Today’s Read: Three in Four Homeless Families Applying for Shelter in New York City Rejected in 2021, Setting Record Posted on February 8, 2022 by Casey O'Hara Homeless families in New York City are required to undergo an onerous bureaucratic application process in order to receive a shelter placement, and the difficulties they face have only been exacerbated in recent years amid the ongoing pandemic. This flawe ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Submits Testimony on NYS Executive Budget Proposal for Human Services Posted on February 2, 2022 by Zoë Johnson On February 2, 2022, the Coalition for the Homeless submitted testimony to the Fiscal Committees of the New York State Legislature on the 2022 NYS Executive Budget Proposal for Human Services. Our testimony chronicled the current state of homelessness in New Y ..Read More
Over 10,000 toys – thanks to you! Posted on January 10, 2022 by Zoë Johnson Thanks to you, we gave away more than 10,000 toys this holiday season to homeless kids in 50 NYC shelters! This was our second year running a fully virtual drive (but with real toys, of course!). Despite the challenges of a surging pandemic, it was a huge succ ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on the State of Single Adult Homelessness in NYC Posted on December 9, 2021 by Zoë Johnson Despite the recent progress in reducing homelessness among families with children, New York City continues to see near-record levels of single adult homelessness. There were 18,236 single adults sleeping in Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters each n ..Read More
Judge Mary Johnson Lowe, Unsung Trailblazer Posted on October 26, 2021 by Shelly Nortz As we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Coalition for the Homeless and the right to shelter, it is important to recognize some of the individuals who have been part of the Coalition’s history. Judge Mary Johnson Lowe, the first Black woman to serve on ..Read More
Your Rights as a Voter Posted on October 7, 2021 by Jacquelyn Simone Can I vote without a permanent address? YES! In 1984, Coalition for the Homeless filed the lawsuit Pitts v. Black, which guaranteed the right to vote for homeless New Yorkers living in shelters, on the streets, or in welfare hotels. What do I need when I go to ..Read More
Today’s Read: Minimum Wage Workers Can’t Afford Rent Anywhere in America Posted on July 20, 2021 by Jacquelyn Simone Even before the economic upheaval of the pandemic, many Americans were either homeless or on the brink of homelessness due to the dire lack of affordable housing nationwide. The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual Out of Reach report, released las ..Read More
Today’s Read: Judge Halts Homeless Hotel Transfers Until City Accommodates Residents With Disabilities Posted on July 15, 2021 by Jacquelyn Simone Just as the dangerously contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus has become the dominant strain causing rapidly rising COVID-19 case rates, Mayor de Blasio has inexplicably rushed to move homeless single adults out of the hotels that have been used to ..Read More
It’s Time to Make Housing Vouchers Universal Posted on June 28, 2021 by Jacquelyn Simone Originally published on City Limits. The pandemic has laid bare the economic and health-related vulnerabilities facing so many New Yorkers and highlighted the urgent need to provide everyone with access to both affordable housing and quality health care. Indee ..Read More