VICTORY! New York’s Highest Court Blocks Dangerous Bloomberg Homeless Policy Posted on November 26, 2013 by Patrick Markee Today’s ruling by the New York State Court of Appeals blocks Mayor Bloomberg’s dangerous and misguided proposal to deny emergency shelter to thousands of homeless men and women each year. The ruling, which can be found here (PDF), upheld two previous cour ..Read More
Rising Family Homelessness in NYC: What the Next Mayor Can Do Posted on November 20, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE Coalition for the Homeless and the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School co-sponsored a policy forum today analyzing record family homelessness and detailing housing-based solutions that Mayor-elect de Blasio can enact. Despite record homelessne ..Read More
TODAY’S READ: A Mayor for New York’s Homeless Posted on November 18, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA An op-ed in the New York Daily News is right on point. It highlights the severity of the NYC homelessness crisis, and offers Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio three broad principles to guide his efforts to stem the tide of rising homelessness. Here are the highlights ..Read More
Congratulations, Mayor-elect de Blasio! Posted on November 7, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE New York City’s next mayor will inherit an historic homelessness crisis. The good news is that Bill de Blasio’s knowledge and experience, his campaign platform, and his vision for a less unequal city make him extraordinarily well-suited to stem the tide of ..Read More
BFS Kid Becomes Fashion Designer Posted on October 31, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY A few months ago we were approached by Linnea and Danielle, the creators of Raw Threads, a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving people a voice through drawing and fashion. Each season they ask someone associated with a cause to submit a drawing, which R ..Read More
Guest Blog: Feeling Empowered Through Volunteering Posted on October 24, 2013 by WEBMASTER By Michele C. McHugh, First Step Volunteer Over the past three years I’ve had the opportunity of facilitating many different workshops that the First Step Job Training Program offers to homeless and low income women, including “Getting Along with Co-Work ..Read More
The New Yorker: “Hidden City” Posted on October 22, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE This week’s New Yorker has a remarkable article about New York City’s historic homelessness crisis, and highlights the essential role of Coalition for the Homeless and advocates in fighting to address that crisis. The sprawling article, “Hidden City, ..Read More
Finding Peace of Mind Through Music Posted on October 17, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Intersections is an international group dedicated to building positive relationships between individuals and their communities. They recently approached Liz Henderson, the Director of our First Step Job Training Program for homeless and low income women, abou ..Read More
TODAY’S READ: The Road to Ending Homelessness Posted on October 7, 2013 by GABRIELA SANDOVAL REQUENA As highlighted in a New York Daily News essay, the United to End Homelessness plan details how the next NYC mayor can and should embrace housing-based solutions to record homelessness. Today’s New York Daily News op-ed spotlights a newly-released plan by t ..Read More
