Court Upholds Injunction Blocking City from Abrupt Posted on August 21, 2025 by Gresham Worth The Legal Aid Society, together with the Coalition for the Homeless, Women in Need, and Neighbors Together, today won a lawsuit upholding an injunction preventing the City of New York from abruptly eliminating the longstanding Unit Hold Incentive for property ..Read More
Advocates Protest Against NYC’s Harmful Shel Posted on July 17, 2025 by Gresham Worth The Coalition for the Homeless, Neighbors Together, Safety Net Project-Urban Justice Center and VOCAL-NY lead protest at DHS headquarters calling for stop to Sanctions policy roll out Dozens of advocates, shelter residents, and concerned New Yorkers gathered ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Releases 2025 State of Posted on June 11, 2025 by Gresham Worth Number of New Yorkers in Shelters Quietly Grew by 11.5% in 2024, as Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul Continue Failing to Focus on Proven Solutions New York, NY – Today, the Coalition for the Homeless published its annual State of the Homeless report: Nowh ..Read More
Opinion: City Study on Pregnant People in Shelter Posted on June 10, 2025 by Gresham Worth in Originally published by City Limits This spring, New York City proposed a new research study on pregnant people seeking shelter that raises significant ethical and methodological concerns. The study would randomly assign pregnant people arriving at the city’s Prevention Assistance and Temporar ..Read More
Coalition For The Homeless Responds to State Budge Posted on May 7, 2025 by Gresham Worth The Coalition for the Homeless issued the following statement on the newly announced State budget plan: ..Read More
Coalition condemns expansion of forced psychiatric Posted on April 25, 2025 by Gresham Worth Expansion of Involuntary Commitment will not Work; Community Services Required (Albany) – As reports circulate that the Governor and the Legislature have agreed to expand involuntary commitment, a wide-ranging coalition of 39 mental health service provid ..Read More
Really aiding those with mental illness Posted on April 1, 2025 by Gresham Worth New York is in the midst of both a mental health crisis and homelessness crisis, which is playing out in a very public fashion — on the streets, subways, and other public spaces. But when it comes to proposing a solution to helping the thousands of unhoused ..Read More
Homelessness Experts Release Comprehensive Plan fo Posted on March 20, 2025 by Gresham Worth Homelessness experts, including the Coalition for the Homeless, Community Service Society, The Legal Aid Society, VOCAL-NY, Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development, Neighbors Together, and CSH today released “Housing is the Solution: A P ..Read More
Media Personality Taryn Delanie Smith Named Ambass Posted on March 17, 2025 by Gresham Worth The Coalition for the Homeless, New York City's leading advocacy and direct services organization in the fight against homelessness, announces the appointment of Digital Creator, Host, Actor, and Comedian Taryn Delanie Smith as its first ever Ambassador. With ..Read More
