City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Calls on Mayor to Address Homelessness Crisis Posted on February 9, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY Yesterday, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivered her annual State of the City address. Although she touched on many issues, she didn’t ignore the City’s current crisis of record homelessness. During her speech, she called on Mayor ..Read More
New Yorkers Open Their Hearts this Holiday Season Posted on December 23, 2011 by Sarah Murphy By Marisa Butler We spent the last few weeks overwhelmed by the kindness of our fellow New Yorkers as we received deliveries of toys by the hundreds each day. We completed drives with a record 35 businesses including ING, Macys, New York Life, Lightyear Capita ..Read More
Treasure&Bond Store Partners with the Coalition Posted on December 20, 2011 by Sarah Murphy The new SoHo boutique Treasure&Bond has partnered with the Coalition to donate half of its profits from November 2011 through January 2012 toward our summer camp and after school program – with the other fifty percent also going to charity. This in ..Read More
A Little Girl Makes a Big Difference Posted on December 8, 2011 by Sarah Murphy I guess you could say I got an early visit from Santa this year. Last week, just as I was getting ready to begin my pre-holiday funk, a big dose of holiday spirit came to the Coalition. Standing at the elevator, I ran into a little girl carrying in two bags bi ..Read More
What goes around comes around Posted on November 22, 2011 by Sarah Murphy This one basically speaks for itself. Notorious foreclosure firm, Steven J. Baum PC, most recently known for their heartless mocking of homeless people at a 2010 Halloween party, is closing its doors. Yes, people will be losing their jobs and that is incred ..Read More
Advantage Tenants: October Rent will be Paid Posted on October 5, 2011 by Sarah Murphy The City agreed to pay Advantage rent for October, despite sending letter to some Advantage tenants telling them the City would not pay. The landlords should recieve the checks in 3 to 5 days. These payments will be made only for Advantage tenants who are s ..Read More
Help Homeless Kids Get Much Needed Tools for School Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sarah Murphy Today the Coalition kicks off Project: Back to School, our annual school supply drive to help some of the 16,000 children currently living in homeless shelters start the year off on the right foot. Homelessness takes a particularly heavy toll on kids. The inhe ..Read More
Students from PS 264 Raise $100 for the Coalition! Posted on May 19, 2011 by Sarah Murphy It is always refreshing to us to see young people helping out in their community. We were proud when the students at PS 264 chose the Coalition as the recipient of their Penny Harvest fundraising effort. Through their hard work, they were able to collect enoug ..Read More
Make a difference this Mother’s Day Posted on May 6, 2011 by Sarah Murphy This Mother’s Day will be one Luz Figueroa* will never forget. After years of abuse and fear at the hands of her children’s father, after months of homelessness and desperation, she and her two sons are finally reunited in a home of their own. For ..Read More
