Category: CFTH Blog

This week, Coalition for the Homeless released a white paper entitled “Housing DisConnect: Fact-Checking Mayor de Blasio’s Claims on Affordable Housing and Homelessness.” The report illustrates how Mayor de Blasio’s current housing plan falls far sho ..Read More

Despite a record 63,559 people sleeping in NYC shelters each night and thousands more bedding down on the streets, Mayor de Blasio has stubbornly defended his decision to allocate a mere 5 percent of his 300,000-unit affordable housing plan to homeless New Yor ..Read More

Despite the fact that homelessness continues to hover at record levels – with 63,000 New Yorkers, including 23,000 children, in shelters each night – Mayor de Blasio’s Housing New York 2.0 plan sets aside a mere 5 percent of its 300,000 units for homeles ..Read More

On November 28, more than 750 friends and supporters of the Coalition for the Homeless filled Spring Studios in TriBeCa for the 24th annual ARTWALK NY charity auction and gala. The event raised roughly $850,000 to support the Coalition’s programs that help m ..Read More

The fact that 63,000 people, including 23,000 children, spent Thanksgiving in a New York City municipal shelter is heartbreaking. And when you add all of the New Yorkers across the entire state who experienced homelessness at some point last year, whether in s ..Read More

Thousands of homeless New Yorkers struggle to survive on the streets every night. As winter approaches, high winds, frigid temperatures, snow, and freezing rain can put them at risk of life-threatening illnesses like hypothermia and frostbite. The City declare ..Read More

The birth of a new child is supposed to be a joyful time for a family. But last year, 1,164 newborns were brought “home” from the hospital to a NYC shelter – meaning a shocking 1 out of every 100 babies born in the city is homeless. The lack of affordabl ..Read More

With the number of men, women, and children sleeping in NYC shelters continuing to hover at record highs, City Council Members are joining to call for more permanent housing for homeless New Yorkers. Last week, hundreds of people marched to Gracie Mansion with ..Read More

On Wednesday, more than 300 New Yorkers – many of whom are currently experiencing homelessness – marched to Gracie Mansion to demand that Mayor de Blasio tackle record homelessness by creating more truly affordable permanent housing. The march was the late ..Read More