Press Room

Homelessness experts, including the Coalition for the Homeless, Community Service Society, The Legal Aid Society, VOCAL-NY, Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, Neighbors Together, and CSH  today released “Housing is the Solution: A...

The Coalition for the Homeless, New York City's leading advocacy and direct services organization in the fight against homelessness, announces the appointment of Digital Creator, Host, Actor, and Comedian Taryn Delanie Smith as its first ever Ambassador. With...

Today, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society issued the following joint statement in response to subpoenas issued to three New York City hotels housing immigrants and homeless New Yorkers: “The Trump administration’s use of criminal...

“We are very concerned that the City will not be able to meet its moral and legal obligations to provide safe and appropriate shelter for all in...

Today, the Coalition for the Homeless published the following statement following Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address: “The Governor’s proposals are wholly insufficient to help those sleeping on the streets, in subways, and in shelters. The...

Today, Coalition for the Homeless and immigration experts released recommendations urging New York Governor Kathy Hochul to take steps to ensure that more people do not end up sleeping on our streets and in our transit system. The recommendations were...

NEW YORK – Today, Coalition for the Homeless announced the recipient of the 9th annual Compassionate Communities Award: Floyd Bennett Field Neighbors (FBFN). This extraordinary organization is a mutual aid volunteer collective whose mission is to support...

Statement from the Coalition for the Homeless on the murder of the homeless woman set on fire on the subway: This horrible and senseless murder of a homeless woman yet again underscores how badly our City and State have failed in addressing the inexcusable...

Today, the Coalition for the Homeless unveiled a new augmented reality experience, the Children’s Tree, to support the organization’s annual Holiday Toy Drive for homeless children. The website uses augmented reality to place a shimmering tree in your...

Today, Coalition for the Homeless, together with Legal Aid Society, Win, and 20 other groups, sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams calling on his administration to immediately take steps to protect both new New Yorkers and immigrants who have long called New...