Coalition for the Homeless

Homelessness Up 23 Percent In New York City: Survey

Posted 05.01.2012

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New York City's homeless population has increased 23 percent in one year, according to a new survey. On Jan. 30, the Department of Homeless Servic...

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Crazy New Game Let's You Shoot REAL Homeless People

Posted 02.24.2012

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Android users have a controversial new game at their fingertips. HoboHunt awards players for hunting down poor people and virtually killing them. ...

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Tyler Kingkade

Homeless In New York Highlighted In Aftermath Of Occupy Wall Street Zuccotti Eviction

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.19.2011

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NEW YORK -- When Occupy Wall Street protesters took over a park in Lower Manhattan this fall, they drew attention, perhaps inadvertently, to a proble...

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Mapping Out New York's Wealthiest And Poorest Neighborhoods

Posted 12.08.2011

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WNYC has built an interesting map using data from the Census Bureau to highlight the city's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods. The data, which ...

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The Future Is Unwritten

Shepard Fairey | Posted 01.15.2012

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Shepard Fairey

2011-11-15-ShepardFaireypull.jpg It is only possible for society to evolve in a positive direction with a healthy balance of honoring both the needs of the individual, and promoting basic human rights and equality of the collective.

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Record Number Of Homeless Stayed At New York Shelters

Posted 06.11.2011

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A record number of people slept in New York's homeless shelters last year, according to a new report from the advocacy group Coalition for the Homeles...

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Program to Keep Homeless Out of Shelters Terminated

David Noriega | Posted 05.31.2011

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David Noriega

New York City will soon terminate the Advantage program, which helps formerly homeless families pay rent in private apartments.

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There's No Place Like Home

Wendy Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wendy Diamond

As fall turns to winter in New York City, we feel lucky to retreat to a warm and cozy home every night. However, there are too many people in the city who aren't so fortunate.

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Help Another Kid

Olivia Oldham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Olivia Oldham

I'm so excited for the new school year: the most brilliant feeling is when I step into Staples and smell the scent of fresh notebooks and pencils. But many kids in homeless shelters don't know this feeling of excitement.

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Connecting the Dots: Rising Homelessness and Chronic Joblessness

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David R. Jones, Esq.

The Congress was unable to pass a new extension for unemployment insurance benefits before the July 4th holiday recess. The impact on New York and other large cities is immediate and devastating.

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16th Annual Women Mean Business Luncheon Celebrates Record Attendance, Raises Money & Awareness For Coalition For The Homeless's First Step Program (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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On Thursday April 8th, scores of impressive women and men gathered at The Pierre Hotel in New York City for the 16th Annual Women Mean Business lunche...

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Arthur Delaney

N.Y. Group Mobilizes To Help Girl Prevented From Graduating By Homelessness

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York City bureaucrats won't let Rosa Bracero graduate from high school because her family is homeless. The Daily News reported Thursday that Brac...

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NYC's Record Homeless Shelter Population and How to Tackle the Crisis

Mary Brosnahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mary Brosnahan

Compared to 2002, 45% more New Yorkers are sleeping in municipal homeless shelters each year. Homelessness is rising -- so change the city's policy.

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Why on Earth Is Bill Thompson Smiling?

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jarrett Murphy

Given Thompson's financial disadvantage, losing by a respectable margin to Bloomberg can be spun as a moral victory, so in a sense Thompson can't lose. But his people think they can win.

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Beyond Thanksgiving -- Feeding the Hungry in New York City

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marcia G. Yerman

In an urban center of extremes where the haves and have-nots are acutely aware of each other, this fall's economic downturn has created a definitive shift.

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Alec Baldwin Does PSA For Homeless

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Alec Baldwin is lending his voice to critics of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's homelessness policies. The "30 Rock" actor narrat...

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