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Advocates Protest Against NYC’s Harmful Shelter Sanctions Policy
The Coalition for the Homeless, Neighbors Together, Safety Net Project-Urban Justice Center and VOCAL-NY lead protest at DHS headquarters calling for stop to Sanctions policy roll out Dozens of advocates, shelter residents, and concerned New Yorkers...
Coalition for the Homeless Releases 2025 State of the Homeless Report: ‘Nowhere to Go’
Number of New Yorkers in Shelters Quietly Grew by 11.5% in 2024, as Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul Continue Failing to Focus on Proven Solutions New York, NY – Today, the Coalition for the Homeless published its annual State of the Homeless report:...
Opinion: City Study on Pregnant People in Shelter Raises Serious Concerns
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
This spring, New York City proposed a new research study on pregnant people seeking shelter that raises significant ethical and methodological concerns. The study would randomly assign pregnant people arriving at the city’s Prevention Assistance and...
Coalition For The Homeless Responds to State Budget Agreement Expanding Involuntary Commitment for Homeless New Yorkers
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
The Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement on the newly announced State budget...
Coalition condemns expansion of forced psychiatric commitment; renews calls for investments in mental health and social services
Friday, April 25, 2025
Expansion of Involuntary Commitment will not Work; Community Services Required (Albany) – As reports circulate that the Governor and the Legislature have agreed to expand involuntary commitment, a wide-ranging coalition of 39 mental health service...
Really aiding those with mental illness
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
New York is in the midst of both a mental health crisis and homelessness crisis, which is playing out in a very public fashion — on the streets, subways, and other public spaces. But when it comes to proposing a solution to helping the thousands of unhoused...
Homelessness Experts Release Comprehensive Plan for the Next Mayor to End Mass Homelessness in NYC
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Homelessness experts, including the Coalition for the Homeless, Community Service Society, The Legal Aid Society, VOCAL-NY, Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, Neighbors Together, and CSH today released “Housing is the Solution: A...
Media Personality Taryn Delanie Smith Named Ambassador for Coalition for the Homeless
Monday, March 17, 2025
The Coalition for the Homeless, New York City's leading advocacy and direct services organization in the fight against homelessness, announces the appointment of Digital Creator, Host, Actor, and Comedian Taryn Delanie Smith as its first ever Ambassador. With...
Statement from the Coalition For The Homeless and The Legal Aid Society Regarding Criminal Subpoenas
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Today, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society issued the following joint statement in response to subpoenas issued to three New York City hotels housing immigrants and homeless New Yorkers: “The Trump administration’s use of criminal...
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless Respond to City’s Closure of the Asylum Seeker Arrival Center and Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center located at The Roosevelt Hotel
Monday, February 24, 2025
“We are very concerned that the City will not be able to meet its moral and legal obligations to provide safe and appropriate shelter for all in...
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