2016

Gov. Cuomo Commits to Funding 20,000 Units of Supportive Housing

In his 2016 State of the State Address, Governor Andrew Cuomo commits to funding 20,000 new units of supportive housing – 15,000 in New York City and 5,000 elsewhere in the state – over 15 years. However, the initial $2 billion set aside in the 2016 State Budget is not released in 2016 due to the Governor needlessly demanding that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) be signed by the Governor, Assembly Speaker, and Senate Majority Leader. The Coalition and other advocates from the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing hold weekly rallies throughout 2016 (and into 2017) to urge Governor Cuomo to #SignTheMOU and release the promised funds.

Mayor Appoints Coalition for the Homeless as Monitor of Family Shelters

After NYC Department of Investigations and the NYC Comptroller release scathing reports on deplorable conditions in shelters for homeless families with children in 2015, Mayor de Blasio designates Coalition for the Homeless as independent monitor of the family shelter system. The Coalition has been the court-appointed monitor of shelters for single adults since 1981.