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The number of homeless single adults in the New York City shelter system has drastically risen over the past year, defying usual trends and reaching a level not seen in over two decades.

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City data shows that, even in the midst of the lingering economic crisis, the City is denying shelter to homeless families at a higher rate.

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The New York City Council held an important hearing about the problems homeless families confront when seeking emergency shelter – and how the City wrongfully denies shelter to families in crisis.

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More and more unanswered questions remain about the City’s callous Homebase experiment, in which 200 needy families have been denied prevention services for two years.

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Join the Coalition for the Homeless with co-chairs Alec Baldwin, Richard Gere, and Carey Lowell on November 4th for the 16th Annual ARTWALK NY!

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Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio, released a report on Friday documenting the prevalence of illegal "side deals" among participants in the Department of Homeless Services' rental subsidy program, Advantage.

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The NYC Department of Homeless Services has callously cut off prevention services for 200 at-risk families as part of a “study” of the Homebase program.

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