Today’s Video: The New York Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline

The record homelessness crisis – with 63,495 New Yorkers sleeping in city shelters tonight – demands a concerted effort from all levels of government, with a focus on effective prevention and affordable housing solutions. Unfortunately, a damning new inves ..Read More

The New York Prison-to-Shelter Pipeline

Every year, thousands of inmates in upstate prisons are granted parole, allowing them to leave prison and return home to New York City. But a NY1 investigation found, more and more, those inmates do not have a home to go to; they go into the shelter system — ..Read More

City Pushes Back Against Another Austere HUD Budget

The Trump administration’s FY 2019 budget once again includes unprecedented cuts to the nation’s housing programs that could have a drastic impact on New York’s affordability crisis and public housing stock if approved, housing advocates say. While they ..Read More

Homelessness, Step by Step

From the windows of a seven-story building on East 151st Street in the Bronx, Manhattan rises like Oz in the distance, a glittering reminder of why so many people want to live in New York City. Inside the building, children sense something is wrong. Their pare ..Read More

Coalition Testifies on Shelter for Runaway and Homeless Youth

On Tuesday, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony before the New York City Council’s Committee on Youth Services on three bills related to shelters for runaway and homeless youth. The Coalition and Legal Aid testified in su ..Read More

Coalition Testifies on New York State Executive Budget 2018

The formidable task of addressing New York City’s record homelessness crisis requires a concerted effort by all levels of government – including collaboration between the City and the State. Shelly Nortz, the Coalition’s Deputy Executive Director for Pol ..Read More