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
Today’s Read: City Asks Developers to Help by Housing Homeless in Affordable Units Posted on October 31, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone The Coalition has long called on the City to make full use of all permanent housing resources to turn the tide on record homelessness. In welcome news, the City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development has announced a new regulation that will hel ..Read More
Today’s Read: HUD Releases Long-Term Outcomes From the Family Options Study Posted on October 26, 2016 by Giselle Routhier Yesterday, HUD released the long-term results of its Family Options Study: the largest experimental study examining the impact of different housing interventions for homeless families. The study was done with 2,282 participants in 12 communities across the Uni ..Read More
