Coalition Children’s Holiday Party a Success Posted on December 22, 2009 by Sarah Murphy On Saturday, December 19th, over 100 children living in shelters joined us for a special holiday party. Set in the beautiful Alhambra Ballroom, located in Harlem. They were welcomed with goodie bags, a face painter, a professional DJ playing the latest hits, a ..Read More
3,000 Broken Promises Posted on December 21, 2009 by Patrick Markee City officials have delivered some harsh holiday news to 3,000 poor and formerly-homeless families: The City will not honor housing vouchers already given to these vulnerable New Yorkers. Last week, in a hastily-organized press conference, City officials revea ..Read More
Welcome to the Coalition’s New Website and Blog! Posted on December 15, 2009 by Patrick Markee Welcome to the new, improved, and more-interactive Coalition for the Homeless website! The Coalition’s re-designed website has up-to-date content and new features, including a blog and online advocacy tools to help you get involved. Please take a moment ..Read More
City Blames Homeless for Being Denied Shelter Posted on December 15, 2009 by Giselle Routhier Last week, Coalition for the Homeless and the Legal Aid Society filed a lawsuit against the City of New York for failing to provide adequate shelter to homeless single adults. The City’s response was in no way surprising-they blamed the homeless individu ..Read More
Homelessness Beyond the Inner City Posted on December 14, 2009 by Patrick Markee Two recent news reports show how New York’s growing homeless population is impacting people and communities beyond the inner city. Friday’s New York Times included a report about the controversy in a northern Bronx neighborhood surrounding the c ..Read More
Challenging NYC’s Shortage of Shelter Beds for Homeless Adults Posted on December 10, 2009 by Patrick Markee As the Coalition warned back in October, the City of New York is running out of shelter beds for the rising number of homeless men and women. Since then, this tragic situation has gone from bad to worse, even before the coldest months of winter have arrived. ..Read More
Is It Time Yet, Mayor Bloomberg? Posted on December 8, 2009 by Patrick Markee Mayor Bloomberg said there would be “plenty of time…after the election” to talk about homelessness. With NYC homelessness at all-time record levels, is it time yet? Back on August 10th, according to the New York Daily News’ Daily Polit ..Read More
NYC Women with AIDS See Their Progress in Survival Reverse as Funding Is Redistributed Posted on December 4, 2009 by Giselle Routhier As recently reported in the Huffington Post, a new study done by Health People reports that New York City’s progress in reducing death rates among residents with HIV/AIDS in the Bronx and Brooklyn has collapsed since 2006–the year the Bloomberg ..Read More
Thirty Years of the Legal Right to Shelter in New York City Posted on December 2, 2009 by Patrick Markee December 5th marks an important anniversary: Thirty years since the first landmark court ruling in Callahan v. Carey affirming the legal right to shelter for homeless New Yorkers. When modern homelessness first emerged in the late 1970s, the City of New York ..Read More