Record Shelter Numbers Explained in One Graph

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!

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

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