Coalition For The Homeless Responds to SCOTUS Gran Posted on June 28, 2024 by Gresham Worth NEW YORK — Today, Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director David Giffen issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision to grant local municipalities the ability to criminalize homelessness in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. J ..Read More
Advocates Seek to File Amicus Brief Over City’s Posted on April 23, 2024 by Gresham Worth Suit seeks enactment of CityFHEPS reform passed into law by Council override of Adams’ veto. Legislation would remove barriers to housing vouchers, preventing tens of thousands of New Yorkers from becoming homeless while saving the City thousands of dollars ..Read More
Coalition for the Homeless Denounces State Budget Posted on April 20, 2024 by Gresham Worth With homelessness at an all-time high, the Governor and Legislature’s budget puts more money in the pockets of real estate moguls and does nothing for low-income New Yorkers. ..Read More
The Callahan deal is not a victory Posted on March 22, 2024 by Gresham Worth in NY Daily News Last May, Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul initiated an attack on New York’s legal right to shelter for single adults based upon two faulty premises: first, that the city needed more flexibility in responding to the influx of thousands of... ..Read More
Legal Aid, Coalition for the Homeless announce set Posted on March 15, 2024 by Gresham Worth (NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless, following a court-supervised mediation led by New York State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Lebovits, announced a settlement with the City to end the government’s legal challenge to New ..Read More
Joint Statement from Legal Aid, Coalition for the Posted on January 9, 2024 by Gresham Worth “This last-minute evacuation further proves that Floyd Bennett Field - a facility mired in a flood zone, miles from schools and other services - has never and will never serve as an appropriate and safe place to shelter families with children... ..Read More
Joint Statement from Legal Aid, Coalition for the Posted on January 9, 2024 by Gresham Worth “This investigation reveals a disturbing cover-up by the City to hide the number of Right to Shelter violations it amassed in the summer of 2022. We are extremely troubled by the City’s actions, and by the finding that the City manipulated shelter eligibil ..Read More
New Ad Narrated by Richard Gere Warns of Tent Citi Posted on December 13, 2023 by Gresham Worth The Coalition for the Homeless launched a new ad campaign showing the tent cities that may soon appear on New York City streets if Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul succeed in gutting the “Right to Shelter.” ..Read More
NY SANE, Coalition for the Homeless, The Legal Aid Posted on December 5, 2023 by Gresham Worth The NY SANE coalition, including Coalition for the Homeless, The Legal Aid Society, Win, the Episcopal Diocese of New York, and Housing Justice for All – representing hundreds of housing and tenant organizations, labor unions, faith groups, advocates, servic ..Read More
