Have You Sent Your Letter to Mayor Bloomberg Yet? Posted on October 4, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Last week, we released new data showing that the number of kids sleeping in City shelters is poised to reach 20,000, an all-time record high and an undeniable crisis. And yet, in the midst of this crisis, the Bloomberg administration refuses to give homeless ..Read More
Report: NY Homeless Kids Make Up 1 of Every 4 Homeless Kids in U.S. Shelters Posted on October 2, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE According to an alarming new U.S. Census Bureau report, in 2010 more than one quarter of all homeless children in U.S. shelters was in New York. The bottom line: Mayor Bloomberg’s failed homeless policies are halting the Obama administration’s goal of endi ..Read More
Kramer Levin and Lane Office Kick Off the GCFP Sponsorship Initiative! Posted on October 1, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY PRESS RELEASE — COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS LAUNCHES CORPORATE AND LAW FIRM SPONSORSHIP CAMPAIGN Sponsored Vans To Help Deliver Hot Meals to Thousands of Homeless and Hungry New Yorkers NEW YORK – The Coalition for the Homeless announced today the launc ..Read More
Project: Back to School Gives Backpacks to Over 3,000 Homeless Students Posted on October 1, 2012 by MARISA BUTLER At the conclusion of the fifth Project: Back to School, my fourth drive, I am still in awe of how many people can come together to make this drive a success. At the beginning of the summer we began our annual outreach to recruit businesses, schools, and librar ..Read More
