Category: CFTH Blog

Only one in ten residents thinks the Bloomberg administration is doing a good job of assisting homeless families and individuals. This statistic is among the findings of a new poll released by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness that examine ..Read More

Record temperatures this week can be dangerous for your health and safety. If you are homeless and living on the streets or staying in a shelter without air-conditioning, try and stay cool with the following suggestions: 1. Take advantage of Citywide Cooling C ..Read More

The Legal Aid Society is in a current legal battle to save thousands of Advantage tenants from losing their rental assistance. It’s important to note that the case is still going on and orders may change. We will post any changes and updates as soon as w ..Read More

Late last week the New York State Legislature struck a deal to renew rent laws protecting 2.5 million tenants. But the minimal improvements in the law will mean further erosion of affordable, rent-regulated housing in NYC. The deal reached at the end of an oth ..Read More

New York laws protecting one million tenant households from eviction and arbitrary rent hikes expire tomorrow, threatening a new wave of homelessness. Now is the time to urge Governor Cuomo and State Legislators to renew — and strengthen — the rent ..Read More

Bloomberg administration officials keep spreading the falsehood that Federal housing programs are not available to help homeless New Yorkers. The reality is that Federal housing aid, though scarce, IS available — and is proven to reduce homelessness. As ..Read More

The Legal Aid Society won a temporary victory for thousands of Advantage tenants today! On June 2nd, the Appellate Court ruled that June Advantage rent must be paid, as well as rent going forward until the appeal is decided. The appeal is scheduled to be hear ..Read More

Mayor Bloomberg and City officials make the absurd claim that the so-called “generosity” of the flawed Advantage program was attracting families to municipal shelters — and unbelievably, they are using this long-discredited myth to justify ..Read More

It is always refreshing to us to see young people helping out in their community. We were proud when the students at PS 264 chose the Coalition as the recipient of their Penny Harvest fundraising effort. Through their hard work, they were able to collect enoug ..Read More