Coalition for the Homeless

Undercounting the Homeless 2010

Undercounting the Homeless 2010

Why the City of New York's street homeless estimate is flawed, and how it misleads the general public.

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Watch New Coalition Ads

Watch New Coalition Ads

"16,000 - Not 1 Deserves It" and "16,000 - Our Forgotten, Ignored, Invisible."

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NYC Shelter Populations Reaches All-Time High

NYC Shelter Populations Reaches All-Time High

More than 39,000 homeless New Yorkers - including more than 10,000 homeless families - sleep in shelters each night.

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Capacity Crunch: Running Out of Beds

Capacity Crunch: Running Out of Beds

The number of homeless adults has risen dramatically this year. As winter approaches, the NYC shelter system is running out of beds.

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Five Years Later

Five Years Later

At the five-year anniversary Bloomberg's five-year plan to reduce homelessness by two-thirds, and it is now clear that the plan has failed.

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State of the Homeless 2009

State of the Homeless 2009

Coalition for the Homeless' 10th annual "State of the Homeless" documents rising homelessness in New York City and provides solutions.

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Not One Deserves It

Client Stories

Christina

Christina and her two daughters became homeless last year after Christina's mother passed away. After exhausting all possible housing options, they applied for shelter, but were denied. The Coalition's Crisis Intervention program intervened and was able to give her and her family permanent shelter placement. read more