Single Adult Shelter Census Reaches Record Levels Posted on October 29, 2010 by GISELLE ROUTHIER The number of homeless single adults in the New York City shelter system has drastically risen over the past year, defying usual trends and reaching a level not seen in over two decades. The average nightly shelter census for single adult men and women in Octo ..Read More
Closed Doors II—Data Shows City Denies Shelter to Homeless Families at a Higher Rate Posted on October 27, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE City data shows that, even in the midst of the lingering economic crisis, the City is denying shelter to homeless families at a higher rate. As we noted in an earlier post, yesterday’s New York City Council hearing highlighted the fact that, from March ..Read More
Closed Doors I – How the City Routinely Denies Shelter to Homeless Families Posted on October 27, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE The New York City Council held an important hearing about the problems homeless families confront when seeking emergency shelter – and how the City wrongfully denies shelter to families in crisis. Yesterday’s hearing, held jointly by the General We ..Read More
New Figures Detail Depth Of Unemployment Misery, Lower Earnings For All But Super Wealthy (VIDEO) Posted on October 26, 2010 by Video by CBS News in Huffington Post ..Read More
Troubling Questions Persist about City’s Callous Homebase Study Posted on October 21, 2010 by PATRICK MARKEE More and more unanswered questions remain about the City’s callous Homebase experiment, in which 200 needy families have been denied prevention services for two years. As we noted in an earlier post, elected officials and advocates have strongly critici ..Read More
The Quality of Whose Life? Part 2 Posted on October 20, 2010 by Paul Boden, Organizing Director in Western Regional Advocacy Project ..Read More
A ‘New Homeless’ Revisited: A New Job and New Hope for Candido Gonzalez See full article from Dail Posted on October 14, 2010 by Sam Gustin in DailyFinance ..Read More
Join us November 4th for the 16th Annual ARTWALK NY! Posted on October 7, 2010 by SARAH MURPHY Join the Coalition for the Homeless with co-chairs Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere, and Carey Lowell on November 4th for the 16th Annual ARTWALK NY! Artist Honoree: James Rosenquist Philanthropic Honoree: Gail and Al Engelberg Skylight Studio 275 Hudson Street New ..Read More