Coalition for the Homeless Statement on Housing Co Posted on February 12, 2017 by Nicole Edine The following statement can be attributed to Giselle Routhier, Policy Director for the Coalition for the Homeless: “The Mayor and Council Speaker’s laudable initiative to guarantee a right to counsel for low-income tenants in housing court is a signifi ..Read More
A Bold Plan to Prevent Homelessness Posted on January 23, 2017 by Nicole Edine in The New York Times It can’t be said enough that New York’s homelessness crisis is complicated. In a city where people are squeezed beyond their means by rising rents, just one of any number of additional stresses — a lost job, sickness, addiction, domestic violence — can ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Policy Brief Finds ‘L Posted on January 12, 2017 by Nicole Edine Nearly 32,000 households were denied access to permanent housing assistance between FY 2005 and FY 2014 Report Outlines Steps State, City Must Take Immediately to Match the Scale of Crisis New York, NY – The Coalition for the Homeless released today a new ..Read More
NYC Moves Homeless Out of Shelters at Peak Rate Un Posted on January 11, 2017 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News The city is getting the homeless out of shelters and into long-term housing at far greater rates under Mayor de Blasio — but so many people are coming into the system that its numbers are still at record highs, according to a new report. The good-news-bad-ne ..Read More
City Views: Homeless Shelter Opponents Pick the Wr Posted on September 27, 2016 by Nicole Edine in CityLimits Every New Yorker is aware of how the city’s homeless crisis has worsened in the last decade. We all see it, and everyone wants the problem solved – no one more so than homeless people themselves. This is a city-wide problem that derives from the severe lac ..Read More
New Policy Brief Finds Decline in Supportive Housi Posted on August 26, 2016 by Nicole Edine Permanent Supportive Housing Key to Ending Chronic Homelessness New York, NY – The Coalition for the Homeless released a policy brief today citing the lack of supportive housing in New York City as one of the primary drivers of the marked increase in homel ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Responds to Governor Cu Posted on June 16, 2016 by Nicole Edine The Governor’s pathetic offer to provide a tiny fraction of what he promised underscores the shallowness of his commitment to housing our homeless neighbors. It’s time for Gov. Cuomo to step up and deliver on his promise to New York’s 80,000 ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Responds to End of Stat Posted on June 16, 2016 by Nicole Edine Despite his self-professed expertise on the topic and grandiose pronouncements as the homelessness crisis in New York reached record levels, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has racked up a series of staggering homeless policy failures in recent years. In 2014, Cuomo promi ..Read More
Was Cuomo Ever Serious About Solving Homelessness? Posted on June 15, 2016 by Nicole Edine in New York Daily News It’s been 154 days since Gov. Cuomo promised bold action on homelessness. Now, days before the end of the legislative session in Albany, not a single penny has been spent. What’s perhaps most disheartening is that it now appears he may have never i ..Read More
