Housing and Homelessness Posted on April 4, 2017 by Alyssa Plock in WCNY Today, the Warren M. Anderson Breakfast series, which is put on by the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, looked at homelessness and housing issues in the state. Shelly Nortz, Deputy Executive Director for Policy with the Coalition for the Homeless, a ..Read More
Landlords Fined $33K by City After Rejecting Tenant With Housing Voucher Posted on April 5, 2017 by Noah Hurowitz in DNAinfo A Brooklyn management company was fined $33,000 by the City Commission on Human Rights after leaving a 74-year-old woman homeless for two months by illegally rejecting her housing voucher, according to court documents. The commission last week fined the landlo ..Read More
Coalition Renews Client Advisory Group Organizing Posted on April 4, 2017 by Anna Hadfield Last month, the Coalition renewed our organizing work with homeless shelter residents with an expanded Client Advisory Group (CAG). For two decades CAG has empowered homeless New Yorkers in shelters to effectively advocate for themselves and others. Every two ..Read More
With Federal Budget Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Step Up to Fund Housing Posted on March 31, 2017 by Judi Kende and Rachel Fee in Slant Gov. Andrew Cuomo called President Trump’s 2018 budget outline “dangerous, reckless, and insulting to New York values.” In particular, the governor highlighted the disastrous impact the proposed budget cuts would have on affordable housing and community ..Read More
Can Andrew Cuomo Really Deliver on His Housing Promises? Posted on March 30, 2017 by David Brand in City Lab With their state mired in a historic homeless crisis and budget negotiations underway in Albany, low-income New Yorkers and housing advocates are urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to back up various press releases, State of the State addresses and previous budget p ..Read More
Faith Leaders Call on NY to Help People Pay the Rent Posted on March 30, 2017 by Rev. Peter Cook in Syracuse As clergy in every community, we know its very hard to offer pastoral care to people who near homelessness. It’s tough to console people whose high rent forces them to choose between eating, affording a reliable car, dealing with unaffordable child care ..Read More
Today’s Read: Can Andrew Cuomo Really Deliver on His Housing Promises? Posted on March 31, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone With the deadline for the 2017-2018 State budget just hours away, tens of thousands of homeless New Yorkers will soon see whether Governor Cuomo keeps his promise by finally releasing desperately needed supportive housing funds. Although supportive housing is ..Read More
Bringing Health Care to the Streets, But For How Much Longer? Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dan Goldberg in Politico There wasn’t much of a description to go on: A black woman in her 50s with one dread down to her waist. She was supposed to have a shopping cart that contained her belongings. She was likely somewhere around Harlem Hospital. Bonnie Coover, a family nurse pra ..Read More
Fighting Homelessness: A Different Approach Posted on March 24, 2017 by Errol Louis in NY1 As Mayor de Blasio pushes his plan for 90 new homeless shelters, Errol Louis spoke with Queens Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi about a different plan to fight the crisis. ..Read More
