City Council Calls for Better Response to Next Natural Disaster Posted on June 7, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER While thousands of families are still dealing with the fallout from Hurricane Sandy, this week City Council Speaker Christine Quinn proposed legislation to help prepare for future disasters. Her proposed plan was developed in response to multiple problems t ..Read More
A Note for the Grand Central Food Program Posted on May 31, 2013 by WEBMASTER By Juan De La Cruz, Program Manager, Grand Central Food Program The Coalition’s Grand Central Food Program is out every night of the year handing out 1,000 warm, nutritious meals to homeless men, women and kids on the streets of NYC. We believe no on ..Read More
Legal Victory! Court Blocks City from Ending Hotel Program for Hundreds of Sandy Survivors Posted on May 16, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER In a significant victory for hundreds of Hurricane Sandy survivors, yesterday a New York State Supreme Court justice ruled that the City must continue to provide hotel assistance beyond May 31st to the nearly 400 households still displaced by Hurricane Sandy. ..Read More
Today’s Read: The Disease of Poverty Posted on May 15, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER …Poverty in this country is now likely to define many children’s life trajectories in the harshest terms: poor academic achievement, high dropout rates, and health problems from obesity and diabetes to heart disease, substance abuse and mental illness. [Ne ..Read More
Still Undercounting Homeless New Yorkers Posted on May 9, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE Amidst all-time record NYC homelessness, the Bloomberg administration released its latest flawed “guesstimate” of street homelessness, claiming that the numbers have declined despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The City’s latest HOPE survey es ..Read More
UPDATE: Court Orders Relief for Sandy Survivors Facing Hotel Evictions—Extended to May 15th Posted on May 1, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE UPDATE: Today NY State Supreme Court Justice Magaret Chan extended her temporary order protecting Sandy survivors in hotels from eviction by the City. The injunction is extended until May 15th, and a hearing will be held two days before that to decide what ..Read More
Extend the April 30th Deadline For Sandy Victims Posted on April 26, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY The Coalition joined with Annabel Palma, Donovan Richards, Brad Lander and Stephen Levin on the steps of City Hall today to fight for an extension in the April 30th deadline for Hurricane Sandy victims currently staying in hotels. For six months, thousands of ..Read More
Women Mean Business Luncheon Raises a Record Breaking $208,000 Posted on April 25, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Wednesday, April 17, more than 300 guests filled the Grand Ballroom of The Pierre Hotel for the Coalition’s Women Mean Business Luncheon, a benefit for our First Step Job Training Program. Buoyed by an exciting keynote address from Gloria Feldt and the ent ..Read More
NY Observer: Bloomberg and the Return of Hooverville Posted on April 24, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE Today’s New York Observer has one of the best long-form news reports in recent memory about soaring NYC family homelessness. The article, “The Return of Hooverville: The Deepening Crisis of Family Homelessness,” links the everyday struggles of one home ..Read More
