January 2008 -- This report analyzes the City of New York's accelerating use of unsafe, illegal boarding houses to shelter homeless adults, and outlines safeguards that City officials should adopt to protect homeless New Yorkers and New York City neighborhoods from harm. Read a summary of the report here. Download the report here.
February 2007 -- This report describes the City of New York's deeply flawed Housing Stability Plus rent subsidy program for homeless families. Through this flawed and ultimately abandoned program, the City placed thousands of vulnerable children and familes into dangerous, unsafe apartments with serious health and safety hazards. Read a summary of the report here. Download the report here.
July 2002 (second edition) -- This comprehensive report analyzes New York City's widening affordable housing gap and its impact on worsening homelessness. Download the complete report here.
August 1999 -- This report and statewide survey analyzes the impact of Federal, State, and local welfare reform policies on homeless New Yorkers, and finds that punitive welfare policies have cut pff many homeless families and individuals from vital public benefits. Download the complete report here.
February 1999 -- This brief report summarizes the findings of a public opinion survey commissioned by the Coalition which found that New Yorkers support effective solutions to the problem of homelessness and were critical of former Mayor Giuliani's homeless policies. Download the complete report here.