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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

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Originally published in CityLimits ‘What low-income renters and homeless New Yorkers really need is Section 8 for all: housing assistance offered as an entitlement for everyone who qualifies.’ The pandemic has laid bare the economic and health-related vuln ..Read More

NEW YORK — The following statement from Coalition for the Homeless is in response to the City’s decision to begin moving homeless New Yorkers out of hotels and back to congregate shelters. “We stand in solidarity with our homeless neighbors who a ..Read More