Shelter Residents Take Charge Through the Coalition’s Client Advocacy Group Posted on April 2, 2012 By Sarah Murphy Every other Tuesday roughly 30 men and women from New York’s single adult shelters gather at the Coalition to participate in our Client Advocacy Group (CAG). Formed nearly two decades ago to help organize community boards of people living in ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s Revolving Door of Homelessness Posted on April 2, 2012 By Giselle Routhier Last night, more than 43,000 homeless men, women and children went to sleep in New York City municipal shelters, including an all-time record 17,000 children. For many of them, it wasn’t their first trip through the shelter system. Almost ..Read More
New Yorkers Open Their Hearts This Holiday Season Posted on April 2, 2012 By Marisa Butler This past December, thousands of New Yorkers came together to make the holiday season a little brighter for homeless children across the city. Deliveries of hundreds of action figures, dolls, stuffed animals, games and more came in each day pr ..Read More
Remembering Larry Posted on April 2, 2012 By Tim Campbell, Director of Programs Larry had been coming to the Coalition for over ten years before he passed away in December. A short, stocky man, built a bit like a fire hydrant with the voice of a bullhorn, he was a colorful character to say the least. ..Read More
Safety Net, Autumn 2011 Posted on October 4, 2011 City Turns to Punitive Shelters to Handle Rising Family Homelessness ..Read More
Project: Back to School Raises $15,500 Posted on October 2, 2011 By Marisa Butler For many, the end of summer and beginning of fall can mean only one thing: back to school season. Picking out a new school bag in just the right color and filling it with new folders, pencils and other supplies has become a fundamental rite of ..Read More
The Child Advocate Posted on October 2, 2011 By Lindsey Davis Barbara and her 18-month-old daughter now have a safe place to sleep, but it wasn’t easy. As a child she was removed from her abusive mother and put in foster care. When she turned 18, she found herself pregnant and homeless. With nowher ..Read More
The ‘Next Step’ Punishment Posted on October 2, 2011 By Sarah Murphy Imagine you live in one small room with your five children. Just to get home you have to pass through airport-like security. Men rifle through your bags and your phone gets confiscated because it has a camera in it. You hike up four flights of ..Read More
Coalition Gears up for ARTWALK NY Posted on October 2, 2011 By Rachel Edelman Mark your calendars for the 17th annual ARTWALK NY benefit, which will take place on Tuesday, November 15th at Skylight Studio in NYC. The annual event, co-chaired by Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, will feature works from more t ..Read More
