New York City is in the throes of an invisible crisis: family and childhood homelessness. Each
night, roughly 34,000 children call a shelter home – enough to fill the seats of Madison Square
Garden nearly two times over.
As the largest provider of shelter and supportive housing for families with children in New York
City–housing nearly 7,000 people each night–Win has a deep understanding of both the harm
caused by housing instability and the transformative impact of safe, affordable, and permanent
housing. With courageous and smart leadership, the next mayor can use the power of Executive
Order and the coordinating power of City Hall to drive policy that prevents homelessness,
shortens shelter stays, and ensures that every family has a safe, permanent place to call home. To
make those choices, the next mayor must trust that families directly affected by homelessness are
best positioned to voice change and identify real solutions.