May 13, 2021
Every Family Housed: A Blueprint to End Family Homelessness for the Next Mayor
Despite the focus on reducing the number of families in shelter, the number of homeless families and children remains unacceptably high because the current approach does not end the cycle of homelessness. While the census has dropped, the Barclays Center does not have the capacity to hold the nearly 29,000 children who slept in a DHS shelter on an average night in 2020. Below, we explore recent trends and outline the homelessness landscape the next mayor will inherit.
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HAVP One Pager
Today, over 150,000 New Yorkers are experiencing homelessness, and more than 175,000 households are at risk of eviction and, potentially, homelessness. The HAVP legislation would…
February 23, 2024
HAVP Report
Today, over 150,000 New Yorkers are experiencing homelessness, and more than 175,000 households are at risk of eviction and, potentially, homelessness. The HAVP legislation would…
October 12, 2023
Leadership Letter to the Mayor
For more than forty years, New York’s bedrock Right to Shelter has served as an inviolable baseline of decency, ensuring that those without homes are…
October 12, 2023
Leadership Letter to the Governor
For more than forty years, New York’s bedrock Right to Shelter has served as an inviolable baseline of decency, ensuring that those without homes are…
February 02, 2021
NYC Civic Leaders for Int 146
As leaders of organizations that serve and represent New York City’s residents and interest groups, we are deeply concerned about the disproportionate impact the City’s…
January 06, 2020
Int. No. 146 Support Letter to Speaker of the New York City Council
The 43 undersigned organizations urge you to support Int. No. 146 to increase the CityFHEPS rent levels to the federally established Fair Market Rent. This…