Category: CFTH Blog

A scathing New York Times investigation by Kim Barker details the reprehensible practice of exploiting people who are struggling with addiction and mental illness by placing them in overcrowded, unregulated “three-quarter houses.” Rather than providing ser ..Read More

Skyrocketing rents across New York City are the primary cause of the homelessness crisis. More and more New Yorkers are straining under the rising cost of living – and many people are just one missed paycheck or one unexpected medical bill away from eviction ..Read More

Following outcry from both advocates and City officials, the State announced on Friday that it would not withhold funding from 16 shelters. The Coalition and other groups had denounced the State’s earlier threat to cut off vital aid to shelters – a move th ..Read More

Just one day after Mayor de Blasio announced the creation of an interagency “Shelter Repair Squad” to inspect and improve shelter conditions – a development hailed by advocates – Governor Cuomo’s administration inexplicably threatened to withhold fun ..Read More

Every New Yorker deserves a permanent home. They also deserve – and, thanks to the Coalition, have the legal right to – safe and decent shelter. Unfortunately, after years of neglect, conditions in the many of the City’s shelters are appalling. A Departm ..Read More

With more than 60,000 New Yorkers sleeping in homeless shelters every night, it is imperative that our elected leaders prioritize strategies to effectively combat the unprecedented crisis. Mayor de Blasio has taken another important step to try to meet the cha ..Read More

New York City’s record homelessness deserves a coordinated, strong response from both the City and the State, not just empty words. Our elected leaders have decried the homelessness crisis while simultaneously failing to fully commit to supportive housing � ..Read More

With the shelter system bursting at the seams, the City and State governments need to immediately prioritize strategies that offer concrete help to the unprecedented number of New Yorkers without homes. A New York Daily News editorial reviewed the mixed result ..Read More

New York City’s historic homelessness crisis takes a tragic toll on the 60,000 men, women and children who bed down in shelters each night. It also comes at a significant financial cost to taxpayers: In the past five years alone, the City has spent $1.7 bill ..Read More