Project: Back to School is Off to a Running Start!

We are about to officially reach the end of summer. Parents all over the country are rushing to fill the ever-growing list of school supplies as their kids search for the perfect backpack, binder and matching notebooks. And so here at the Coalition, we’re in ..Read More

The Great Urban Race Fills the CFH Food Pantry

  Saturday, August 17th, the Coalition for the Homeless partnered with Red Frog Events and Morton Williams Supermarket to host a donation site for the Coalition’s food pantry as part of the Great Urban Race, a city-wide scavenger hunt. A huge thank ..Read More

BFS Goes ‘Around the World’

‘Around the World’ week was a fun way to introduce our BFS campers to the histories and cultures from places both in and outside of New York City. From Brazil, to Africa, through Egypt and into Asia, and even into old New York, the boys and girls i ..Read More

‘Under the Sea’ with Bound for Success

Under the Sea is always a favorite theme in Bound for Success. For the duration of the week, the kids spend their time learning about fish and other sea creatures. The older children read books about underwater wildlife, while the younger ones draw pictures an ..Read More

More Evidence of NYC’s Housing Affordability Crisis

A major new report about housing in New York City documents the widening affordability gap, one of the driving forces behind record homelessness . Even during the economic downturn apartment rents rose significantly while renter incomes fell, and four out of f ..Read More

An Update from Bound For Success

Written by Daisy, age 7, one of our day campers at Bound For Success. I had fun last week because it was Green Thumbs Up Week. On Monday we planted flowers in our personal pots. On Tuesday we made a life-sized tree out of construction paper. We did a science p ..Read More

The Coalition Works with the 92Y’s Passport NYC

  Last month I had the privilege of working with the 92Y’s Passport NYC nonprofit youth group. Passport NYC bring teens from around the world to NYC for three weeks to immerse themselves in a specific subject, like dance, theater or other fun activities ..Read More