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Coalition for the Homeless

Coffee and a song for the homeless on Trafalgar Square. (Photo: Flickr)

A Proven Plan to End Homelessness in New York

Today, New York, Los Angeles and most other U.S. cities need to create teams of concerned residents, students, formerly homeless people, social workers, law enforcement officers, doctors and lawyers to regularly venture into our streets, train stations, parks and other homeless encampments to learn about the homeless—who they are, why they lost their place to live and what their problems are with the goal of getting people off the streets.
By Norman Siegel and Robert M. Hayes
Jason Blake for Observer

Richard Gere Produces, Stars in Film Asking: What Happens When You Hit Bottom in NY?

Richard Gere has put his weight--as both actor and producer--behind a new film about New York City's homelessness problem.
By Thelma Adams

New York Apps Are Battling Homelessness, One Tap at a Time

Apps like WeShelter and Map the Homeless are tackling the city's growing homeless population
By Elizabeth Gurdus
A homeless person in Penn Station. (Photo: Spencer Platt for Getty Images)

Why Aren’t More Homeless New Yorkers Staying in Shelters?

By Catherine Rafter
Councilman Stephen Levin, left, and Councilman Jumaane Williams today (Photo: Will Bredderman/New York Observer).

Advocates Continue Push for More Public Housing Units for the Homeless

By Will Bredderman
Patrick Markee of the Coalition for the Homeless speaks at a City Hall rally. (Photo: Ben Shapiro/New York Observer)

Advocates Release Nine-Point Plan for Cuomo and de Blasio to End Homelessness

By Will Bredderman
NYCHA Chairwoman and CEO Shola Olatoye flanked by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Senator Charles Schumer (Photo: Facebook).

De Blasio Public Housing Head: No Extra Apartments for Homeless

By Will Bredderman
A homeless woman begs for help on the street (Photo: Jewel Samad for AFP/Getty Images)

Coalition for the Homeless Demands More from Cuomo

By Will Bredderman
60,000 Homeless seek shelter every night Getty Images

Number of City’s Homeless Seeking Shelter Reaches Record High

By Aisling Brennan

What Does de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Policy Mean for the Homeless?

By Kim Velsey

Shepard Fairey on Occupy Wall Street: 'I Support the Movement.' The Artist Says He's at Work on Images That 'Call Out the Villains'

By Sarah Douglas

An Anti-Bloomberg Ad From the Coalition for the Homeless

By Azi Paybarah

An Anti-Bloomberg Ad From the Coalition for the Homeless

By Azi Paybarah

Sometimes, Transparency Hurts

By Observer Staff
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