Category: CFTH Blog

For years, the City has been relegating far too many vulnerable New Yorkers struggling with addiction and mental illness to illegal “three-quarter houses,” where shady providers exploit them for profit. A New York Times article in May sparked public outrag ..Read More

Poverty and homelessness can often seem inescapable – and unfortunately, certain policies make it even harder for people to find a path to stability. As Matt Taibbi pointed out in an article for Rolling Stone, the bail system can be exceptionally harsh for p ..Read More

The best way to combat homelessness is to prevent it in the first place. That’s why the Coalition’s Eviction Prevention Program, which rescues individuals and families from the brink of homelessness by offering one-time grants, is such a successful model � ..Read More

On Monday, June 29th, Lisa Dontzin will hold a special benefit performance of her one woman show, ‘Fairytale Facts’ at 7 pm at The Duplex on Christopher Street. Enjoy Dontzin’s unique perspective on aging and beauty, while supporting the Coalition. Get y ..Read More

Supportive housing ends chronic homelessness by providing vital services and the stability of a permanent home to people with mental illness and other special needs. And yet despite an unprecedented homelessness crisis, New York State is proposing to decrease ..Read More

A scathing New York Times investigation by Kim Barker details the reprehensible practice of exploiting people who are struggling with addiction and mental illness by placing them in overcrowded, unregulated “three-quarter houses.” Rather than providing ser ..Read More

Skyrocketing rents across New York City are the primary cause of the homelessness crisis. More and more New Yorkers are straining under the rising cost of living – and many people are just one missed paycheck or one unexpected medical bill away from eviction ..Read More

Following outcry from both advocates and City officials, the State announced on Friday that it would not withhold funding from 16 shelters. The Coalition and other groups had denounced the State’s earlier threat to cut off vital aid to shelters – a move th ..Read More

Just one day after Mayor de Blasio announced the creation of an interagency “Shelter Repair Squad” to inspect and improve shelter conditions – a development hailed by advocates – Governor Cuomo’s administration inexplicably threatened to withhold fun ..Read More