Today’s Read: Swapping Shelters for Rent Subsidies Posted on September 13, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Decades of research have shown that housing is the solution to homelessness, but the City and State have struggled to move people out of shelters and keep them stably housed. The rapidly dwindling supply of affordable housing has resulted in near-record number ..Read More
Thanks for Another Successful Project: Back to School Posted on September 8, 2016 For the past month, the Coalition’s offices have been overflowing with backpacks, pencils, rulers, crayons and more – thanks to the many generous supporters of our annual school supply drive for homeless kids, Project: Back to School. The need could not be ..Read More
Today’s Read: Long Nights With Little Sleep for Homeless Families Seeking Shelter Posted on August 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone A new policy brief by the Coalition highlights the current homelessness crisis for single adults, but the situation is similarly dire for the homeless families that make up more than three-quarters of the shelter population. As more New Yorkers grapple with th ..Read More
Today’s Read: How Do Rent-Burdened New Yorkers Cope? Posted on August 25, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The worsening housing affordability crisis throughout New York City is a direct driver of near-record homelessness. Incomes have stagnated as rents continue to soar, leaving more and more people with massive rent burdens. If they fall behind and are evicted, i ..Read More
Today’s Read: Advocates Fume as State Housing Plan Delayed Until 2017 Posted on August 15, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone While thousands of New Yorkers endure dangerously high temperatures on the city’s scorching streets and in crowded shelters, politicians in Albany are needlessly delaying the development of housing that could rescue them from the indignity and perils of home ..Read More
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
Today’s Read: Cuomo Must Keep His Promise to the Homeless Posted on July 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone An extensive body of research clearly proves the efficacy of supportive housing in ending homelessness and saving taxpayer dollars. What isn’t clear is why Gov. Cuomo continues to impede the development of desperately needed new supportive units by letti ..Read More
Governor Cuomo: Keep Your Promise to Homeless New Yorkers! Posted on July 27, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone On Wednesday morning, Coalition staff and clients rallied outside Gov. Cuomo’s Manhattan office to urge him to immediately sign a full MOU and release promised funds for supportive housing. The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing has been consistently pressuring State ..Read More
Family Shelter Entrants Come Predominantly From a Few Clustered Neighborhoods Posted on July 20, 2016 by Giselle Routhier Data provided by the Department of Homeless Services show that in 2015, family shelter entrants originated mostly from a few areas of the City. The zip codes from which the largest number of families became homeless are in the South and Central Bronx, Brownsvi ..Read More