A Message for the Mayor from NYC Kids Posted on June 15, 2018 On June 7, 2018, 100+ kids joined the Coalition for the Homeless for the NY Kids Need Housing March asking Mayor Bill de Blasio: “If we can build houses – why can’t you?” Visit coalitionforthehomeless.org/houseourfutureny to learn more. ..Read More
A Minimum-Wage Worker Can’t Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment Anywhere in the U.S. Posted on June 13, 2018 by Tracy Jan in The Washington Post The economy’s booming. Some states have raised minimum wages. But even with recent wage growth for the lowest-paid workers, there is still nowhere in the country where someone working a full-time minimum wage job could afford to rent a modest two-bedroom apa ..Read More
Today’s Read: A Minimum-Wage Worker Can’t Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment Anywhere in the U.S. Posted on June 14, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone The persistent housing affordability crisis is the underlying driver of record homelessness. As rents continue to rise across the city, more and more New Yorkers are struggling to keep up. Many are one missed paycheck away from homelessness, and an estimated o ..Read More
Can a Subway Menace Be Reformed? Yes, He Says, With Housing Posted on June 11, 2018 by Nikita Stewart in The New York Times Carl Beamon lumbered through the halls of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan on a Wednesday afternoon last month. He made his way to the computer lab, where he settled between two other students. He liked getting to campus early. He liked being ..Read More
CAG Travels to Albany with the Poor People’s Campaign Posted on June 12, 2018 by Jacquelyn Simone On Monday, 11 members of the Coalition’s Client Advisory Group (CAG) and Advocacy staff traveled to Albany to amplify the message that housing is a human right. CAG members are current or former homeless shelter residents who meet weekly at the Coalition’s ..Read More
NY Kids Need Housing Posted on June 7, 2018 On June 7, 2018, 100+ kids joined the Coalition for the Homeless for the NY Kids Need Housing March asking Mayor Bill de Blasio: “If we can build houses – why can’t you?” Visit coalitionforthehomeless.org/houseourfutureny to learn more. ..Read More