Today’s Read: Facing Pressure, de Blasio Agrees to Require Some Developers to Set Aside Housing for Homeless Posted on December 13, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone UPDATE: On December 19th, the Council voted to pass Intro. 1211-A, with 38 votes in favor! Read more here. New York City is about to take a huge step forward in the fight against homelessness: This week, the Council introduced an amended version of Council ..Read More
House Our Future New York Statement In Response to the City Council Introduction of Updated Homeless Housing Bill Posted on December 12, 2019 by House Our Future NY in Press Release Legislation Would Set Aside at Least 15% of Newly Constructed Apartments for the Homeless NEW YORK, NY – The following statement from the House Our Future NY steering committee is in response to the City Council introducing an u ..Read More
Facing Homeless Crisis, New York Vows 1,000 New Apartments a Year Posted on December 12, 2019 by Nikita Stewart, Jeffery C. Mays and Matthew Haag in The New York Times A law would mandate that affordable-housing projects built with city assistance must have 15 percent of the apartments reserved for the homeless. As New York City grapples with record numbers of homeless people, Mayor Bill de Blasio has faced deepening critici ..Read More
Homeless Outreach Workers: Nothing We Do Matters Without New Housing Posted on December 12, 2019 by Current and Former Outreach Workers in Gothamist After a homeless man allegedly bludgeoned four other homeless men to death on the streets of Chinatown, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Outreach NYC, a new plan to address the ongoing crisis of street homelessness in the city. The center of this plan involv ..Read More
Mayor Offers More Homeless Outreach, But Advocates Want More Beds Posted on December 10, 2019 by Jarrett Murphy in CityLimits.Org Could anyone argue against more engagement of the kind Mayor de Blasio unveiled late last month, when he announced plans to enlist 18,000 city workers as the eyes and ears of a rejuvenated effort to identify street homeless New Yorkers so outreach workers can ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Has a Family Homelessness Crisis Posted on December 11, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone A shocking number of families with children in New York City lack stable housing: Every night, 22,083 kids sleep in City shelters, and in 2017, 1,164 newborns were brought “home” from the hospital to a shelter, which was the second consecutive year in ..Read More
Today’s Video: Solving Homelessness with Housing Posted on December 2, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone In the midst of the holiday season, and with snow and cold weather descending upon New York, many people wonder how to help our homeless neighbors. Every night, more than 62,000 people sleep in New York City shelters, and thousands more bed down on the frigid ..Read More
25th Anniversary ARTWALK NY Honoring Katherine Bernhardt and Michael Platt Raises Nearly $750,000 for Coalition Programs and Services! Posted on November 27, 2019 The 25th Anniversary ARTWALK NY, held at Spring Studios on November 18th, was a huge success! More than 750 guests enjoyed the beautiful celebration of art, activism, and the life-saving work of the Coalition for the Homeless. Title sponsor Max Mara, Artist Ho ..Read More
Coalition and Client Advisory Group Members Testify on Food Access, Quality, and Inspections at DHS Shelters Posted on November 25, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone On Thursday, November 21, the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare held an oversight hearing on “Food Access, Quality, and Inspections at Department of Homeless Services Shelters.” The hearing was held in response to disturbing repor ..Read More
