Thank You for Giving Kids a Head Start on the School Year! Posted on October 3, 2014 by Ruth Lindner As the summer came to a close, the Coalition for the Homeless was humbled by the enthusiastic support of so many businesses, organizations, schools and caring individuals who helped make the seventh annual Project: Back to School such a success. This year, ove ..Read More
Today’s Read: Cluster-Site Shelters Posted on October 2, 2014 by Sarah Murphy The Coalition has long derided the use of informal and often dubious deals between the City and private landlords to provide emergency shelter for families. Begun in the last years of the Giuliani Administration and expanded during the Bloomberg Administrati ..Read More
Housing Programs Announced Posted on August 13, 2014 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena State and City Officials Announce Programs to Move Homeless Families from Shelters The Cuomo and de Blasio administrations have announced the creation of two rent subsidy programs to stabilize homeless families in their own homes, as well as another one-year p ..Read More
Upcoming Events For Seniors and Tenants with Disabilities to Sign-Up for Rent Freeze Program Posted on August 11, 2014 by Gabriela Sandoval Requena Workshops on recent expansion of eligibility for the programs SCRIE and DRIE will be held this week and next. Come see if you qualify and sign up! (Información disponible en español) Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, State Senators Brad Hoylman and Liz Kruger, ..Read More
Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) Program Signed into Law! Posted on August 7, 2014 by SHELLY NORTZ Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation passed by the New York City Council on July 24th that will help tenants with disabilities stay in their homes under the Disability Rent Increase Exemption program (DRIE) by freezing their rents at their current level ..Read More
Fossil Employees Fill the Coalition Food Pantry Posted on July 7, 2014 by Jacquelyn Simone There’s more to love about Fossil than their chic watches and handbags: Their generous employees recently helped stock our food pantry! Many of the families who come to the Coalition for help each day are struggling to stretch their meager incomes to cover ..Read More
AIG: Feeding the Hungry, Housing the Homeless Posted on June 23, 2014 by Sarah Murphy Thank you to AIG for supporting the Coalition as one of our most dedicated corporate sponsors for the second year in a row! As a Premier Sponsor, AIG allowed us to feed more than 30,000 hungry New Yorkers and send dozens of homeless children to Camp Homeward ..Read More
Carnival Night for Kids Raises $100,000 for CFH Youth Programs Posted on June 23, 2014 by Sarah Murphy On June 11th, Victorian Gardens in Central Park was filled with music, laughter and the delighted shrieks of happy children as more than 500 guests of all ages joined the Coalition for our annual Carnival Night for Kids. As the sun finally broke through the cl ..Read More
Shelly Nortz Statement on Call for More Tenants to Be Eligible for DRIE Posted on June 12, 2014 by Sarah Murphy Shelly Nortz, CFH Deputy Executive Director for Policy, issued the following statement in support of legislation to enable more tenants to qualify for the Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) program. You can read her Memorandum of Support on the legis ..Read More
