Record Shelter Numbers Explained in One Graph Posted on June 29, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Families entering the shelter system in 2012 differ from those in years prior in a very important way – most of them have been homeless before. In 2005 and the years prior, the percentage of families entering shelter who had previously been homeless remained ..Read More
The new issue of Safety Net is online! Posted on June 27, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY Read the latest issue of Safety Net, the newsletter of the Coalition for the Homeless. Remembering Larry Tim Campbell, the Director of Programs, writes about a former client who recently passed away and the Coalition’s unwillingness to give up on him de ..Read More
Court of Appeals Releases Final Advantage Decision Posted on June 27, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Yesterday, after a 15-month battle, the New York Court of Appeals ruled against Advantage tenants in Zheng v. City of New York, officially ending the chance that any more rental payments will be made for remaining tenants. Read the final decision here. The ..Read More
First Heat Wave of 2012 Posted on June 20, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Record temperatures this week can be dangerous for your health and safety. If you are homeless and living on the streets or staying in a shelter without air-conditioning, try and stay cool with the following suggestions: 1. Take advantage of Citywide Cooling C ..Read More
Homeless Again: Repeat Homelessness Fueling Record Numbers Posted on June 15, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Today’s Wall Street Journal highlights a growing problem amidst already record homelessness in New York City – families returning to shelter from the failed Advantage program. As of the end of 2011, over 3,400 former-Advantage families had returned to sh ..Read More
NYC Independent Budget Office: City Council Plan Will Reduce Homelessness AND Save Taxpayer Dollars Posted on June 14, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE Today the NYC Independent Budget Office (IBO) released its analysis of the plan advanced by Speaker Christine Quinn and the New York City Council that would target Federal housing assistance to help homeless children and families leave shelters. And the IBO f ..Read More
Record Homelessness and Advantage Families in Limbo Posted on June 13, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Democracy Now! aired an in-depth report yesterday on record homelessness and the plight that many former Advantage families are now facing. Watch it here. Among the families with whom reporter Chantal Bergman spoke was Katrice Bryson and her young daughter. ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2012: If Not Now, When? Posted on June 8, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE Today Coalition for the Homeless released our State of the Homeless 2012 report, which documents a new record-high homeless shelter population in New York City – more than 43,000 people per night with more than 17,000 children, also an all-time record high ..Read More
Homelessness Hits All-Time Record High As Bloomberg’s Failed Response Deepens Crisis Posted on June 8, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY For Immediate Release: June 8, 2012 Contact: Dan Levitan (BerlinRosen) 646.200.5315 STATE OF THE HOMELESS 2012 HOMELESSNESS HITS ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH AS BLOOMBERG’S FAILED RESPONSE DEEPENS CRISIS 43,000 New Yorkers, 17,000 Children Stay in City Shelters Each ..Read More