Coalition for the Homeless
@nyhomeless.bsky.social
The nation's oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless individuals and families
coalitionforthehomeless.org
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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...
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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...
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...
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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...
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...
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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 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...
September 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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...
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...
![A quote card that reads: “The [housing first approach] moved homeless vets into permanent housing and then provided them with the mental health care and other services that they needed, and it worked. Chronic homelessness among vets is functionally zero in New York.” This was said by Dave Giffen, Executive Director Coalition for the Homeless.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gm336idemvaija2ylrgfxbsy/bafkreieladydc245zgbml4vuc2q5ei6bpd5svw7wkhr6sbzxdlrr2l5djy@jpeg)
September 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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...
Tune in to @cbseveningnews.bsky.social tonight to watch “Eye on America” on the Coalition's Camp Homeward Bound!
August 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Tune in to @cbseveningnews.bsky.social tonight to watch “Eye on America” on the Coalition's Camp Homeward Bound!
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.'
August 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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.'
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...
July 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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...
@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!
July 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@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.
July 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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
July 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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...
July 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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
July 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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
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...
June 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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...
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.
June 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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.
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...
June 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
The 2025 mayoral primary election is coming soon. Our free virtual training event is for anyone who has experienced or is experiencing homelessness. Discussing voting rights, ranked-choice voting, and our plan to end mass homelessness. Join us on May 22nd at 6pm. addevent.com/event/bf25620949
May 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The 2025 mayoral primary election is coming soon. Our free virtual training event is for anyone who has experienced or is experiencing homelessness. Discussing voting rights, ranked-choice voting, and our plan to end mass homelessness. Join us on May 22nd at 6pm. addevent.com/event/bf25620949
We are honored @cityandstateny.bsky.social chose our Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social as one of the 2025 Nonprofit Trailblazers. www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/...
May 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We are honored @cityandstateny.bsky.social chose our Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social as one of the 2025 Nonprofit Trailblazers. www.cityandstateny.com/power-lists/...
🚨 Happening now “People don’t sleep in the subways because they have a mental illness…Housing is the centrepiece of the solution to this issue,” said CFTH Exec. Dir. @giffendave.bsky.social speaking at the #DemandHousingNow rally.
April 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚨 Happening now “People don’t sleep in the subways because they have a mental illness…Housing is the centrepiece of the solution to this issue,” said CFTH Exec. Dir. @giffendave.bsky.social speaking at the #DemandHousingNow rally.
Tune into @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social tonight, 7pm, for a panel discussion with @errollouis.bsky.social and CFTH Executive Director, @giffendave.bsky.social, talking about how to actually help homeless NYers with mental illness.
April 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Tune into @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social tonight, 7pm, for a panel discussion with @errollouis.bsky.social and CFTH Executive Director, @giffendave.bsky.social, talking about how to actually help homeless NYers with mental illness.
"This vote for a public bathroom infrastructure is a vote for having a more livable city for everyone. For meeting people’s needs, instead of punishing people because they have needs. It’s a vote for a better, cleaner, & healthier NYC." - Alison Wilkey, CFTH Dir. of Gov. Affairs. #Free2Pee
April 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"This vote for a public bathroom infrastructure is a vote for having a more livable city for everyone. For meeting people’s needs, instead of punishing people because they have needs. It’s a vote for a better, cleaner, & healthier NYC." - Alison Wilkey, CFTH Dir. of Gov. Affairs. #Free2Pee
What will finally end the revolving door between the streets, hospitals, and shelters for homeless New Yorkers? Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social penned an op-ed in @nydailynews.com this week on the matter. www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/r...
April 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
What will finally end the revolving door between the streets, hospitals, and shelters for homeless New Yorkers? Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social penned an op-ed in @nydailynews.com this week on the matter. www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/r...
We dive a little deeper into @giffendave.bsky.social's op-ed "Really aiding those with mental illness" published in @nydailynews.com this week. www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/r...
April 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We dive a little deeper into @giffendave.bsky.social's op-ed "Really aiding those with mental illness" published in @nydailynews.com this week. www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/r...
Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social pens an op-ed in @nydailynews.com, addressing what really WILL help those experiencing mental illness. www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/r...
April 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Coalition for the Homeless Executive Director @giffendave.bsky.social pens an op-ed in @nydailynews.com, addressing what really WILL help those experiencing mental illness. www.nydailynews.com/2025/04/01/r...
This year's Women Mean Business Luncheon keynote speaker is the inspiring @maya4rights.bsky.social, who has dedicated her life to the fights for justice, equality, and fairness.
Get your tickets now & see you on Friday April 4th at The Plaza Hotel. www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/event/women-...
Get your tickets now & see you on Friday April 4th at The Plaza Hotel. www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/event/women-...
March 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This year's Women Mean Business Luncheon keynote speaker is the inspiring @maya4rights.bsky.social, who has dedicated her life to the fights for justice, equality, and fairness.
Get your tickets now & see you on Friday April 4th at The Plaza Hotel. www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/event/women-...
Get your tickets now & see you on Friday April 4th at The Plaza Hotel. www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/event/women-...