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In this blog, featured by the Huffington Post, Mary discusses Governor Paterson's record cuts to homeless services. Take action now! Send your letter to the governor demanding he abandon these cuts.

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Yesterday, the Department of Homeless Services faced questions from the City Council regarding this year's proposed budget cuts.

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The City is now focusing on maintaining the shelter system instead of preventing and reducing homelessness.

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Read the latest edition of Safety Net, the Coalition's newsletter. This issue focuses on the Grand Central Food Program and includes articles on Artwalk, the capacity crunch, and our legislative heroes.

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Governor Paterson has proposed a staggering $104 million cut to homeless services. Show your outrage!

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The NYC Department of Homeless Services routinely fails to provide accurate, complete information about homeless New Yorkers residing in municipal shelters.

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Today Mayor Bloomberg announced revisions to his ten-year housing plan, but one thing wasn't revised: The plan still shortchanges homeless New Yorkers.

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The closure of the City's largest drop-in center will leave many men and women at serious risk of being left out in the cold.

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The release of the preliminary 2010 Mayor's Management Report doesn't show good signs for the state of homelessness in New York City.

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Thanks to the actions of Coalition supporters, New York State's schools chief has promised to help Rosa Bracero and other homeless students -- but more reforms are still needed.

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Our campaign to help Rosa Bracero and thousands of other homeless students has won national attention -- and generated hundreds of letters to Mayor Bloomberg urging him to change misguided rules.

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Last week, Rosa Bracero was prohibited from graduating high school on time because she was homeless. Tell Mayor Bloomberg that no homeless child should have to miss school because of DHS's inflexible policies

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Rosa Bracero, a homeless high school student, was prevented from taking her graduation exams by New York City and State bureaucrats.

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Families timing off of City's Work Advantage subsidy face few options.

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An alarming news report documents the growing problems with Mayor Bloomberg's flawed "Work Advantage" program -- including children and families placed into hazardous homes.

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Right-wing extremist Heather MacDonald has returned to spread lies about homelessness, and to call for evicting thousands of homeless children to the streets of New York.

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A first-hand investigation into life on the streets shows the struggles that many face to survive.

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In a recent editorial, the New York Daily News defended Mayor Bloomberg's failed homeless policies -- but had to ignore the facts to do so.

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Despite New York City's all-time record homeless population, Mayor Bloomberg uttered the word "homelessness" only once in his "State of the City" address -- and said nothing about changing his failed approach to the problem.

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The new Public Advocate criticizes the mayor’s approach to homelessness. At the same time, some schools are reporting a 100 percent increase in homeless students.

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