Category: CFTH Blog

There are only three days left in the State legislative session – but thousands of homeless New Yorkers are still waiting for Gov. Cuomo to follow through on a promise he made in his State of the State address 152 days ago. The State budget delivered on Apri ..Read More

Children are the often-hidden victims of New York City’s homelessness crisis, with more than 23,000 boys and girls bedding down in shelters each night. Research shows that, compared to their housed peers, homeless children are more likely to fall behind in s ..Read More

The housing affordability crisis is one of the leading drivers of homelessness. Years of skyrocketing rents and stagnant wages have pushed thousands of New Yorkers to the brink of eviction, with near-record numbers left with no option but the crowded shelter s ..Read More

With less than a month left of the State legislative session and near-record numbers of New Yorkers bedding down in shelters and on the streets, the time is now for the Governor and legislative leaders to take action on homelessness. In his State of the State ..Read More

As State lawmakers meet in Albany for the last eight weeks of the legislative session, it is vital that they commit to addressing the homelessness crisis through a series of key actions. Mary Brosnahan, the Coalition’s President & CEO, wrote an op-ed for ..Read More

With near-record numbers of New Yorkers bedding down in homeless shelters and thousands more sleeping on the streets, it is imperative that lawmakers act quickly to bring new units of lifesaving supportive housing online as soon as possible. Supportive housing ..Read More

Every night in New York City, nearly a thousand men, women and children wait patiently on street corners for the welcome sight of one of the Grand Central Food Program’s three vans. Seven days a week, 365 days a year, our vans drive all over Manhattan and th ..Read More

On April 12th, nearly 400 business leaders and other professionals joined us for the 22nd Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon, raising $200,000 for the Coalition’s First Step Job Training Program for homeless and low-income women. WNYW Fox5NY Reporter Lis ..Read More

On Thursday, the Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony before the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare about the results of the City’s comprehensive 90-day review of homeless services. Two weeks ago, the de Bl ..Read More