Coalition Testifies on Requiring Private Rooms for Homeless Single Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic Posted on April 24, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone On Thursday, April 23rd, Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony to the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare regarding Intro. 1927, which would require the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to provide all ..Read More
Today’s Read: Beneath the Sickened City Posted on April 22, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone For more than a month, Mayor de Blasio and other officials have urged New York City residents to stay home. But even before the rapid economic fallout from the pandemic, record numbers of New Yorkers were already without homes. In addition to the more than 62, ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless and Allies Call for Federal Government to Fund Rental Assistance Posted on April 17, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone New York City has been fully in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic for a month, which has magnified the longstanding holes in our social safety net. Long before COVID-19’s arrival, New York City was already in the midst of a historic homelessness crisis †..Read More
Today’s Read: Report Shows Poverty in New York Far Worse Than Official Measures Say Posted on February 21, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone Many New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet: A new report from the Robin Hood Foundation found that half of adult New Yorkers report living in poverty for at least a year between 2015 and 2018, despite a falling official poverty rate, and people of color ..Read More
Today’s Read: Johnson Unveils ‘Holistic, Long-Term’ Plan to Tackle City Homelessness Crisis Posted on January 31, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone With record numbers of New Yorkers sleeping in shelters and thousands more bedding down on the streets and in the subways every night, the homelessness crisis demands bold solutions. On Thursday, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson unveiled a sweeping new pl ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on NYS Executive Budget 2020 Posted on January 30, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone On Thursday, Coalition for the Homeless presented testimony to the Fiscal Committees of the New York State Legislature on the NYS Executive Budget Proposal for Human Services 2020. As legislators enter budget negotiations, they face an unprecedented ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on NYPD Subway Diversion Program Posted on January 23, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone In addition to the record number of people in the New York City shelter system every night, thousands of homeless New Yorkers sleep on the streets and in the subway system. New York City has a legal right to shelter, but some people end up on the str ..Read More
Today’s Read: Assembly Opens With Emphasis on Poverty, Affordable Housing Posted on January 10, 2020 by Jacquelyn Simone The State legislative session officially started on Thursday, with the Assembly leadership committing to combat New York’s record-breaking homelessness crisis. According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, ..Read More
Thank You for Helping Us Collect 13,000 Toys for Homeless Kids! Posted on December 20, 2019 by Nicole Edine Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Holiday Toy Drive. With your help, we’ve collected 13,000 (and counting!) dolls, action figures, footballs, arts and crafts kits, and more to be distributed to homeless kids in New York City just in time for ..Read More
