Growing Chaos in How City Shelters Homeless Evacuees of Hurricane Sandy Posted on November 29, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE Thousands of people have been displaced and made homeless by Hurricane Sandy, many low-income families and individuals. Weeks later, the City’s efforts to shelter storm evacuees have grown increasingly chaotic. Staff and volunteers from Coalition for the Hom ..Read More
The Faces of New York City’s 20,000 Homeless Kids Posted on November 27, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Today’s Metro highlights the record-breaking number of homeless kids currently sleeping in New York City shelters. Coalition for the Homeless recently unveiled a new public awareness campaign, which is visible in subway stations, bus shelters, and phone b ..Read More
Hard-hitting Ad Campaign Highlights NYC’s Skyrocketing Child Homelessness Posted on November 27, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY For Immediate Release: November 27th, 2012 Contact: Dan Levitan, BerlinRosen, 646-200-5315, Dan@Berlinrosen.com HARD-HITTING AD CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS NYC’S SKYROCKETING CHILD HOMELESSNESS Coalition for the Homeless Ads Feature Faces of New York’s Homeless Ki ..Read More
Thank You To Our November GCFP Sponsors! Posted on November 16, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY In October 2012, the Coalition launched the Corporate and Law Firm Sponsorship Campaign benefiting the Grand Central Food Program. During Hurricane Sandy and in the immediate aftermath, the Grand Central Food Program and all of the Coalition’s programs and ..Read More
A More Accurate Measure of Poverty Posted on November 15, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Earlier this fall, the Census Bureau released data on poverty using the official measure that has been used since the 1960’s. The data found that 15 percent of all Americans were living in poverty in 2011. In New York, the rate was even higher at 16 percen ..Read More
More than 600 New Yorkers Brave Nor’Easter to Support the Coalition’s ARTWALK NY! Posted on November 13, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY Wednesday night was looking rough. Snow had been falling all day. The streets were filled with slush and the wind was howling bitterly. The Mayor warned people to stay indoors. But we’re New Yorkers. And it was ARTWALK NY! Event cohost Coco Rocha, benefit co ..Read More
Homeless New Yorkers and Hurricane Sandy Posted on November 5, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE Hurricane Sandy has devastated homeless New Yorkers, whose numbers were at record-high levels before the storm. And even with the City’s successful efforts to prevent immediate harm to homeless shelter residents, the long-term impacts will be incalculable. E ..Read More
Post-Storm Information: Food, Water, Shelter, Disaster Assistance, Etc. Posted on November 5, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER [updated March 21, 2013] All DHS shelter intake sites have returned to their original locations. View the list here. The Coalition for the Homeless is open and our programs are running. If you are in need of Crisis services, please come to our office to spe ..Read More