State of the Homeless 2024

Rights Under Attack, Leadership in Retreat

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Resources for New Arrivals

Information and support for asylum seekers or other immigrants who arrived in NYC after March 15, 2022

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ARTWALK NY 2024

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Updates from the Coalition for the Homeless. To see our recent statements, visit our Press Room.

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This summer camp offers refuge for NYC's record-high youth homeless population

Camp Homeward Bound, now in its 40th year, will welcome about 360 children who are living in shelters or were formerly homeless to its annual summer camp about 45 miles north of the city. There, kids between 7 and 15 years old spend about two weeks swimming, biking, cooking, dancing and playing.

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Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director David Giffen issued the following statement on Mayor Adams’ recent announcement of new “co-response” operation focused on serving homeless New Yorkers on the subway.

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Coalition For The Homeless Responds to Mayor Adams’ Recent PATH Announcement

As New Yorkers, we embrace the diversity and rich cultural contributions of our Hispanic and Latinx neighbors, whose presence and influence in our community have shaped the city we live in today…

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This Hispanic Heritage Month we reflect on our City’s responsibility to provide shelter and support to all Hispanic and Latinx individuals in need

A illustrated image if a person, sitting on the pavement, on a piece of cardboard. Behind them, their child draws a picture of a house on the brick wall. Text next to the illustration reads "NYC can solve homelessness", "housing is the solution", and a hashtag that reads "Home For All NYC".

This week, the Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society, in partnership with Trinity Church NYC and F.Y. Eye, unveiled the Housing is the Solution ad campaign, a series of advertisements across New York City that highlight the lack of affordable housing as the reason for mass homelessness…

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Coalition for the Homeless and Legal Aid Society Unveil Housing Is The Solution Citywide Ad Campaign

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Today, Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director David Giffen issued the following statement on Mayor Adams’ recent release that applauses the record-breaking data permanent housing placements for homeless New Yorkers…

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Coalition for the Homeless Responds to Recent Mayor Eric Adams Statement on Permanent Housing Placement

This summer, thanks to the incredibly generous support from donors across our city and state, the Coalition for the Homeless’ annual Project: Back to School drive was an outstanding success. Because so many New Yorkers stepped up to show how much they care about the thousands of children living in shelters…

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That’s a wrap on Project: Back to School – a tremendous success because of our generous supporters

In August, the Coalition for the Homeless welcomed our Client Advisory Group (CAG) back to our Fulton Street headquarters for a special in-person meeting with the Commission on Racial Equity (CORE). CAG is a peer support space for currently and formerly homeless community members.

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The Coalition for the Homeless’ Client Advisory Group meets in-person to discuss community equity in NYC

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More than 64,000 migrants live in New York City-funded shelters, but like other cities where new arrivals have been bused from the southern border, the Big Apple has started clearing tent encampments to get asylum-seekers off the streets and moving toward more permanent housing.

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US sanctuary cities move to clear migrant tent encampments

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Dave Giffen, the Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless talks about their Project: Back to School campaign.

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Coalition for the Homeless collects school supplies for children in shelters

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Dozens of migrants have been sleeping outdoors near a large shelter complex on Randall’s Island. On Monday, the city forced them to pack up their tents and move.

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New York City Moves to Shut Down a Growing Migrant Encampment