Right to Shelter: the legal protection that changed a million lives in New York City Posted on December 5, 2024 by G. Worth December 5, 1979 was a historic day that would transform the lives of countless individuals experiencing homelessness. On that day, the New York State Supreme Court issued its first injunction in the Callahan v. Carey lawsuit and ordered the City and State to ..Read More
2024 Nonprofit Power Players Posted on December 4, 2024 by PoliticsNY and amNY Metro in PoliticsNY Dave Giffen is Executive Director of the Coalition for the Homeless, the oldest advocacy and direct service organization serving people without homes. The Coalition established NY’s legal Right to Shelter in 1981 and serves as independent monitor of the muni ..Read More
Toy drive aims to collect 10k toys for homeless kids Posted on December 3, 2024 by Roger Clark in New York 1 Staff at the Coalition for the Homeless headquarters in Lower Manhattan are busily sorting through dozens of donated toys as part of their annual holiday toy drive this time of year. The initiative aims to collect and distribute 10,000 toys to children living ..Read More
How Homelessness Can Begin: Concerning Youth HOPE Month Posted on November 21, 2024 by J. Powlovich and G. Worth In 1978, New York became the first state in the nation to pass its own Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA), modeled on federal legislation passed in 1974. The RHYA recognizes that young people under the age of 25 years-old who are experiencing homelessness a ..Read More
Today’s Read: Number of homeless students in NYC schools hits record high, new data shows (from Gothamist) Posted on November 21, 2024 In an article published last week in Gothamist, journalist, Jessica Gould brings to light a sobering report by Advocates for Children of New York, revealing an unprecedented homelessness crisis in New York City’s public schools. The numbers are stagger ..Read More
Why Isn’t It ‘Free to Pee’ in New York City? Posted on November 1, 2024 by Alison Wilkey, Will Woods and Nathylin Flowers Adesegun in City Limits ..Read More
Deadly NYC subway chokehold case jury selection begins Posted on October 21, 2024 by Adi Guajardo in Scripps News ..Read More
The ARTWALK NY 2024 charity gala raises over $700,000 to support Coalition for the Homeless Posted on October 23, 2024 by G. Worth On a lively evening in the heart of Chelsea, New York City’s art, philanthropy, and activist communities came together for an unforgettable night at ARTWALK NY 2024. This year’s event, hosted at Chelsea Factory, raised over $700,000! These funds go ..Read More
New Yorkers debate the merits of Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” housing proposal Posted on October 22, 2024 by Ali Bauman, Natalie Duddridge in CBS News New York New York City began two days of public hearings Monday on Mayor Eric Adams' "City of Yes" housing proposal. The plan is designed to address the housing crisis by changing zoning regulations to allow more residential units to be built. On Monday, the Planning C ..Read More
