COVID-19 Policy Updates

The Coalition for the Homeless is continually monitoring the City’s response to the outbreak and working to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

• Read our policy recommendations for responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

• Read a sample of our recent correspondence with City and State officials about the response to the COVID-19 crisis.

• Homeless New Yorkers in shelters have a higher age-adjusted mortality rate than New York City as a whole. View up-to-date calculations and charts.

Our report, “COVID-19 and Homelessness in New York City: Pandemic Pandemonium for New Yorkers Without Homes,” outlines the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on homeless New Yorkers, provides a look at government responses in the early months of the crisis, and recommends urgent actions to support homeless New Yorkers.

Contact your elected officials now