NY Times: Homeless Kids Need Housing Assistance

With some 20,000 homeless children sleeping each night in NYC shelters, a new NY Times editorial called on the Mayor and Governor to provide permanent housing aid for vulnerable kids and families. The Mayor’s response so far: No housing, but more and more ..Read More

We appreciate our volunteers!

Volunteers are the life-line of the Grand Central Food Program. They are the ones who come out week after week, drive our vans, hand out food, talk with those needing services. Through snow and rain or in the beating sun, our volunteers are there to make sure ..Read More

The Latest Edition of Safety Net is Now Available Online!

Read the Autumn 2012 edition of Safety Net, the newsletter of the Coalition for the Homeless! What Can I Do to Help a Homeless Child? Mary tells of one easy way you can help a homeless child today — and increase empathy in your children. Back to School ..Read More

Today’s Read: Increasing Street Homelessness

We’ve focused a lot of our attention on the exploding shelter population, reaching over 45,000 people tonight, including 19,000 kids. But we can’t forget the many left to the streets, sustaining themselves whatever way possible, often through panha ..Read More

Welcome Dave Giffen!

COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS ANNOUNCES DAVE GIFFEN AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NEW YORK – The Coalition for the Homeless announced that Dave Giffen, formerly Vice Chair of the Coalition’s Board of Directors, has taken the position of Executive Director of the ..Read More