Category: CFTH Blog

Last year, the de Blasio administration took a significant step forward in addressing record homelessness by implementing the Living in Communities (LINC) rental assistance programs. Thousands of New Yorkers have successfully moved out of shelters and into per ..Read More

A new report from the Independent Budget Office (IBO) describes the challenges – largely invisible – facing a tremendous number of New York City students: Nearly 83,000 public school children lived in temporary housing at some point during the 2013-14 scho ..Read More

Many New Yorkers who witness the suffering of our homeless neighbors every day wonder what they can do to help. Actor and director Paul Bettany, a longtime supporter of the Coalition, shares several ways people can get involved in an interview on the Nerdist p ..Read More

There has been increased attention lately on the growing number of homeless people bedding down on our city’s streets and subways, but in fact the vast majority of homeless New Yorkers sleep each night in shelters (more than 58,000 last night alone). This is ..Read More

The most powerful tool in the fight against homelessness is prevention – saving people from the trauma in the first place. Given how devastating it is to lose one’s home and the exorbitant cost of shelters – $38,000 per year for families – eviction pre ..Read More

With shelters at or near capacity and thousands of New Yorkers still sleeping on the streets, it’s clear that something is not working in our city. One of the root causes of mass homelessness is the skyrocketing cost of housing. Even people who work full-tim ..Read More

Seven year-old Maribella goes to school in the East Village. Every day she and her mother, Michelle, walk through Tompkins Square Park, where they see more and more homeless men and women suffering on the streets. Maribella decided she couldn’t just walk pas ..Read More

One of the primary causes of homelessness is skyrocketing housing prices in the face of stagnating incomes. Too many New Yorkers barely scrape by on minimum-wage salaries – just one missed paycheck or unexpected medical bill away from eviction. An estimated ..Read More

This summer, New Yorkers have been asking how to help the large number of people sleeping on the streets. As part of the City’s response, the NYPD has reportedly started mapping encampments of homeless people and coordinating efforts with the Department of H ..Read More