More Cities Are Making It Illegal To Hand Out Food To The Homeless Posted on October 22, 2014 by Eliza Barclay in New York Now According to a report released Monday by the National Coalition for the Homeless, 21 cities have passed measures aimed at restricting the people who feed the homeless since January 2013. The measures that restrict food distribution tend to take one of two form ..Read More
Investigation will help NYC homeless shelters Posted on October 22, 2014 by Editorial Board in Washington Square News Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced that child safety and domestic violence in homeless shelters will be reviewed in response to the death of 3-year-old Jeida Torres. The homeless rate in New York City has become an increasingly pressing issue. It has reac ..Read More
New York City Studying Child Safety at Shelters After a Death Posted on October 20, 2014 by Winnie Hu and J. David Goodman in The New York Times If there was any sign that Jeida Torres was in danger, it went unreported, and none of New York’s systems put in place to protect children from harm had been alerted, according to city and law enforcement officials. ..Read More
Mayor: Business growth demands affordable housing Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ryan Hutchins in Capital Mayor Bill de Blasio sought on Tuesday to connect his progressive values to the needs of industry, telling thousands of executives at a global real estate conference that New York’s business growth demands solutions to ensure everyone can find a place to cal ..Read More
Housing First: the ‘counterintuitive’ method for solving urban homelessness Posted on October 20, 2014 by Billy Briggs in The Guardian Despite the global recession, homelessness in cities around the world is falling. Can a controversial strategy to give homeless people a roof first – that is, before addressing drug abuse or mental health – take the credit? ..Read More
Coalition and Legal Aid Testify in Support of Local Law Int. 361 Posted on October 21, 2014 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena Earlier this week, the Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society testified before the New York City Council in support of Int. 0361-2014, a Local Law that would require the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to grant a presumpti ..Read More
Why Don’t More Businesses Donate Excess Food? Posted on October 21, 2014 by Tamanna Mohapatra in TriplePundit The City Harvest truck made its final stop for that morning at one of the satellite offices for Coalition for the Homeless. This was food that in another time and another day would have found its way to the landfill and would have caused a lot more harm than ..Read More
Here’s Where to Donate That Winter Coat You’re Not Wearing Posted on October 20, 2014 by Rebecca Jennings in Racked ‘Tis (almost) the season of giving, and in certain cases, rewards are involved: Two NYC stores have kicked off their holiday coat drives, providing you with the solution to the age-old question, “Where in my tiny-ass apartment am I going to store t ..Read More
Jennifer Connelly and Husband to Be Honored for Helping Homeless Posted on October 16, 2014 by Kimberly Ripley in WebPro News Jennifer Connelly and her husband Paul Bettany will be honored on October 30th at the 20th Artwalk NY to benefit the Coalition for the Homeless. The couple is recognized for raising awareness about homelessness with for their upcoming film Shelter. The Metrop ..Read More
