UPDATE: Court Orders Relief for Sandy Survivors Facing Hotel Evictions—Extended to May 15th Posted on May 1, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE UPDATE: Today NY State Supreme Court Justice Magaret Chan extended her temporary order protecting Sandy survivors in hotels from eviction by the City. The injunction is extended until May 15th, and a hearing will be held two days before that to decide what ..Read More
Extend the April 30th Deadline For Sandy Victims Posted on April 26, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY The Coalition joined with Annabel Palma, Donovan Richards, Brad Lander and Stephen Levin on the steps of City Hall today to fight for an extension in the April 30th deadline for Hurricane Sandy victims currently staying in hotels. For six months, thousands of ..Read More
Women Mean Business Luncheon Raises a Record Breaking $208,000 Posted on April 25, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Wednesday, April 17, more than 300 guests filled the Grand Ballroom of The Pierre Hotel for the Coalition’s Women Mean Business Luncheon, a benefit for our First Step Job Training Program. Buoyed by an exciting keynote address from Gloria Feldt and the ent ..Read More
NY Observer: Bloomberg and the Return of Hooverville Posted on April 24, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE Today’s New York Observer has one of the best long-form news reports in recent memory about soaring NYC family homelessness. The article, “The Return of Hooverville: The Deepening Crisis of Family Homelessness,” links the everyday struggles of one home ..Read More
NY Daily News: Mayor Bloomberg’s Homeless Policy Has Been A Resounding Failure Posted on April 23, 2013 by PATRICK MARKEE As New York Daily News columnist Albor Ruiz writes in a powerful new column, “the figures don’t lie…. New York City is facing a homelessness crisis of record-breaking proportions.” There is no two ways around it: Mayor Bloomberg’s homeless policy ha ..Read More
Coalition Joins Hundreds of Advocates to Launch “United to End Homelessness” Posted on April 9, 2013 by GISELLE ROUTHIER Today, over 100 groups gathered on the steps of City Hall to launch United to End Homelessness—a coalition of advocates, service providers, faith leaders, and homeless individuals that will work to make homelessness a top priority in the upcoming mayoral ele ..Read More
Stefan Sagmeister Project Benefits the Coalition Posted on April 2, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY Renowned artist and dedicated Coalition supporter Stefan Sagmeister and his partner Jessica Walsh have released a collection of cards for the Luxe Project by moo.com to benefit the Coalition for the Homeless. Their collection, the “Halftone Satisfacti ..Read More
The Coalition for the Homeless is Looking for Volunteer Shelter Monitors Posted on April 1, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY A Shelter Monitor accompanies the Shelter Specialist and other Monitors on frequent visits to inspect the actual shelters and interact with the clients. Some of the reasons for client interaction are: to inform clients of what the Coalition for the Homeless ca ..Read More
How I Found Myself Posted on March 27, 2013 by SARAH MURPHY By Lakisha Smith On March 18th I officially graduated from First Step. A job training program for low income and homeless women, it’s just one of the programs provided at the Coalition for the Homeless. I remember when I first decided to embark on this journ ..Read More
