Today’s Read: Number of Homeless Single Adults in NYC Rose 95 Percent in a Decade Posted on August 2, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone After decades of failed policies that fueled an unprecedented surge in the City’s shelter census, the number of men, women and children bedding down in homeless shelters remains stubbornly stuck around 60,000. The recent levelling off is largely the result o ..Read More
Tell State Leaders To Keep Their Promise Posted on July 12, 2016 The State budget set aside $1.9 billion for affordable and supportive housing, but subjected those funds to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Governor and legislative leaders. Unfortunately, the State only released a meager $150 million of the $1 ..Read More
Tell Albany Time Is Running Out Posted on June 16, 2016 All that is preventing the State from building the first 6,000 new units of supportive housing for the most vulnerable homeless individuals and families is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Governor and legislative leaders. With only a few hours ..Read More
Tell Albany to Act Now Posted on May 25, 2016 Over four months ago the Governor announced a commitment to build 20,000 units of supportive housing for homeless New Yorkers across the state, but so far not one penny has been spent to meet this urgent goal. Right now, all that is preventing the State fro ..Read More
How You Can Help Feed Homeless New Yorkers Posted on May 5, 2016 Every night in New York City, nearly a thousand men, women and children wait patiently on street corners for the welcome sight of one of the Grand Central Food Program’s three vans. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, our vans drive all over Manhattan and th ..Read More
Thank You for Making This Year’s Women Mean Business Luncheon Such A Success! Posted on May 3, 2016 On April 12th, nearly 400 business leaders and other professionals joined us for the 22nd Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon, raising $200,000 for the Coalition’s First Step Job Training Program for homeless and low-income women. WNYW Fox5NY Reporter Lis ..Read More
Ashley Graham at the 2016 Women Mean Business Luncheon Posted on April 28, 2016 Model, Designer and Body Image Activist Ashley Graham delivers the Keynote Speach at the 22nd annual Women Mean Business Luncheon benefiting the First Step Job Training Program for homeless and low-income women on April 12, 2016 at the Pierre Hotel in NYC. ..Read More
Dow Jones Receives the 2016 WMBL Corporate Sponsorship Award Posted on April 21, 2016 First Step Graduate Nicole Clark presents the 2016 Corporate Partnership Award to Dow Jones at the 22nd Annual Woman Mean Business Luncheon on April 12, 2016 at the Pierre Hotel in NYC. Dale Dreps receives the award on behalf of Dow Jones. ..Read More
Faith Posted on April 18, 2016 This video featuring First Step graduate Faith was shown at the Coalition for the Homeless’ 22nd annual Women Mean Business Luncheon ..Read More
