Are “out-of-towners” driving New York City's record homelessness crisis and "flooding" our shelters as the NY Daily News – and now Mayor Bloomberg –suggest? In a word: No.
The number of homeless kids and families in New York City has risen even more sharply since the spring, eclipsing previous record highs. And Mayor Bloomberg still refuses to sign on to a proven plan to reduce NYC homelessness.
A new class action lawsuit challenges the mismanagement and underfunding of a joint City-State rental assistance program designed to prevent homelessness – a program sorely needed now as thousands of former Advantage families face eviction.
A bracing new report highlights the major cause of rising homelessness in New York City: The widening gap between incomes and apartment rents.
On June 13th Victorian Gardens in Central Park was magically transformed as more than 500 guests enjoyed themselves at our annual benefit, Carnival Night for Kids.
Students at Shuang Wen School participated in a Penny Harvest fundraising effort to benefit the Coalition.