Holiday Toy Drive Posted on November 20, 2014 This holiday season, more than 25,000 children will wake up in NYC homeless shelters. While losing one’s home is difficult for anyone, it is devastating for a child – who must cope with the loss of friends, familiar surroundings and prized possessions. By ..Read More
Congratulations to First Step Classes 124 and 125! Posted on November 20, 2014 On Wednesday, November 5th, family, friends and staff gathered at the offices of Hughes Hubbard and Reed, LLP, to celebrate the 33 remarkable women who successfully completed the First Step Job Training Program. The women of classes 124 and 125 spent 14 weeks ..Read More
PIX11 rides along with Coalition for the Homeless as they help those in need Posted on November 18, 2014 by Ann Mercogliano in Pix11 At St. Bartholomew’s Church in Midtown, the non-profit “Coalition For The Homeless” loads up vans full of food to distribute each night, part of what they call their “Grand Central Food Program.” Juan De La Cruz is the organizer for the program. He ..Read More
Where the nation’s 2.5 million homeless children live Posted on November 17, 2014 by Niraj Chokshi in The Washington Post Nearly one in 30 children every year experience homelessness, according to a new study. And the problem is worst, on a per capita basis, in Kentucky. ..Read More
Report: Domestic Violence Prompts Surge In Shelter System Posted on November 13, 2014 by Christopher Robbins in Gothamist A growing number of families that rely on New York City’s shelter system are doing so to escape domestic violence. A report released today by the Independent Budget Office notes that from 2002 to 2011, the shelter system saw a 204% increase in applicants ..Read More
Data shows Bloomberg-era increase in families rejected from shelters Posted on November 14, 2014 by Brendan Cheney in Capi During former mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, at the height of the homelessness crisis, the department of homeless services turned away a growing number of families from city shelters, according to data released yesterday by the Independent Bud ..Read More
NY1 Online: Officials Discuss IBO Report on Homelessness Posted on November 13, 2014 by Inside City Hall in NY1 Patrick Markee, Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy from the Coalition for the Homeless, and Elizabeth Brown, supervising analyst at the Independent Budget Office, joined Inside City Hall’s Josh Robin to discuss the IBO’s new report on homelessn ..Read More
A day in the life of homeless vet and his family living in NYC shelter Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jay Dow in PIX 11 Six-year-old Tristan Guevera begins his day on the floor of the single room he shares with his parents at a New York City homeless shelter, eating a bowl of cereal with milk bought about an hour earlier. ..Read More
Like Means Love Posted on November 10, 2014 For each Facebook “Like” Angie Speranza gets on her photos featuring the Grand Central Food Program, a donor has generously offered to donate one dollar to the Coalition for the Homeless. Please Follow Angie and her campaign and help support the Co ..Read More
