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
Vote: Homeless New Yorkers Have a Voice Posted on October 18, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone With only three weeks until Election Day, it’s important that homeless New Yorkers prepare to exercise their right to vote. OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS: The number of homeless New Yorkers sleeping in municipal shelters has risen 32 percent, reaching 61,464 peop ..Read More
Today’s Video: No Shelter Posted on October 17, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Homelessness is a citywide problem stemming from the severe lack of affordable housing in every borough. More than half of New Yorkers are dealing with unaffordable rents, one unforeseen circumstance away from falling behind and facing eviction. Fortunately, i ..Read More
Today’s Read: Federal Rules Hiking Rents Could Hit 56,000 Low-Income Families Hard Posted on October 7, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Update: On November 15th, HUD announced that it had exempted New York City and other cities with a vacancy rate below 4 percent from the changed rule. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is one of the most powerful tools for ensuring housing stability ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on Three-Quarter Housing Posted on October 6, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone On Thursday, the Coalition for the Homeless and The Legal Aid Society presented testimony in support of a package of bills that would curb the abuses of three-quarter house operators and help tenants assert their rights and access more stable housing resources ..Read More
Today’s Listen: Home Stability Support Posted on September 30, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone New York’s severe housing affordability crisis continues to be the primary cause of record homelessness. Incomes have failed to keep up with skyrocketing rents, and the State’s shelter allowance for public assistance recipients is nowhere near sufficient t ..Read More
Four Things the City and State Can Do Right Now to Address Record Homelessness Posted on September 29, 2016 by Giselle Routhier Today, the City announced a grim milestone: More than 60,000 men, women, and children are now sleeping in Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters each night.[1] New York City has a legal right to shelter that means the shelter census will rise and fall ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on Right to Counsel in Housing Court Posted on September 28, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone On Monday, the Coalition for the Homeless joined dozens of other advocates and tenants in presenting testimony in support of City Council Intro 214-a, which would guarantee legal representation for low-income New Yorkers in housing court. Eviction is a leading ..Read More
