Today’s Read: Finding Shelter for New York City’s Homeless is a Bureaucratic Nightmare Posted on April 25, 2022 by Casey O'Hara Mayor Adams’ decision to remove unsheltered individuals from the subways and to dismantle encampments throughout the city has inflicted immeasurable trauma on our unsheltered neighbors. His strategy of pushing people out of the public’s view does not addre ..Read More
The Women Mean Business Luncheon Returns After Two Years! Posted on April 14, 2022 After a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic, the Women Mean Business Luncheon came back with a splash on April 8th, 2022! Over 200 business and community leaders gathered at the Plaza Hotel alongside First Step graduates, staff, and supporters for our 26th ..Read More
Today’s Read: A Mental Health Crisis Grips the City Posted on March 4, 2022 by Zoë Johnson Recent high-profile tragedies and newly announced government initiatives have focused increased attention on the unmet needs of unsheltered homeless people, including those struggling with mental illnesses. In mid-February, Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy ..Read More
Fact Check on Homelessness and Mental Health Care Posted on February 23, 2022 by Shelly Nortz On February 18, 2022, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul announced a plan to remove people who shelter in the subway system. Since then, we’ve heard many false claims about homelessness and mental health care, including misinformation about Kendra’s L ..Read More
Today’s Read: New York City Plans to Stop Homeless People From Sheltering in Subway Posted on February 22, 2022 by Zoë Johnson On February 18, 2022, Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a plan to remove people who shelter in the subway system, including stricter enforcement of transit system rules and a zero-tolerance policy for sleeping on the trains. But, as the Coal ..Read More
Today’s Read: Three in Four Homeless Families Applying for Shelter in New York City Rejected in 2021, Setting Record Posted on February 8, 2022 by Casey O'Hara Homeless families in New York City are required to undergo an onerous bureaucratic application process in order to receive a shelter placement, and the difficulties they face have only been exacerbated in recent years amid the ongoing pandemic. This flawe ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Submits Testimony on NYS Executive Budget Proposal for Human Services Posted on February 2, 2022 by Zoë Johnson On February 2, 2022, the Coalition for the Homeless submitted testimony to the Fiscal Committees of the New York State Legislature on the 2022 NYS Executive Budget Proposal for Human Services. Our testimony chronicled the current state of homelessness in New Y ..Read More
Over 10,000 toys – thanks to you! Posted on January 10, 2022 by Zoë Johnson Thanks to you, we gave away more than 10,000 toys this holiday season to homeless kids in 50 NYC shelters! This was our second year running a fully virtual drive (but with real toys, of course!). Despite the challenges of a surging pandemic, it was a huge succ ..Read More
Coalition Testifies on the State of Single Adult Homelessness in NYC Posted on December 9, 2021 by Zoë Johnson Despite the recent progress in reducing homelessness among families with children, New York City continues to see near-record levels of single adult homelessness. There were 18,236 single adults sleeping in Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelters each n ..Read More
