Troy, from our Client Advocacy Group and Reynaldo, from @vocal-ny.bsky.social's Homelessness Union penned an op-ed in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social about wifi in NYC shelters. Access to wifi is a lifeline, a crucial tool for securing work, housing, and much more. citylimits.org/opinion-wi-f...

"Every step we need to take to get out of the shelter system involves using the internet to access resources, apply for jobs, and submit rental applications." Wifi isn't a luxury. It is a basic human need. @gonzalez4ny.bsky.social @citylimitsnews.bsky.social citylimits.org/opinion-wi-f...

Our Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social spoke with @gothamist.com about the dangers of using NYPD officers for homeless outreach in our subways. gothamist.com/news/mamdani...

@giffendave.bsky.social, Exec. Dir. of @nyhomeless.bsky.social spoke with Troy Closson for @nytimes.com, saying the increase in homeless students “is so profoundly obscene that I don’t know how the No. 1 priority of any administration isn’t ensuring that everyone in the city has a place to live.”

It’s not a homelessness crisis — it’s a housing crisis. @nyhomeless.bsky.social Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social speaks with @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/n...

“We’ve been referring to this as a homelessness crisis for five decades,” said @giffendave.bsky.social, Executive Director of @nyhomeless.bsky.social. “It’s not a homelessness crisis — it’s a housing crisis.”

Trump’s FY26 budget cuts $4.5 billion from housing programs in NYC, threatening support for over 1 million residents through NYCHA and Section 8. These cuts risk destabilizing entire neighborhoods. 1/

We joined with more than a dozen organizations to discuss the impact of catastrophic federal cuts to services for homeless New Yorkers. You can read our testimony here: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/wp-content/u...

As summer comes to a close, we reflect on another busy season of our youth programs. With your help, we were able to distribute nearly 7k backpacks to students living in NYC shelters, provide an enriching summer day camp, and welcome more than 300 campers to Camp Homeward Bound. Latest blog here:

Mayor Adams' approach to homelessness isn't working. 43% of those taken to hospitals by co-response teams are discharged right back onto the streets. It's an inhumane revolving door and needs to stop. www.crainsnewyork.com/health-pulse... 1/

“This focus on involuntary treatment of those with mental health problems is not new, and it really is an insult to the public, who has seen this approach fail already in the past. The solution—the only solution—to homelessness is decommodified housing..."

“By requesting permission from the court to appeal this decision, Mayor Eric Adams is once again prioritizing bureaucratic delay over the urgent needs of families facing eviction and homelessness,” said Robert Desir, staff attorney at @legalaidnyc.bsky.social.

There is a proven way to end homelessness in New York. It has worked before, and it will work again. It’s called Housing First. Cheaper for the tax payer, and a solution that will improve the lives of all NYers. gothamist.com/news/a-new-t...

“ Most cases don’t end up in evictions,” said Jenny Laurie of Housing Court Answers, which assists tenants navigating the housing court system. Here's what New Yorkers can do if they’re struggling to make rent, or facing the threat of eviction: bit.ly/45V9uDP

“Sweeps, crackdowns, and mass hospitalizations may make homelessness less visible for a moment, but they don’t solve it. They just push suffering out of view—until it resurfaces again, often worse.” bit.ly/41YoEa1

We are honored @CBSEveningNews "Eye on America" chose to highlight Camp Homeward Bound, our sleepaway summer camp for homeless youth. Watch the full piece here: www.cbsnews.com/news/sleepaw...

Tune in to @cbseveningnews.bsky.social tonight to watch “Eye on America” on the Coalition's Camp Homeward Bound!

“...this plan isn’t going to address the needs of New Yorkers who are concerned about what’s going on in public spaces or of people on the streets or subways, because it will just be another revolving door of streets and subways to hospitals and back again,” Steve Banks said.

Today, @council.nyc.gov passed critical legislation that eliminates the unnecessary barriers that have prevented people released from jails and prison from accessing supportive housing, simply because the time they spent incarcerated wasn't counted as being 'homeless.'

"The one thing we don't want to do is criminalize people for something that is out of their control...Sending in the National Guard, sending in the military, sending in even the local police is not the solution to homelessness. It solves nothing," @giffendave.bsky.social CFTH Exec. Director said.

The number of unsheltered New Yorkers actually increased last year – and every year since Adams took office. We need affordable housing for extremely low income NYers and increased access to mobile mental health treatment teams, which have long waitlists.

“So many of these kids have been devalued and dehumanized just going through the shelter experience, so to be able to come to a place like this...— it is a truly freeing experience.” @giffendave.bsky.social, Exec. Dir. for @nyhomeless.bsky.social told @nytimes.com

"For the past 4 decades, the camp, which is run by the nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless, has provided refuge to 1000s of the youngest residents of the city’s homeless shelters”. Sarah Maslin Nir and @moniquejaques.bsky.social visited Camp Homeward Bound this year. Their feature in @nytimes.com.

The Coalition’s Disability Focus Group discusses issues impacting homeless New Yorkers with disabilities. This Disability Pride Month, the group released a section of their How To Guide for homeless individuals with disabilities. www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/how-to-guide...

