Latest Updates on Advantage Posted on March 21, 2011 by Giselle Routhier There has been a lot of information passed around in the past month about the future of the Advantage program. Here is some of the latest information and what you need to know as a tenant: — UPDATE: The trial court has ruled that the City is not obligat ..Read More
A Better, Cheaper Alternative to the Failed “Advantage” Program Posted on March 17, 2011 by Patrick Markee As Mayor Bloomberg and City officials continue their irresponsible fear-mongering in defense of the failed Advantage program, they are refusing to talk about a better, cheaper alternative: Federal housing programs. Coalition for the Homeless has long talked a ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s Unlawful, Irresponsible Threat to Displace 15,000 Formerly-Homeless Families Posted on March 17, 2011 by PATRICK MARKEE In yet another example of fear-mongering and misleading the public, the Bloomberg administration threatened today to cut off rent subsidies for 15,000 formerly-homeless families — and the Coalition vowed to stop this unlawful action. As part of its incr ..Read More
Jeans for Teens Collects Over One Million Pairs of Jeans Posted on March 16, 2011 by Sarah Murphy We often report on the sad circumstances facing homeless kids and their families, but this is one story we’d like to share that highlights the inspiring things young people are doing today to help the less fortunate. “Teens for Jeans” organiz ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s “Advantage” Budget Strategy: Scare Tactics and Falsehoods Posted on March 14, 2011 by Patrick Markee Late last week Mayor Bloomberg and administration officials engaged in irresponsible scare tactics in their desperate attempts to defend the failed Advantage program. And as usual, they didn’t tell the whole story about how to genuinely help homeless fam ..Read More
Record Number of Families Denied Shelter Posted on March 10, 2011 by Giselle Routhier In what is one of the best pieces of investigative journalism in recent memory, WABC 7’s Sarah Wallace documents the plight of homeless families in applying for shelter in New York City. Her investigation documents what we hear every day at the Coalition ..Read More
Community Groups and Unions Launch Strong Economy for All Coalition Posted on March 9, 2011 by Sarah Murphy Press Release: Strong Economy for All Coalition Leaders of New York’s community groups and unions launched the Strong Economy for All Coalition Tuesday to press for policies to benefit working, middle-class and low income New Yorkers, including retaining ..Read More
Even MORE Evidence of the Failures of the Advantage Program Posted on March 8, 2011 by Patrick Markee Yesterday the New York Daily News published a comprehensive article on the failures of the Advantage program, with fresh evidence that the program is little more than a revolving door back to homelessness for vulnerable children and families. The article, w ..Read More
Documentary on Homeless Veterans Posted on March 4, 2011 by Sarah Murphy Watch Street Vets, a new full-length documentary by Issac Goeckeritz. The video chronicles a year in the life of ten homeless veterans living at a transitional housing facility and provides a candid view of the long-term scars of personal tragedy that, in man ..Read More
