Marisol Casilla | Embodying what it means to be a First Stepper Posted on April 7, 2025 Marisol Casilla, First Step graduate from class 119, sharing her journey to career success across 11 years, with her sisterhood of First Steppers by her side along the way. Find out more about the First Step Job Training program here: https://www.coalitionfort ..Read More
Melissa Whetstone’s Story | 2025 First Step Graduate Speaker Posted on April 7, 2025 At the 2025 Women Mean Business Luncheon, First Step graduate speaker, Melissa Whetstone, found her path, her voice and her courage amongst some of the toughest challenges anyone one person can experience, thanks to First Step. She spoke eloquently of her jour ..Read More
Maya Wiley | 2025 Women Mean Business Luncheon Keynote Address Posted on April 7, 2025 Maya Wiley, President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, discusses what it means to have hope, to be angry, and how that anger is powerful. ..Read More
Everyone Deserves a Home Posted on February 24, 2025 The Coalition for the Homeless exists to serves the underserved. Since 1981, the Coalition has provided a way off the streets for over 1 million homeless New Yorkers. And every single day, helps more than 3,500 people. Here are some of their stories. Voiced by ..Read More
PSA: Save the Right to Shelter Posted on December 12, 2023 A PSA from the Coalition for the Homeless about protecting the legal Right to Shelter in New York. ..Read More
Camp Homeward Bound Posted on December 12, 2023 Each summer, Camp Homeward Bound provides three 16-day sleep-away sessions at Harriman State Park for hundreds of children. Our sleep-away camp provides a safe haven away from the harsh life of city streets and shelters, where homeless kids have fun and make f ..Read More
Melissalee Posted on December 1, 2023 The Coalition’s First Step graduate Melissalee has overcome so many obstacles to get to the point that she is today. After attending our job training program, she found a job, housing, and a community of women who showed her how to tap into her own strengths ..Read More
Paulette Posted on May 4, 2022 Watch First Step graduate Paulette share her story of the emotional devastation of going in and out of shelters with her husband and her three daughters, and the tragedies she endured. She found First Step through her housing counselor and she was hesitant at ..Read More
Monica Posted on April 12, 2022 Watch the story of Monica, who has shown amazing resilience, despite the many challenges life has thrown her way. First Step helped Monica find a full-time job, safe housing, and a community of women who showed her how to tap into her own intrinsic strengths a ..Read More
