winnie Hu and J. David Goodman in The New York Times If there was any sign that Jeida Torres was in danger, it went unreported, and none of New York’s systems put in place to protect children from harm had been alerted, according to city and law enforcement officials. ..Read More
Mayor: Business growth demands affordable housing Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ryan Hutchins in Capital Mayor Bill de Blasio sought on Tuesday to connect his progressive values to the needs of industry, telling thousands of executives at a global real estate conference that New York’s business growth demands solutions to ensure everyone can find a place to cal ..Read More
Housing First: the ‘counterintuitive’ method for solving urban homelessness Posted on October 20, 2014 by Billy Briggs in The Guardian Despite the global recession, homelessness in cities around the world is falling. Can a controversial strategy to give homeless people a roof first – that is, before addressing drug abuse or mental health – take the credit? ..Read More
Coalition and Legal Aid Testify in Support of Local Law Int. 361 Posted on October 21, 2014 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena Earlier this week, the Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society testified before the New York City Council in support of Int. 0361-2014, a Local Law that would require the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to grant a presumpti ..Read More
