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For Immediate Release Media Contact: press@cfthomeless.org   Coalition for the Homeless Calls on City to Protect Homeless New Yorkers from Omicron Variant The following statement can be attributed to Jacquelyn Simone, Policy Director for the Coalition for ..Read More

For Immediate Release Media Contact: press@cfthomeless.org NEW YORK, NY— The following statement is in response to Coalition for the Homeless-alum Daniel W. Tietz’s forthcoming nomination to serve as Commissioner of the Office of Temporary and Disability A ..Read More

For Immediate Release Media contact: press@cfthomeless.org New York State Takes Critical Step to Help Thousands of New Yorkers Exit Homelessness, and Help Thousands More to Remain in Their Homes NEW YORK, NY  —   The following statement is in response to ..Read More

New campaign advocates for right to housing and marks the 40th anniversary of the legal right to shelter in NYC. New York, NY — November 29, 2021 — Today, the Coalition for the Homeless launched Home is Hope, a new campaign highlighting the urgent need for ..Read More

NBK Essentials Volunteers Aim to Support Unhoused New Yorkers During the Pandemic New York, NY — November 22, 2021 — Today, the Coalition for the Homeless announced the recipient of its sixth annual Compassionate Communities Award: North Brooklyn Essential ..Read More

Originally published in The New York Daily News As cities throughout the United States are grappling with how to address the growing problem of mass homelessness, many municipalities have been turning a curious eye to New York, where, despite our many challeng ..Read More

Originally published in amNY I am an aspiring software engineer, and first met Bill de Blasio, who was then the Public Advocate, in 2010 at a General Welfare Committee hearing, at which I testified about the challenges of trying to pursue an education while ho ..Read More

NEW YORK, NY — The following statement from Coalition for the Homeless was released today as Congressional leaders negotiate the size and scope of the Build Back Better Act, which includes housing investments such as rental assistance targeted to serve Ameri ..Read More

NEW YORK — The following statement from the Coalition for the Homeless may be attributed to Shelly Nortz, Deputy Executive Director for Policy, in response to the inauguration of New York Governor Kathy Hochul on August 24, 2021: “The Coalition for the Hom ..Read More