Today’s Read: Supporting a Right to Counsel in Housing Court Posted on December 9, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The citywide affordable housing crisis has pushed many New Yorkers to the brink of homelessness. More than half of NYC tenants pay over 30 percent of their income toward rent, just one missed paycheck or unexpected medical bill away from falling behind. If the ..Read More
Today’s Read: Momentum Builds for Home Stability Support Posted on December 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Faced with a worsening affordable housing crisis and record homelessness statewide, a growing number of elected leaders and advocates are endorsing the innovative Home Stability Support proposal introduced by State Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi (D- Forest Hills ..Read More
December 5th is Right to Shelter Day Posted on December 5, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone “The aid, care and support of the needy are public concerns and shall be provided by the state and by such of its subdivisions, and in such manner and by such means, as the legislature may from time to time determine.” These words, from Article XVII of the ..Read More
Today’s Video: Experts Discuss Housing MOU Posted on November 28, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone As more than 80,000 homeless New Yorkers brace themselves for another brutally cold winter, elected leaders in Albany continue to delay the release of funds for desperately needed supportive housing – a proven, cost-effective solution to chronic homelessne ..Read More
Coalition and Elected Leaders Rally for Home Stability Support Posted on November 22, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone With a record 61,931 people in New York City bedding down in shelters tonight, and thousands more enduring homelessness elsewhere in the state, it is time for bold action to address the crisis. The widening gulf between incomes and rents has pushed more and mo ..Read More
Today’s Read: Calling on Gov. Cuomo to Get 6,000 New Supportive Housing Units Up and Running Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone As people across the country prepare to sit around the Thanksgiving table with loved ones this week, more than 80,000 New Yorkers will enter the holiday season without even the dignity of a home. Many of our homeless neighbors are grappling with mental illness ..Read More
Today’s Read: NYC Exempt From New Federal Housing Subsidy Rules Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is a proven solution to homelessness and housing instability, by enabling tenants to pay 30 percent of their income toward rent. But when the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it wou ..Read More
ARTWALK NY Honors Kenny Scharf and Mike De Paola Posted on November 14, 2016 by Nicole Edine On November 3, 2016, the Coalition for the Homeless joined with supporters, activists, artists, collectors and other friends for the 22nd Annual ARTWALK NY. Presented by Italian fashion house Max Mara, this year’s event celebrated the whimsical work of Artis ..Read More
Today’s Read: Yes, You Can Vote If You Are Homeless Posted on November 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone On Tuesday, New Yorkers will head to the polls to vote for the next President, as well as a U.S. Senator, U.S. Representatives, State Senators and State Assemblymembers. Thanks to the Pitts v. Black lawsuit brought by the Coalition in 1984, homeless New Yorker ..Read More
