Today’s Video: How Homelessness Has Worsened in the City Posted on April 18, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone With the New York City shelter system bursting at the seams and thousands of people sleeping on subways or sidewalks, many New Yorkers are asking themselves how we got to this point. The answer, as explained in the Coalition’s annual State of the Homeless re ..Read More
Today’s Read: Thousands of Working New Yorkers Are Living in Homeless Shelters Posted on April 13, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone The primary driver of record homelessness is the worsening citywide housing affordability crisis. In every borough, skyrocketing rents and stagnant incomes have left more and more New Yorkers on the brink of homelessness: As of 2014, one-third of all NYC rente ..Read More
Supportive Housing Solves Homelessness, Improves Neighborhoods, Saves Tax Dollars Posted on April 12, 2017 by Shelly Nortz, Deputy Executive Director for Policy Today we celebrate a great advocacy victory with this weekend’s adoption of the 2017 New York State Budget: The release of $1 billion for the development of the first 6,000 of 20,000 supportive housing units for homeless New Yorkers as promised by Gov. Andre ..Read More
Missing the Mark and Reviving Old Myths Posted on April 7, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone In a woefully misguided editorial today, the New York Daily News applauds the de Blasio administration for changing shelter intake procedures to dramatically reduce the percentage of families found eligible for shelter – as if turning away families in need i ..Read More
Coalition Renews Client Advisory Group Organizing Posted on April 4, 2017 by Anna Hadfield Last month, the Coalition renewed our organizing work with homeless shelter residents with an expanded Client Advisory Group (CAG). For two decades CAG has empowered homeless New Yorkers in shelters to effectively advocate for themselves and others. Every two ..Read More
Today’s Read: Can Andrew Cuomo Really Deliver on His Housing Promises? Posted on March 31, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone With the deadline for the 2017-2018 State budget just hours away, tens of thousands of homeless New Yorkers will soon see whether Governor Cuomo keeps his promise by finally releasing desperately needed supportive housing funds. Although supportive housing is ..Read More
Today’s Read: 95 Faith Leaders Join Push for Passage of State Rent Subsidy Proposal Posted on March 24, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone In our annual State of the Homeless report released this week, the Coalition cited Home Stability Support as a critical tool to reduce record homelessness. The proposal from Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi would bridge the difference between the insufficient shel ..Read More
Today’s Read: Cuomo, Keep Your Word on Housing for the Homeless Posted on March 21, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone Supportive housing has been proven to be a vital tool in the fight to end homelessness. By pairing the stability of a permanent home with on-site support services necessary to address mental or physical health issues, this innovative model breaks the cycle of ..Read More
Today’s Video: Helping the Homeless Find Affordable Homes Posted on March 17, 2017 by Jacquelyn Simone As State leaders negotiate the budget for fiscal year 2018, it is imperative that they consider the record number of New Yorkers in dire need of housing. In addition to immediately releasing the already-delayed funds for supportive housing, the Governor and Le ..Read More