The Hidden Victims of New York’s Worsening Housing Crisis. “It’s the dirty little secret of the housing crisis in New York City,” said @giffendave.bsky.social, Executive Director of @nyhomeless.bsky.social speaks with @nytimes.com. “Nobody calls them homeless, but they are.”

Code Red is in effect today, July 25, from 12 PM until 8 PM. Learn more about Excessive Heat Events here: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/get-help/kno...

*** Advocates Protest Against NYC’s Harmful Shelter Sanctions Policy *** www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/press/protes...

@nycdhs.bsky.social is bringing back ‘sanctions’ that threaten the Right to Shelter, by making it easier to kick people out onto the streets. Stop shelter sanctions now!

HAPPENING NOW: we are out protesting, calling on NYC DSS Commissioner Molly Park to reverse course and abandon the cruel and inhumane sanctions proposal.

We’re on a mission to provide homeless students with brand new backpacks containing all the essentials including notebooks, pens, binders, crayons, calculators – everything they need to tackle the upcoming academic year with confidence. Donate here: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pbtssocial

Code Red is in effect today, July 8, from 12 PM until 8 PM. Learn more about Excessive Heat Events here: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/get-help/kno...

SAVE THE DATE: ARTWALK NY 2025, to benefit @nyhomeless.bsky.social, will be held on Tuesday November 4th, at The Grill | The Pool. This year’s event features cocktails, auction, and dinner. artwalkny.org

There is no reliable estimate of number of those sleeping unsheltered. The annual HOPE survey underestimates the true size of this population as its methodology is flawed and, as it is a point-in-time survey, it does not capture the very dynamic nature of unsheltered homelessness.

“This abrupt policy change will extend shelter stays, break up families, disrupt education, and cost the City far more in the long run,” said Pavita Krishnaswamy, senior attorney in the Civil Law Reform Unit at @legalaidnyc.bsky.social, to Ajani Stella for AMNY.

“We continue to be concerned about the lack of case management, real case management services that folks need in order to be connected to resources, as well as legal services,” said Will Watts, deputy executive director for advocacy with the @nyhomeless.bsky.social.

Code Red is in effect today, June 25, from 11 AM until 8 PM. Learn more about Excessive Heat Events here: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/get-help/kno...

"As the summers continue getting hotter, far too many people die every year because of the heat, and no one is more vulnerable than homeless NYers — who have rates of disability much higher than the general public,” said Will Watts, Dep. Exec. Dir. for Advocacy at the @nyhomeless.bsky.social

4 in 10 NYC shelters have no AC in sleeping areas. The city is trying to change that. https://gothamist.com/news/4-in-10-nyc-shelters-have-no-ac-in-sleeping-areas-the-city-is-trying-to-change-that

"The city is supposed to offer people the chance to store their personal items for 90 days. But a City Hall spokesperson said workers stored people’s belongings just 13 times between January and the end of May this year." Karen Yi reporting for @gothamist.com. gothamist.com/news/ids-coa...

“ People have nowhere to go because there just has not been any serious investment in affordable housing for the people who need it,” said @giffendave.bsky.social, Exec. Dir, for @nyhomeless.bsky.social. "There is simply no place for low-income New Yorkers to live."

‘Nowhere to go’: More New Yorkers are entering city homeless shelters, report says https://gothamist.com/news/nowhere-to-go-more-new-yorkers-are-entering-city-homeless-shelters-report-says

State of the Homeless 2025 is out. The NYC shelter census surged by ~12% in 2024, with affordable housing vacancy rates at a record low. Read how political theater has replaced real solutions, leaving tens of thousands with nowhere to go. Read More: www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/state-of-the...

*** Coalition for the Homeless Releases 2025 State of the Homeless Report: ‘Nowhere to Go’ *** www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/press/cfth-r...

Read our op-ed, co-authored by @cssnyorg.bsky.social to understand the flaws in the City’s new research study on pregnant people seeking shelter. citylimits.org/opinion-city... Originally published in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social.

Wi-Fi isn't a luxury. It's a necessity ➡️ gothamist.com/news/many-ny... Thank you @sengonzalezny.bsky.social and Karines Reyes for championing S8026/A1755, to ensure that everyone in shelter has a right to Wi-Fi. #WiFi4Homeless

Save the dates for upcoming events for And Housing for All in NYC (June 9, at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library) and DC (June 12, at Politics & Prose, Union Market)! Details at www.nypl.org/events/progr... and politics-prose.com/maria-foscar...

TONIGHT: Longtime homeless @mariafoscarinis.bsky.social will discuss her wonderful new book "And Housing for All: The Fight to End Homelessness in America" with @nytopinion.nytimes.com writer @bcappelbaum.bsky.social at the New York Public Library. Register here: www.nypl.org/events/progr...

“To put some pregnant people into a control group that's not going to get any of these benefits, does kind of violate some basic ethical principles of human subject research,” said Alison Wilkey, Director of Government Affairs for @nyhomeless.bsky.social.

📣 Join us this Friday to rally against a #CityFHEPS rent increase! 📅Friday, May 30 🕘10:30am 📍Steps of City Hall The Adams administration is proposing to ⬆️ the income contribution from 30% to 40% for some CityFHEPS recipients. Let's fight this threat to #housing stability.