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- EIN 13-3072967
- (212) 776-2080
- 129 Fulton Street New York NY 10038-2716 USA
- www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Housing Development, Construction & Management, Human Services
Mission: The coalition for the homeless is the nation's oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women, and children. We believe that affordable housing, sufficient food and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Our 11 frontline programs provide emergency food and clothing, eviction prevention, crisis services, permanent housing, job training and special programs for youth to over 3,500 homeless new yorkers each day. Our grassroots organizing, public education campaigns and impact litigation in new york city and throughout new york state protect homeless adults and children and create long-term, housing-based solutions to modern mass homelessness.
Programs: Hiv/aids: the coalition provides permanent scattered-site housing along with social services and intensive case management to 66 formerly homeless individuals and families living with hiv/aids.
crisis _ the coalition provides crisis services to 14,000 households - both homeless and at imminent risk of homelessness - annually, including emergency food, clothing, diapers, baby formula, school supplies and uniforms, as well as assistance with obtaining documentation of identification, government benefits, housing applications, mental health and substance addiction treatment. Cfh also provides one-time emergency grants for new yorkers who have significant rent arrears - allowing families and individuals at risk of homelessness to remain stably housed.
advocacy: the coalition is the court-appointed monitor of nyc's homeless shelter system - steadfastly defending the rights of homeless and indigent new yorkers. Cfh utilizes public education, grassroots organizing and impact litigation to increase investments in housing-based solutions to modern, mass homelessness. Our work directly benefits more than 63,000 men, women and children who reside in nyc shelters each day, as well as thousands more who sleep rough on our city's streets.