Fighting for Vital Services in This Year’s City Budget

Yesterday, Coalition for the Homeless joined Council Members, advocates, and service providers on the steps of City Hall to call for restoration of over $5 million in proposed budget cuts to services for formerly homeless individuals living with HIV and AIDS ..Read More

The Incredible Shrinking Supply of Affordable Housing

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released a report last month that quantifies the affordable housing crisis in America. The main takeaway? As the number of low-income households continues to rise, the supply of affordable housing continues t ..Read More

Hunger Awareness Day: The Face of Hunger in NYC

Today is Hunger Awareness Day in New York, and advocates and emergency food providers are pushing New York State’s growing problem of hunger into the spotlight. It’s a tough reality to face, especially in New York City. One in six New York City residen ..Read More

Letter from Joel Berg to NY Times Bill Keller

Joel Berg, the Executive Director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, sent the following reply to Bill Keller of the New York Times, in response to his recent column, “Meet Sam Schwartz.” Mr. Keller: I was disturbed by a line in your rec ..Read More

8,000 Families Reach Critical Point as Advantage Evictions Loom

WNYC reported this morning on the increasingly dire situation of 8,000 formerly-homeless tenants and their landlords, who have abruptly lost rental assistance payments under the Advantage program. After not receiving the City subsidy for two months, many lan ..Read More

Non-Profits Unite to Fight Senseless Law

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2012 Contact: Sara Stuart – 212-828-6024 or 917-566-1462 Shelly Nortz – 518-424-3073 NON-PROFITS UNITE TO FIGHT LAW THAT MAKES IT A FELONY TO EMPLOY LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS Scores of organizations band together to ca ..Read More

Remembering Anna Lou Dehavenon

This week New York lost a genuinely remarkable woman, Anna Lou Dehavenon, who documented the lives of homeless children and families with passion, sympathy, and a never-failing eye for social injustice. Anna Lou, who was 85, passed away Tuesday after years of ..Read More