Advocates Say City Hunger Problem Is Reaching Crisis Levels Posted on June 28, 2014 by admin in CBS New York City’s hunger problem is now a crisis, according to those who work with people who need help. One in six New Yorkers is now living in a home where there is not enough money to put food on the table, according to the New York City Coalition Against ..Read More
Rations Reduced as Demand Grows for Soup Kitchens Posted on June 27, 2014 by admin in The New York Times Old Cantonese women lined up behind a white van, clutching plastic bags to carry away their meals for the night. Behind them came young children clamoring for milk, homeless men in tattered shirts and Mexican immigrants who spoke only Spanish. ..Read More
New York City ID card plan passes in council vote Posted on June 27, 2014 by admin in Lohud New York will offer identification cards to residents regardless of their immigration statuses under a plan lawmakers passed Thursday and Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign to create the nation’s biggest municipal ID program. ..Read More
AIG: Feeding the Hungry, Housing the Homeless Posted on June 23, 2014 by Sarah Murphy Thank you to AIG for supporting the Coalition as one of our most dedicated corporate sponsors for the second year in a row! As a Premier Sponsor, AIG allowed us to feed more than 30,000 hungry New Yorkers and send dozens of homeless children to Camp Homeward ..Read More
Carnival Night for Kids Raises $100,000 for CFH Youth Programs Posted on June 23, 2014 by Sarah Murphy On June 11th, Victorian Gardens in Central Park was filled with music, laughter and the delighted shrieks of happy children as more than 500 guests of all ages joined the Coalition for our annual Carnival Night for Kids. As the sun finally broke through the cl ..Read More
City Council Wants NYCHA to Set Aside 2,500 Units a Year for Homeless Families Posted on June 17, 2014 by admin in New York Observer City Councilmen Steve Levin, Ritchie Torres and other city council members are calling on the de Blasio administration to increase the number of NYCHA units allocated to homeless families from approximately 750 a year to at least 2,500. ..Read More
Shelly Nortz Statement on Call for More Tenants to Be Eligible for DRIE Posted on June 12, 2014 by Sarah Murphy Shelly Nortz, CFH Deputy Executive Director for Policy, issued the following statement in support of legislation to enable more tenants to qualify for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) program. You can read her Memorandum of Support on the legis ..Read More
Rally calls for more assistance for homeless LGBT youth Posted on June 3, 2014 by admin in PIX 11 On Monday night, at a rally in Washington Square Park, dozens gathered calling for more beds for homeless youth, especially for LGBT youth. The sun was blazing down on all those who attended, but the energy was electric at the LGBT Rally for Homeless Youth. ..Read More
LGBT Rally for Homeless Youth To Be Held In Washington Square Park Posted on June 2, 2014 by admin in Huffington Post A rally is scheduled to take place on Monday in New York City and will also serve as the launching of a new campaign to fight homelessness among young people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. ..Read More
