Burke & Company Receives the 2017 WMBL Corporate Sponsorship Award Posted on April 28, 2017 CFH Deputy Executive Director for Programs, Tim Campbell presents the 2017 Corporate Partnership Award to Burke & Company at the 23rd Annual Woman Mean Business Luncheon on April 25, 2017 at the Pierre Hotel in NYC. Christy Burke receives the award on beha ..Read More
Tenants with Housing Vouchers Deserve a Roof Over Their Head Posted on April 27, 2017 by Carmelyn P. Malalis in City Limits “It’s not fair,” a single father said. “Landlords assume you’re a drug addict or something just because you’re using a housing voucher to pay rent. They treat you like you’re less than human when you mention you have a Section 8 voucher.” “Ev ..Read More
Darlene Love and Kristine Johnson Join the 23rd Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon in Support of the First Step Job Training Program Posted on April 27, 2017 This year’s Women Mean Business Luncheon on April 25th was a huge success, raising $270,000 for the First Step Job Training Program. More than 350 business and civic leaders attended the event at the Pierre Hotel in midtown Manhattan to support and celebrate ..Read More
How to Help the Record Number of Homeless Students Posted on April 26, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Tonight, nearly 24,000 children will sleep in New York City shelters. Tomorrow, thousands of them will head to school, where they often struggle to keep up with their stably housed classmates while coping with the trauma of homelessness. A new report from the ..Read More
In New York City Schools, an Ever-Rising Tide of Homeless Students Posted on April 24, 2017 by Elizabeth A. Harris in The New York Times The number of New York City public school students living in homeless shelters has increased in each of the last five years, reaching nearly 33,000 in the 2015-16 school year, the city’s Independent Budget Office said in a report on Monday. That is 4,000 mor ..Read More
Community Rallies Around Shelter in Brooklyn Posted on April 25, 2017 by Zachary Kiesch in Fox 5 News For all the poor press shelters get, The Kensington, named after the Brooklyn neighborhood in which it sits, is a source of optimism. But there were concerns in the beginning. Catherine Barufaldi, a volunteer at The Kensington, said many in the neighborhood we ..Read More
Darlene Love at the 2017 Women Mean Business Luncheon Posted on April 26, 2017 Academy Award Winner, Grammy Winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Darlene Love delivers the Keynote Speach at the 23rd annual Women Mean Business Luncheon benefiting the First Step Job Training Program for homeless and low-income women on April 25, ..Read More
Zuheilly Posted on April 26, 2017 First Step Graduate Zuheilly, Class 133, tells her inspiring story at the 23rd Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon held on April 25, 2017 at The Pierre Hotel in New York City. Support First Step ..Read More
Elina Posted on April 26, 2017 Elina is just one of the brave graduates of the Coalition for the Homeless’ First Step Job Training Program. This video was shown at the Coalition for the Homeless’ 23rd annual Women Mean Business Luncheon on April 25, 2017 at the Pierre Hotel in NYC. ..Read More