Thank You for Making the 2020 Project: Back to School a Success! Posted on September 29, 2020 by Coalition for the Homeless Here’s something to feel good about: Thanks to your generous donations, our 13th annual Project: Back to School backpack and school supply drive was a huge success! Our goal was a fill 2,500 backpacks with all the things kids need to start the year off ..Read More
Pandemic Causing New York’s Homeless Population to Grow Posted on September 25, 2020 by Morgan McKay in Spectrum Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were almost 92,000 homeless New Yorkers. However, now due to a rise in unemployment, opioid use, domestic abuse, and more over the past few months, experts believe that number has grown. “We’re seeing increases in homele ..Read More
September 23rd COVID-19 Virtual Memorial Posted on September 25, 2020 On September 23rd, several New York City faith leaders and homeless advocacy and services groups held the third virtual memorial service to honor the many homeless and formerly homeless New Yorkers, as well as those serving them, who have lost their lives duri ..Read More
Your Rights as a Voter Posted on September 25, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone Can I vote without a permanent address? YES! In 1984, Coalition for the Homeless filed the lawsuit Pitts v. Black, which guaranteed the right to vote for homeless New Yorkers living in shelters, on the streets, or in welfare hotels. What do I need when I go to ..Read More
Harmonia Residents Posted on September 24, 2020 Meanwhile, a vocal group of neighbors on the Upper West Side objected to the use of nearby hotels to shelter people experiencing homelessness, even in the midst of a pandemic. They commiserated about so-called “quality of life” issues in a Facebook group a ..Read More
NYC plans to move more homeless to appease complaining residents of well-off neighborhoods, City Council member says Posted on September 12, 2020 by Noah Goldberg and Molly Crane-Newman in New York Daily News Families with children are being moved from a Brooklyn homeless shelter one week before school starts to appease well-to-do New Yorkers who don’t want homeless people among them, said a City Council member who deals with social welfare issues. In the city’ ..Read More
Protesters March to Mayor’s Doorstep to Oppose Plan to Move Homeless Out of NYC Hotels Posted on September 13, 2020 by Ida Siegal in NBC New York Homeless advocates marched up to the Mayor Bill de Blasio’s home on Sunday to protest the city’s decision to remove some 300 people living in hotels configured for temporary housing. As a way to contain the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless pop ..Read More
‘Domino Displacement’: How Homeless Families All Over NYC Could Be Uprooted By Upper West Side Fiasco Posted on September 12, 2020 by Sophia Chang in Gothamist The city’s plan to shuffle homeless residents around to different shelters to appease aggrieved Upper West Siders could mean that families living in a Brooklyn shelter get abruptly sent to different facilities all over the city, uprooting their kids just ..Read More
Today’s Read: de Blasio Faces Public Scorn, Internal Dissent Over Homeless Move Posted on September 10, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone From the start of the pandemic, it was eminently clear that homeless New Yorkers sleeping in dorm-style shelters were at heightened risk for contracting and dying from COVID-19. The Coalition for the Homeless and other advocates urged the Department of Homeles ..Read More