Coalition Testifies on Shelter for Runaway and Homeless Youth Posted on February 14, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone On Tuesday, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony before the New York City Council’s Committee on Youth Services on three bills related to shelters for runaway and homeless youth. The Coalition and Legal Aid testified in su ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on New York State Executive Budget 2018 Posted on February 12, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The formidable task of addressing New York City’s record homelessness crisis requires a concerted effort by all levels of government – including collaboration between the City and the State. Shelly Nortz, the Coalition’s Deputy Executive Director for Pol ..Read More
Outreach Workers Combat Street Homelessness on the Front Lines Posted on February 7, 2018 by Gwynne Hogan in WNYC Marco Panchame and Ronald Gantt trudged around a ball field beside the Coney Island Creek, bundled in thick coats emblazoned with the words “Homeless Outreach.” They’re two of the nearly 400 outreach workers whose job is to build trust with people living ..Read More
8 Ways to Help the Homeless in New York City Posted on February 5, 2018 by Emily Nonko in Curbed In recent years, as the city grapples with a lack of affordable housing, New York’s homeless population has soared. According to a 2017 report by Coalition for the Homeless, which has been fighting the city’s homeless crisis since 1981, more than 62,000 me ..Read More
Today’s Read: de Blasio’s Plan to Fight Homelessness Won’t Do Much Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The number of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters each night has reached a new record high amidst an unrelenting affordable housing crisis. Unfortunately, Mayor de Blasio’s plan to tackle the problem – his Housing NY plan – leaves homeless New Yorkers in th ..Read More
De Blasio’s Plan to Fight Homelessness Won’t Do Much, Critics Say Posted on January 31, 2018 by Jillian Jorgensen in New York Daily News Mayor de Blasio’s touted his affordable housing plan as unprecedented and ambitious — but advocates for the homeless say it’ll barely put a dent in the population of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters. “We have to tie it to what the need is — and that ..Read More
More Affordable Housing For Homeless New Yorkers Posted on January 31, 2018 New York City is in the midst of the worst homelessness crisis since the Great Depression, with more than 63,000 people – including nearly 22,000 children – sleeping in shelters each night. In order to match the unprecedented need, the City must employ eve ..Read More
Thank You For Our Most Successful Holiday Toy Drive Ever! Posted on January 25, 2018 Every year, the Coalition for the Homeless hosts a Holiday Toy Drive to collect dolls, action figures, games, books and more for homeless girls and boys in New York City. Thanks to our generous supporters, this year we collected a record 14,000 toys! We kicked ..Read More
Cuomo’s Housing Budget Must Go Farther, Some Advocates Say Posted on January 25, 2018 by Abigail Savitch-Lew in City Limits Albany has it tough this year. As a result of declining revenues, the state faces a $4.4 billion budget deficit that Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes he can eliminate by curbing spending growth to 1.8 percent and creating new revenue sources. Changes to federal hea ..Read More
