BFS: Back to School Posted on October 2, 2012 By Angie Caraballo, Bound for Success After School and Summer Day Camp This past summer was full of fun and learning for 30 girls and boys living in a lower Manhattan homeless shelter, thanks to our Bound for Success (BFS) Summer Day Camp. We took trips, impro ..Read More
What Can I Do Today to Help a Homeless Child? Posted on October 2, 2012 It’s a natural reaction to become immobilized when confronted with a huge problem. Time and again, I’m asked, “Yes, I’d love to help the homeless. But it seems so massive – what can I do?” Here’s one practical tip: If you have a school-aged child ..Read More
ARTWALK NY Raises Over $880,000 Posted on April 2, 2012 By Maria Fregoso In November, nearly 900 New Yorkers gathered at Skylight Soho for the Coalition’s 17th annual ARTWALK NY. Co-chaired by Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, with honorary chair, Coco Rocha, the live and silent art auction was our mos ..Read More
Shelter Residents Take Charge Through the Coalition’s Client Advocacy Group Posted on April 2, 2012 By Sarah Murphy Every other Tuesday roughly 30 men and women from New York’s single adult shelters gather at the Coalition to participate in our Client Advocacy Group (CAG). Formed nearly two decades ago to help organize community boards of people living in ..Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s Revolving Door of Homelessness Posted on April 2, 2012 By Giselle Routhier Last night, more than 43,000 homeless men, women and children went to sleep in New York City municipal shelters, including an all-time record 17,000 children. For many of them, it wasn’t their first trip through the shelter system. Almost ..Read More
New Yorkers Open Their Hearts This Holiday Season Posted on April 2, 2012 By Marisa Butler This past December, thousands of New Yorkers came together to make the holiday season a little brighter for homeless children across the city. Deliveries of hundreds of action figures, dolls, stuffed animals, games and more came in each day pr ..Read More
Remembering Larry Posted on April 2, 2012 By Tim Campbell, Director of Programs Larry had been coming to the Coalition for over ten years before he passed away in December. A short, stocky man, built a bit like a fire hydrant with the voice of a bullhorn, he was a colorful character to say the least. ..Read More
Project: Back to School Raises $15,500 Posted on October 2, 2011 By Marisa Butler For many, the end of summer and beginning of fall can mean only one thing: back to school season. Picking out a new school bag in just the right color and filling it with new folders, pencils and other supplies has become a fundamental rite of ..Read More
