Yet Another Place the Homeless Aren’t Welcome Posted on November 2, 2015 by Petula Dvorak in The Washington Post Did you know that it’s against the law in more than 50 U.S. cities to give food to a homeless person? That nearly half of our cities prohibit people from sleeping in cars (according to a report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty)? And tha ..Read More
Advocates are Embracing a New First Step to Help the Homeless: Permanent Housing Posted on November 1, 2015 by Matt Purdy in PRI Becky Kanis Margiotta was trying to help the homeless in Times Square, working for Breaking Ground. She was surrounded by dozens of other organizations within just a few blocks, all trying to solve the same problem. “Our original theory was, ‘Could you kni ..Read More
Supreme Court Free Speech Ruling Challenges Anti-Panhandling Laws Posted on November 2, 2015 by Associated Press in The Huffington Post Cities trying to limit panhandling in downtowns and tourist areas are facing a new legal hurdle because of a recent Supreme Court ruling that seemingly has nothing to do with asking for money. Federal judges in at least three states have cited a June ruling by ..Read More
Stacy Posted on October 30, 2015 Coalition for the Homeless client, Stacy, talks with Dominic Carter about the difficulties entering the NYC Shelter system. This video originally appeared as a segment of Richard French Live on September 3, 2015. ..Read More
Today’s Video: Richard Gere and Oren Moverman Discuss Homelessness Posted on October 29, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone Homelessness is an issue that affects everyone. In the process of making and promoting their new movie, Time Out of Mind, actor Richard Gere and director Oren Moverman were shocked at how many people had stories to share about being homeless or on the brink of ..Read More
Why Richard Gere’s “Homeless” Photo Went Viral: It’s More Common — and Closer to Home — Than We Like to Think Posted on October 28, 2015 by Paula Young Lee in Salon A photograph of actor Richard Gere, homeless man, has gone viral. He’s not actually homeless: he was in character for a recently-released film called “Time out of Mind“. In it, Gere plays a mentally ill homeless man trying to reconnect with his daughter, ..Read More
Ask For 35,000 Units! Posted on October 28, 2015 Sign this petition to let the Governor and the Mayor know that supportive housing is a cost-effective way to end chronic homelessness for the New Yorkers that need it most. UPDATE: Thanks to your activism, Mayor de Blasio recently announced that the City would ..Read More
The Current State of Homelessness and Crucial Next Steps Posted on October 27, 2015 by Mary Brosnahan and Giselle Routhier Yesterday’s New York Times gave A1 placement to Nikita Stewart’s extensive examination of Mayor de Blasio’s efforts to end homelessness. Stewart’s first sentence succinctly summed up the gist: “By one key measure after another, homelessness in New Yo ..Read More
Fixing Homeless Issue Helps All of Us Posted on October 23, 2015 by Dan Burns in Democrat & Chronicle When I say that fixing homelessness is good for business, many skeptics may raise an eyebrow. The assumption is that caring for homeless individuals costs money, and those individuals don’t have the financial means to participate in the local economy. But, a ..Read More
