Today’s Read: What So Many Get Wrong About Homelessness

While elected leaders continue to play politics and unnecessarily delay the release of funds for supportive housing, thousands of New Yorkers are enduring the bitter winter weather on the streets or sleeping in crowded shelters. Supportive housing pairs the st ..Read More

What So Many Get Wrong About Homelessness

“This doesn’t just happen to those people,” said Jennifer Garris. “Anyone can become homeless.” Ms. Garris has a Masters degree and was a special education teacher for 24 years. But after her husband passed away, she struggled with depression and alc ..Read More

In Memoriam: James Taylor

This week, the Coalition lost an important member of our family, James Taylor. James was an integral part of our Grand Central Food Program team for over 15 years, as one of our part-time drivers – though his presence felt like it had a full-time feel to it ..Read More

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With nearly 63,000 people – including more than 24,000 children – sleeping in New York City shelters tonight and thousands more enduring homelessness statewide, it is time for bold action to address the crisis. Home Stability Support (HSS) is an innovative ..Read More

A Bold Plan to Prevent Homelessness

It can’t be said enough that New York’s homelessness crisis is complicated. In a city where people are squeezed beyond their means by rising rents, just one of any number of additional stresses — a lost job, sickness, addiction, domestic violence — can ..Read More