Watch The Video Posted on September 22, 2015 Watch Coalition President & CEO Mary Brosnahan sit down with MetroFocus’s Rafael Pi Roman to explain why supportive housing is critical to ending chronic homelessness in New York City. ..Read More
This 7-Year-Old is Making Life Better for Homeless New Yorkers Posted on September 18, 2015 Seven year-old Maribella goes to school in the East Village. Every day she and her mother, Michelle, walk through Tompkins Square Park, where they see more and more homeless men and women suffering on the streets. Maribella decided she couldn’t just walk pas ..Read More
Today’s Read: Low Wages Are Leaving Millions of Workers Behind Posted on September 17, 2015 by Jacquelyn Simone One of the primary causes of homelessness is skyrocketing housing prices in the face of stagnating incomes. Too many New Yorkers barely scrape by on minimum-wage salaries – just one missed paycheck or unexpected medical bill away from eviction. An estimated ..Read More
Sponsor Spotlight: AIG: On the Van, In the Field, and Beyond! Posted on September 10, 2015 At the Coalition, we’re lucky to have many amazing sponsors that help us ameliorate the suffering of homeless men, women and children everyday. One of our biggest supporters, AIG, has been a Premiere Corporate Sponsor for three years in a row, providing 90,0 ..Read More
Watch The Video Posted on August 13, 2015 Watch the Coalition’s CEO and President, Mary Brosnahan and Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer discuss the importance a new City-State agreement for more supportive housing on NY1 in the video below. ..Read More
Playing, Learning and Growing At Bound for Success Posted on August 6, 2015 For the students of the Coalition’s Bound for Success (BFS) program, the learning doesn’t stop when the school year ends. Every weekday from 9 am – 3:30 pm, these homeless boys and girls spend time together at the BFS Summer Day Camp laughing, playing, l ..Read More
Thank You To Our Remarkable GCFP Volunteers Posted on July 28, 2015 Last weekend we were excited to honor our amazing Grand Central Food Program volunteers with a “Thank You Picnic” in Central Park. Everyone had a great time swapping stories and sharing food – which is really what they do best. Our amazing GCFP voluntee ..Read More
Congratulations First Step Classes 128 and 129! Posted on July 24, 2015 Last week marked the beginning of a new chapter for 26 women in the Coalition’s First Step Job Training Program. After 14 weeks of intensive computer training, professional internships, resume writing, mock interviews and job applications, First Step student ..Read More
Today’s Read: Stemming the Annual Tide of Summer Family Homelessness Posted on July 17, 2015 by By Jacquelyn Simone While it might seem counterintuitive, the warm summer weather always brings with it a surge in the number of homeless families seeking shelter. Landlords have fewer qualms about evicting tenants in nicer weather, and many families with children find themselves ..Read More
