New York’s ‘Right to Shelter’ No Longer Exists for Thousands of Migrants Posted on December 18, 2023 by Gwynne Hogan in The City After 42 years, New York City’s “right to shelter,” which was supposed to guarantee a bed to anyone who sought one the same day, has functionally ended... ..Read More
In New York and Massachusetts, Right to Shelter Is Under Attack Posted on December 14, 2023 by Isaiah Thompson in Nonprofit Quarterly Not long ago, advocates for those experiencing homelessness could point to two places in the United States that, for decades, have served as beacons of a more progressive and humane approach to homelessness: New York City and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ..Read More
Winter weather arrives as NYC migrant crisis worsens: ‘It’s going to get ugly’ Posted on December 10, 2023 by Tim Balk in NY Daily News In a defining image of New York’s migrant crisis, scores of asylum seekers slept on the pavement outside the migrant processing center at the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown last summer. When the temperatures plunge this winter, any similar breakdowns could prove ..Read More
Nearly 10,000 Toys Delivered this Holiday Season! Posted on December 20, 2023 by G. Worth As we come to the end of our 2023 Holiday Toy Drive, we want to offer our supporters our deepest gratitude. Thanks to their generosity, this year we are now distributing nearly 10,000 toys to children in New York City shelters! With more than 32,000 kids in De ..Read More
PSA: Save the Right to Shelter Posted on December 12, 2023 A PSA from the Coalition for the Homeless about protecting the legal Right to Shelter in New York. ..Read More
Camp Homeward Bound Posted on December 12, 2023 Each summer, Camp Homeward Bound provides three 16-day sleep-away sessions at Harriman State Park for hundreds of children. Our sleep-away camp provides a safe haven away from the harsh life of city streets and shelters, where homeless kids have fun and make f ..Read More
Rally for the Right to Shelter: Listen to the people’s will! We don’t want no Hochulvilles! Posted on December 7, 2023 by G. Worth On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 the Coalition for the Homeless, Legal Aid Society, Win, Episcopal Diocese of New York, Housing Justice For All and other partner organizations and members of the NY SANE coalition, rallied and marched to demand that Mayor Adams and ..Read More
En medio del frío crece clamor para que NYC mantenga el derecho a refugio a recién llegados Posted on December 6, 2023 by Edwin Martínez in El Diario Con más de 100,000 personas en albergues y hoteles de emergencia, mayormente solicitantes de asilo, en pleno frío, manifestantes instalaron carpas en Wall Street... ..Read More
Protestors demand Adams, Hochul keep right-to-shelter in place Posted on December 6, 2023 by Nia Clark in NY1 Spectrum News Community groups, faith leaders, and activists took to the streets of lower Manhattan earlier to protest efforts by Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul to suspend the state’s right-to-shelter policy. ..Read More
