The NYC Department of Homeless Services routinely fails to provide accurate, complete information about homeless New Yorkers residing in municipal shelters.
The NYC Department of Homeless Services routinely fails to provide accurate, complete information about homeless New Yorkers residing in municipal shelters.
Today Mayor Bloomberg announced revisions to his ten-year housing plan, but one thing wasn't revised: The plan still shortchanges homeless New Yorkers.
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.
The release of the preliminary 2010 Mayor's Management Report doesn't show good signs for the state of homelessness in New York City.
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.
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.
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
Rosa Bracero, a homeless high school student, was prevented from taking her graduation exams by New York City and State bureaucrats.
Families timing off of City's Work Advantage subsidy face few options.
An alarming news report documents the growing problems with Mayor Bloomberg's flawed "Work Advantage" program -- including children and families placed into hazardous homes.