Category: CFTH Blog

The heat wave that has descended upon New York City poses dangers for the thousands of homeless New Yorkers living on the streets or in shelters without air-conditioning. Take advantage of these resources to stay cool and safe during the heat wave: Call 311 to ..Read More

Stable housing is an essential foundation for improving health, accessing quality education, and securing steady employment, but people in communities across the country are struggling with unaffordable rents. The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently ..Read More

Much of the conversation about homelessness lately has revolved around opposition to the siting of new shelters – but a bold proposal from Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi could dramatically reduce the need for shelters in the first place by rescuing tens of tho ..Read More

Even with extraordinarily low unemployment, across the country far too many people are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. An estimated 7.7 million low-income families nationwide spend more than half of their incomes on rent, live in severely inadequat ..Read More

In a tremendous victory for the many homeless New Yorkers with disabilities who struggle to navigate the shelter system, a new class-action settlement will require the City to ensure that homeless shelters and intake offices in all five boroughs are accessible ..Read More

Thousands of New Yorkers struggle to pay rent each month, and the affordability crisis is particularly challenging for households receiving public assistance benefits. An estimated two-thirds of public assistance households living in private housing statewide ..Read More

On April 4th, a panel of experts discussed Homelessness and Housing in New York State as part of the Warren M. Anderson Legislative Breakfast Series sponsored by the Government Law Center at Albany Law School. Shelly Nortz, the Coalition’s Deputy Executive D ..Read More

The citywide affordable housing crisis has pushed record numbers of New Yorkers into homelessness. In an effort to meet its moral and legal obligation to provide shelter for all homeless individuals and families, the City has scrambled to open more shelters to ..Read More

A combination of economic forces and misguided policy responses has pushed record numbers of men, women, and children into homelessness – leaving the City struggling to address the crisis. Although Mayor de Blasio has made notable improvements in some areas, ..Read More