A Note for the Grand Central Food Program Posted on May 31, 2013 by WEBMASTER By Juan De La Cruz, Program Manager, Grand Central Food Program The Coalition’s Grand Central Food Program is out every night of the year handing out 1,000 warm, nutritious meals to homeless men, women and kids on the streets of NYC. We believe no on ..Read More
Legal Victory! Court Blocks City from Ending Hotel Program for Hundreds of Sandy Survivors Posted on May 16, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER In a significant victory for hundreds of Hurricane Sandy survivors, yesterday a New York State Supreme Court justice ruled that the City must continue to provide hotel assistance beyond May 31st to the nearly 400 households still displaced by Hurricane Sandy. ..Read More
Today’s Read: The Disease of Poverty Posted on May 15, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER …Poverty in this country is now likely to define many children’s life trajectories in the harshest terms: poor academic achievement, high dropout rates, and health problems from obesity and diabetes to heart disease, substance abuse and mental illness. [Ne ..Read More
Still Undercounting Homeless New Yorkers Posted on May 9, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE Amidst all-time record NYC homelessness, the Bloomberg administration released its latest flawed “guesstimate” of street homelessness, claiming that the numbers have declined despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The City’s latest HOPE survey es ..Read More
UPDATE: Court Orders Relief for Sandy Survivors Facing Hotel Evictions—Extended to May 15th Posted on May 1, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE UPDATE: Today NY State Supreme Court Justice Magaret Chan extended her temporary order protecting Sandy survivors in hotels from eviction by the City. The injunction is extended until May 15th, and a hearing will be held two days before that to decide what ..Read More