Thousand March Across Brooklyn Bridge Posted on November 21, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Last Thursday, November 17th, Coalition for the Homeless joined tens of thousands of people in a peaceful march across the Brooklyn Bridge. The march brought together advocates, union members, community organizations, and Occupy Wall Street protesters in a sho ..Read More
Advantage Tenants: November Rent Will Be Paid! Posted on November 17, 2011 by Giselle Routhier The City has announced it will pay Advantage rents for November, including any late fees that were incurred due to this late decision. These payments will only be made for Advantage tenants currently within their lease period. We do not know if any rent will b ..Read More
Homeless, But Not Eligible for Shelter? Posted on November 4, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Last night, the Bloomberg administration announced it would begin implementing an eligibility procedure for homeless single adults trying to enter shelter — an onerous process that would effectively deny shelter to a great number of homeless people in ..Read More
Educating Homeless Students: How the City is Failing our Most Vulnerable Young Minds Posted on October 21, 2011 by Giselle Routhier By all definitions, the number of homeless children reached an all-time high in the last fiscal year, with a record 42,888 children having slept in New York City shelters. On Tuesday, the New York City Council convened a hearing to investigate how the City i ..Read More
Breakfast at Tiffany’s? What Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Really Mean for Essential Services Posted on October 13, 2011 by Giselle Routhier This morning, the Coalition for the Homeless joined advocates and service providers at an “Austerity Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” held outside the iconic Tiffany and Co. store on Fifth Avenue. The ‘Austerity Breakfast’ was organized to pu ..Read More
Community/Labor Groups and #OccupyWallStreet March on City’s Billionaires Posted on October 12, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Yesterday, the Coalition for the Homeless joined hundreds of people from community organizations, unions, and Occupy Wall Street on a tour of the homes of some of New York’s billionaires. Rupert Murdoch, David Koch, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon were am ..Read More
Number of Poor New Yorkers Rises Again – One in Five New Yorkers Now Living in Poverty Posted on September 22, 2011 by Giselle Routhier New data released today by the Census Bureau document the rise and breadth of poverty in New York City. Although the news is not surprising for many advocates, organizations and individuals that see poverty every day, it succeeds in painting a shocking picture ..Read More
Advantage Tenants: Important Update Posted on September 14, 2011 by Giselle Routhier We are sorry to report that the trial court ruled yesterday afternoon that New York City has “no ongoing obligation, contractual or otherwise, to continue the Advantage program.” See the Reuters news article here. HOWEVER, for now, the appellate i ..Read More
Advantage Tenants: September Rent will be Paid Posted on September 1, 2011 by Giselle Routhier Because of ongoing litigation, the City has announced that it will continue to pay Advantage rent subsidies for current tenants for the month of September. This will only cover Advantage tenants who are still within their lease period. Please click here for ..Read More
