I Need a Dollar: Should You Give to New York’s Homeless? Posted on July 28, 2014 by Paul Cantor in Gawker I met Roger Blondell around 2 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon in early July. A tall chubby black man, Blondell was dressed in worn-in jeans and a shirt that looked like he’d had it on for a few days. Still, he didn’t seem quite homeless. ..Read More
Legislation To Make 1,000 Additional New Yorkers with Disabilities Eligible for Rent Freeze Posted on July 24, 2014 by Brian Kavanagh in Press Release Today, Senator Diane Savino, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, New Yorkers with disabilities, legislative colleagues, and disability rights and housing advocates announced enactment of legislation to expand the Disability Rent Incr ..Read More
Jerry Breen Posted on July 21, 2014 Jerry Breen is the Eviction Prevention Program Manager. The Coalition for the Homeless’ Eviction Prevention Program saves more than 600 households every year from losing their homes and experiencing the trauma of homelessness. ..Read More
Jerry Breen Posted on July 21, 2014 Jerry Breen is the Eviction Prevention Program Manager. The Coalition for the Homeless’ Eviction Prevention Program saves more than 800 households every year from losing their homes and experiencing the trauma of homelessness. ..Read More
Perry Posted on July 21, 2014 Perry first started coming to the Grand Central Food Program when he was homeless. Now that he has secured housing, he continues to use the soup kitchen to supplement his income and is a regular volunteer with the program. ..Read More
Taneka Posted on July 21, 2014 Taneka became homeless almost three years ago following a serious car accident and devastating health diagnosis. When she first came to the Coalition for the Homeless for help, she and her three children were living in a shelter for nearly two years. We immed ..Read More
Max Posted on July 21, 2014 Max has been homeless off and on throughout most of his childhood. Moving from shelter to shelter has caused him to suffer both academically and with friendships. Since joining the Coalition’s Bound for Success afterschool program, Max has seen his grade ..Read More
Perry Posted on July 21, 2014 Perry first started coming to the Grand Central Food Program when he was homeless. Now that he has secured housing, he continues to use the soup kitchen to supplement his income and is a regular volunteer with the program. ..Read More
Karol Posted on July 18, 2014 When I was 12, my counselor gave me a list of day and sleep-away summer camps for my family and me to consider. She thought it’d be a great way for me to open up and meet other kids who have struggled with some of the same pressures as me. My family didn’t ..Read More