Homes for the Homeless (HFH) is a 501(c)3 private, non-profit organization which provides housing and employment training for families and homeless people in New York City. It was founded in 1986 through a collaboration with Leonard N. Stern, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the city of New York. Homes for the Homeless has adopted a family-based, child-centered, education-focused approach to its programming that aims to break the cycle of poverty, foster positive identities, and promote future success while allowing kids to grow, experience, and learn as kids do.[1]

During the period 1986 to 1991, the organization sheltered hundreds of families in New York in some of the largest homeless shelters in the United States.[2][3]

As of 2019, the group continues maintain smaller homeless shelters, under contract from the City, in the Bronx and Queens.[4][5] [6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Nyc, Hfh. "Our Approach". Homes for the Homeless NYC. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  2. ↑ (State), New York. "McCain v. Dinkins, Records and Briefs.: 84 NY2D 216, RECORD part 22". New York Court of Appeals. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ DaCosta Nunez, Ralph (2004). Homes for the Homeless (Organization) (ed.). A shelter is not a home-- or is it?: lessons from family homelessness in New York City. White Tiger Press. ISBN 9780972442503. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Parascandola, Rocco (January 3, 2018). "Newborn boy residing in Queens shelter dies". New York Daily News. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ Williams, Zach (July 30, 2019). "A community coalition arises from a mass shooting in Brooklyn: And other updates from across the state. New York City's Department of Homeless Services gave out a bevy of contracts in recent days". NYN Media. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ Parry, Bill (August 6, 2019). "Police commissioner pays a surprise visit to southeast Queens homeless family shelter during Family Safety Day". Queens.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ Bruinius, Harry (October 31, 2019). "Books on wheels: When the library comes to the homeless shelter". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved November 20, 2019.


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