We do more than address the immediate crisis—we bring the stability of home back into people’s lives by combining secure housing with wraparound services and community integration.
Prevention.Intervention.Support. Our supporters understand that preventing a crisis is more valuable than responding to the consequences of that crisis. Keeping families in their homes and in stable housing while also…
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As Pride Weekend is being celebrated in many communities around the country, here’s a hard truth to consider: less than 50 percent of LGBTQIA populations live in one of the 21 U.S. states that have policies and laws protecting them from housing discrimination…
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Tina* watched her oldest son Troy graduate from eighth grade last year with tears in her eyes. It was a miracle to her, seeing him stride across the stage to…
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When I worked as an advocate and shelter organizer in 2003, there were 39,000 people in the NYC homeless shelters every night, a record high at the time and a…
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In a recent, wide-ranging conversation on WBAI’s CityWatch, The Partnership’s new CEO Áine Duggan and host Jeff Simmons discussed New York City’s homelessness crisis and how the Partnership is working to…
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Keeping children in their homes and in school is about far more than preventing their homelessness today. It’s about securing their well-being and preventing their homelessness into the future. Here…
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New York City Council Finance Committee Budget Hearing May 23, 2019 By Mercedes Jennings, The Partnership for the Homeless Good Afternoon, and thank you for this opportunity to testify. My…
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