Walmart to hire 100,000 veterans

According to a count on a January night in 2011, there were 67,495 homeless Veterans in America. At Coalition for the Homeless specifically, one in four residents in the Men’s Pavilion is a… Read More →

Shortage of affordable housing at all-time high

  This past June, the Coalition shared a post indicating that more American renters than ever before are struggling to pay for housing. A new report released by the Institute for Children, Poverty,… Read More →

BIG happenings at Coalition for the Homeless

If you haven’t heard, we just launched our Journey Home Campaign. This three year, $12 million major gifts and endowment initiative is the largest fundraising endeavor we’ve ever undertaken! With the community’s support,… Read More →

Homelessness in America

The 2012 Summer Olympics are underway and we are pulling together as a nation to root for our team. After all, we are proud to be from the U.S. – the first country… Read More →

Harvard reports more struggle to pay for housing

On June 14, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual housing report, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2012. As the title indicates, the study provides an assessment… Read More →

Homeless families – from the American dream to food stamps

A recent CNN Money article illustrates a disturbing issue we see every day at Coalition for the Homeless – the changing face of homelessness. Since the economic downturn, America has seen an alarming… Read More →

The State of Homelessness in America 2012

The National Alliance to End Homelessness recently released their second of The State of Homelessness in America series. The report uses the most recently available national data to examine homelessness between 2009 and… Read More →

Double your gift – there’s still time!

Several weeks ago, Coalition for the Homeless told our readers we had received $30,000 from First Baptist Church of Orlando’s Love Orlando initiative.  They challenged us to match their gift, doubling everyone’s donation… Read More →

Act now to help Coalition families

What is happening? Current budget proposals in Washington, DC threaten to cut millions of dollars in support for programs that help feed thousands of low-income seniors, women, infants, and children across the country. … Read More →