Category: CFTH Blog

On Wednesday, a panel recommended that New York State raise the minimum wage for employees of fast food restaurants to $15 an hour by 2018 in New York City and by 2021 elsewhere. If accepted by the acting labor commissioner, the decision will impact an estimat ..Read More

We’ve known for decades that supportive housing – pairing on-site services with the stability of a permanent home – is one of the most powerful tools in ending homelessness for people with mental illness and other special needs. A study recently publishe ..Read More

While it might seem counterintuitive, the warm summer weather always brings with it a surge in the number of homeless families seeking shelter. Landlords have fewer qualms about evicting tenants in nicer weather, and many families with children find themselves ..Read More

A number of cities around the country have claimed that street homelessness is significantly declining – which would be welcome news if it were true. In New York City, a battalion of volunteers conduct an annual street survey each February called the Homel ..Read More

The Coalition has long advocated Section 8 as a long-term solution to homelessness, and a new study conducted for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development provides new evidence of the stabilizing effect of the rental subsidies. Researchers monitored ..Read More

Permanent supportive housing isn’t some untested theory of how to combat chronic homelessness – it’s a real solution that gives hope to the most vulnerable members of society while saving taxpayers significant amounts of money. Since the signing of the f ..Read More

After the tragic killing of a shelter worker by a resident last April, and in light of homelessness in NYC persisting at record levels, the City has engaged in efforts to reevaluate and enhance security measures at all of its more than 250 homeless shelters. T ..Read More

The days are longer, the school year’s over, and the sun is shining brightly. It’s officially summer in New York City, and that means the start of a new season at Camp Homeward Bound! We officially kicked off the first Camp session on Sunday, June 28, and ..Read More

The Coalition recently found a new enthusiastic supporter in a spirited fourth grader from Brooklyn named Jade, who found a way to make a difference in her community. Moved by the suffering of the homeless people she encounters every day in New York City, Jade ..Read More