It’s Time to Stand Up to Hatred and Bigotry Posted on August 16, 2017 by Nicole Edine In the aftermath of the last presidential election, we all hoped that the ugly and divisive tactics of the campaign were merely political theatrics that would fade into memory once the new administration was sworn in and assumed the profound responsibility of ..Read More
NYC Schoolchildren Deliver Signed Postcards Asking Posted on June 2, 2017 by Nicole Edine Kids for a Better Future, student group of Brooklyn fourth graders, have spent year working with Coalition for the Homeless to improve lives of homeless New Yorkers New York, NY— A group of Brooklyn fourth graders from Kids for a Better Future (KBF) joined b ..Read More
Congress Should Not Balance the Budget on the Back Posted on April 19, 2017 by Nicole Edine in City & State All of us at the Coalition for the Homeless, New York’s premier homeless advocacy and direct service organization, are disheartened that the budget debate in Washington has not paid enough attention to just how much these spending cuts will affect people in ..Read More
Shelly Nortz on Housing and Homelessness Posted on April 11, 2017 by Nicole Edine in WCNY Capitol Pressroom Shelly Nortz, Deputy Executive Director for Policy with the Coalition for the Homeless, takes a victory lap for homelessness support and supportive housing in the budget. ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Statement Regarding NYS Posted on April 8, 2017 by Nicole Edine The Coalition for the Homeless today released the following statement on behalf of Deputy Executive Director for Policy Shelly Nortz: “We would like to thank Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature for finally releasing the $2.5 billion fo ..Read More
Harder for Homeless to Enter N.Y.C. Shelters, Repo Posted on March 21, 2017 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times More homeless families are being denied permanent shelter in New York City, and many are being forced to reapply multiple times before the city finds them eligible to enter the system — two trends that burden already fragile families, according to a new repo ..Read More
State of the Homeless 2017 Posted on March 21, 2017 by Nicole Edine Rejecting Low Expectations: Housing is the Answer NEW YORK, NY – The Coalition for the Homeless today released its State of the Homeless 2017, a comprehensive look at homelessness in New York City. The report finds that policy failures by the City and St ..Read More
Cuomo, Keep Your Word on Housing for the Homeless: Posted on March 21, 2017 by Nicole Edine in The Journal News In New York, placing homeless individuals in supportive housing has been found to save our government $10,100 per year, per tenant. Mother Nature has uncanny timing and a powerful way of getting her message across. The blizzard dubbed Stella intervened as our ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Responds to Mayor de Bl Posted on February 28, 2017 by Nicole Edine Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced his vision and plan to combat homelessness. In response, the Coalition for the Homeless released the following statement from Policy Director Giselle Routhier: “We applaud Mayor de Blasio’s announcement that the City wi ..Read More
