Category: CFTH Blog

Today the Coalition kicks off Project: Back to School, our annual school supply drive to help some of the 16,000 children currently living in homeless shelters start the year off on the right foot. Homelessness takes a particularly heavy toll on kids. The inhe ..Read More

An article published today has struck me with its shocking illustration of what is going wrong in America. As we struggle to recover from a crippling recession, with jobless rates remaining stubbornly high, and income stagnating or declining for average Amer ..Read More

In response to court orders, the City has announced that it will continue to pay rent subsidies for current Advantage tenants in August. The NYC Department of Homeless Services has informed current Advantage recipients that they will continue to receive rental ..Read More

The right-wing Heritage Foundation has long sought to, well, to disprove the existence of poverty, and their latest attempt — a “report” issued last week — is as mendacious as ever. The foundation’s Robert Rector — long an ..Read More

The lives of several New Yorkers struggling to survive are profiled in this month’s issue of City Limits. They face an array of obstacles from joblessness to homelessness to navigating the City’s convoluted welfare bureaucracy. Their stories, lik ..Read More

Only one in ten residents thinks the Bloomberg administration is doing a good job of assisting homeless families and individuals. This statistic is among the findings of a new poll released by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness that examine ..Read More

Record temperatures this week can be dangerous for your health and safety. If you are homeless and living on the streets or staying in a shelter without air-conditioning, try and stay cool with the following suggestions: 1. Take advantage of Citywide Cooling C ..Read More

The Legal Aid Society is in a current legal battle to save thousands of Advantage tenants from losing their rental assistance. It’s important to note that the case is still going on and orders may change. We will post any changes and updates as soon as w ..Read More

Late last week the New York State Legislature struck a deal to renew rent laws protecting 2.5 million tenants. But the minimal improvements in the law will mean further erosion of affordable, rent-regulated housing in NYC. The deal reached at the end of an oth ..Read More