Posted on April 19, 2016 by Jenna Marotta in Time Out New York Time Out New York, By Jenna Marotta More than 60,000 people are homeless in New York right now, according to the Coalition for Homeless—and more than a third of those in need of shelter are children. Need a primer on how to help quell this epidemic? We’ve rounded up some of the city’s top nonprofit organizations helping the homeless (a great free thing to do and you might even make friends!) throughout New York neighborhoods.