Dehumanizing the homeless must stop Posted on August 25, 2020 by Giselle Routhier and Dave Giffen in New York Daily News While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our city is complex and far-reaching, the guiding principle behind our collective response to it must remain unchanged: Do everything we can to save lives. Whatever successes we have had toward that end have been th ..Read More
What Happened When Homeless Men Moved Into a Liberal Neighborhood Posted on August 18, 2020 by Daniel E. Slotnik in The New York Times The guests arrived at the Lucerne Hotel, two blocks from Central Park, carrying their belongings, stepping off buses and filling the hotel’s empty rooms, which typically cost more than $200 a night They were not tourists nor business travelers but residents ..Read More
How to Combat NIMBYism in Your Neighborhood Posted on August 21, 2020 by Elizabeth Lepro Too often, communities react to the news of a shelter opening nearby with resistance, as they rely on harmful stereotypes of our homeless neighbors. We’ve seen this happen recently. Over the past few months – and thanks to relentless advocacy by the Coalit ..Read More
Advocates Weigh In as Patients, Doctors, and Scientists Learn More About Post-COVID Illnesses Posted on August 14, 2020 by Shelly Nortz On August 13th, members of the COVID-19 Working Group of New York City, of which the Coalition for the Homeless is a member, sent a letter requesting a meeting with the new Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Dr. ..Read More
Donate to Project: Back to School Posted on August 13, 2020 Project: Back to School provides children living in NYC shelters with new backpacks stocked with school supplies for the upcoming year. ..Read More
Homelessness in the era of COVID-19 Posted on August 11, 2020 by Betty Nguyen, Veronica Rosario in PIX11 News NEW YORK — New York City has seen the highest number of homeless people of any big city across the country, and those numbers have been steadily increasing since the start of the COVID-19 crisis in March. In a recent interview, Police Commissioner Dermot She ..Read More
NYPD Sued for Info on How Cops Treated Homeless People on the Subway Posted on August 10, 2020 by Greg B. Smith in The City The Coalition for the Homeless sued the NYPD Monday for information on the scope and impact of cops’ efforts to encourage homeless people to get off the subways and into shelters. The much-publicized Subway Diversion Project, with its philosophy of “s ..Read More
New York is moving homeless people into luxury hotels to protect them against coronavirus and wealthy neighbourhoods aren’t happy Posted on August 10, 2020 by Richard Hall in The Independent New York was in the midst of a record homelessness crisis even before the coronavirus hit. Some 60,000 people were filling municipal shelters across the city every night. Nearly a third of that number was living in dorm-style facilities for single adults, ..Read More
Today’s Read: Millions Face Eviction as Pandemic Relief Measures End Posted on August 7, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone As the nation remains in the grips of a historic public health crisis that has undeniably proven that housing is health care, the corresponding economic crisis threatens to create a surge in homelessness unless Congress acts swiftly to help people stay in thei ..Read More
