Coalition for the Homeless Statement in Response t Posted on June 19, 2018 by Nicole Edine New York, NY – The following statement by Giselle Routhier, Policy Director for the Coalition for the Homeless is in response to the City’s newly released annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE), which found a 6 percent decrease of people homel ..Read More
With Toy Houses in Hand, Children March and Call o Posted on June 7, 2018 by Nicole Edine Homeless Crisis at Record Levels with 23,000 children sleeping in shelters each night 100+ Kids with Lego Houses Remind Mayor of Human Cost of Mass Homelessness, Part of House Our Future NY Campaign NEW YORK – More than one hundred children, including d ..Read More
Funding Cuts Threaten Grand Central Food Program Posted on May 22, 2018 by Nicole Edine in New York Nonprofit Media My daughter, like many nine-year-old kids, can be a bit dramatic. When she gets home from school she’ll often throw down her backpack and exclaim, “I’m starving!” I have to remind her that just outside our door and throughout the streets of the city, ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Statement in Response t Posted on April 26, 2018 by Nicole Edine New York, NY – The following statement can be attributed to Giselle Routhier, Policy Director for the Coalition for the Homeless: “The plan released by HUD yesterday to increase rent for millions of Americans receiving housing assistance and to impose one ..Read More
Broad Coalition Calls for 30,000 Homes for Homeles Posted on April 24, 2018 by Nicole Edine In Current Plan, Just 5% of Housing Units Targeted to Homeless, as Shelter Population Remains Near Record Highs NEW YORK – A broad coalition of housing advocates, faith leaders, experts, and service providers sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio calling for his ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Statement in Response t Posted on March 30, 2018 by Nicole Edine New York, NY – The Coalition for the Homeless today released the following statement on behalf of Deputy Executive Director for Policy Shelly Nortz, referring to the below budget language: “The Governor’s petty power grab will only serve to undermine the ..Read More
Mary Brosnahan Steps Down as President and CEO on Posted on March 20, 2018 by Nicole Edine NEW YORK – The Coalition for the Homeless announced today that President and CEO Mary Brosnahan is stepping down after three decades of groundbreaking advocacy and service on behalf of homeless New Yorkers. “Mary built the Coalition from its humble, gr ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2018 Posted on March 14, 2018 by Nicole Edine Homelessness Continues to Reach Record Highs as Mayor’s Housing Plan Fails to Address the City’s Urgent Needs NEW YORK, NY -The Coalition for the Homeless released today its 2018 State of the Homeless report, Fate of a Generation: How the City and State Ca ..Read More
New Report Finds City’s Housing Plan Leaves Posted on January 31, 2018 by Nicole Edine Record Overall Housing Production Will Make Only Modest Impact on Homelessness, ‘Moment of Truth’ Shows NEW YORK – A new report from the Coalition for the Homeless released today shows that despite record levels of affordable housing preservation a ..Read More
