Category: CFTH Blog

Today, we released a new policy brief detailing the continued fallout from the failed Advantage program. Specifically, new data show that: – Over 6,500 former-Advantage families have returned to shelter, including over 14,000 children, at a price tag of ..Read More

This eloquent, impassioned letter to Mayor Bloomberg was written by Tim Campbell, the Coalition’s Director of Programs. It appeared this weekend here, on the Huffington Post, with an introduction by Mary Brosnahan, the Coalition’s President. Here is Maryâ ..Read More

Closing out a week of stubbornly avoiding responsibility for New York City’s record homeless shelter population, Mayor Bloomberg today launched an attack on NYC’s legal right to shelter – including fantastical claims about private jets and limos whisking ..Read More

Refusing to take responsibility for the record-high 50,000+ homeless people in NYC shelters, Mayor Bloomberg and his officials have instead launched a series of baseless attacks on homeless advocates. Here we fact-check the attacks. Coalition for the Homelessâ ..Read More

Close to 2,000 low-income renters are still living in temporary hotels and SRO’s across the City after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy. The City Council has created a petition calling on the federal government to immediately provide housing assistance t ..Read More

Yesterday the Coalition released “State of the Homeless 2013,” which documents how, for the first time ever, more than 50,000 homeless New Yorkers are sleeping each night in municipal shelters – a shocking 61 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg to ..Read More

The State of the Homeless 2013 report is available here (PDF).  Following is the news release: For Immediate Release:  March 5, 2013 50,000: Homeless Count Crosses Grim Milestone In Bloomberg’s Final Year Legacy of Policy Failures Presents Major Chall ..Read More

Over 300 social service providers signed a letter to New York State officials, providing policy recommendations regarding controversial social work policies. A brief excerpt is below or you can read the full letter and list of supporters here. We, the undersi ..Read More

Hurricane Sandy evacuees, New York City Council Members, and advocates held a press conference at City Hall today to present a blueprint for dealing with the post-Sandy housing crisis. The blueprint can be downloaded here. Below is the news release issued at t ..Read More