Today’s Read: The City Council’s Fair Share Bill is Unfair to Homeless Families Posted on August 23, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone As rents in the city continue to soar while renter incomes remain stagnant, more and more New Yorkers are left with no option but to apply for shelter with the NYC Department of Homeless Services. Unfortunately, the City has often faced local opposition to ope ..Read More
Today’s Read: New York Becomes First City to Guarantee Lawyers to Tenants Facing Eviction Posted on August 14, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone In a tremendous victory for tenants at risk of displacement and homelessness, a new law will correct a longstanding imbalance in housing court by guaranteeing access to legal counsel for low-income New Yorkers facing eviction. Thanks to years of steadfast advo ..Read More
Disability Rights Alert: Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Concerning Access to Shelter for Individuals with Disabilities in the New York City Department of Homeless Services Shelter System Posted on August 9, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone UPDATE: At the September 7th fairness hearing, Judge Robert W. Sweet signed the settlement. This is a tremendous victory for New Yorkers with disabilities throughout the shelter system! Read the statement of Coalition for the Homeless in support of the Stipula ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Calls for an End to Warrant Sweeps in Shelters Posted on August 2, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Today, Coalition for the Homeless joined The Legal Aid Society, other legal services providers and advocates, and homeless New Yorkers for a news conference at which we called on the City to immediately end the punitive and counter-productive practice of condu ..Read More
Today’s Read: De Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan Still Falls Short for Poorest NYers Posted on July 17, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone The citywide housing affordability crisis is a major force driving near-record numbers of families and individuals into homelessness. Tonight, nearly 23,000 children will sleep in shelters, even though more than a third of homeless families include someone who ..Read More
Today’s Read: What It’s Like to be Homeless and Hunting for a Job Posted on July 11, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Finding employment can be arduous in the best circumstances, but for the near-record number of homeless adults bedding down in NYC shelters, the job search process is particularly challenging. Contrary to misleading stereotypes, the vast majority of homeless N ..Read More
Today’s Read: Legislator Vows to Continue Homeless Subsidy Push Posted on July 7, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Although the State legislative session has officially ended, Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi continues to advocate for bold solutions to alleviate the suffering of a near-record 61,277 men, women, and children sleeping in sweltering NYC shelters, thousands more w ..Read More
Today’s Read: Annual Street Homeless Estimate Shows 40 Percent Increase Since 2016 Posted on July 6, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Although the vast majority of homeless men, women, and children in NYC sleep in shelters, the thousands of others who bed down on the streets or in the subways are a daily, visible reminder that our city is in the midst of a record homelessness crisis. This we ..Read More
How to Help Homeless Families: Permanent Housing Posted on June 30, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone With 15,328 families – including 23,000 children – sleeping in NYC shelters tonight, many New Yorkers and organizations have endeavored to understand how we arrived at such a crisis, as well as how to reverse the trend. In the past few weeks, the Family Ho ..Read More
