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Callahan v. Carey was a landmark case in the New York County Supreme Court that established the duty of New York State to provide shelter for homeless men. It was brought in 1979 as a class action suit, the first such suit by advocates for the homeless in the United States, and settled with the negotiation in 1981 of a consent decree governing the provision of homeless shelters by New York City.
Created in 1993, the department was the first of its kind nationally; with a mission exclusively focused on the issue of homelessness. [7] The Department of Homeless Services was created in response to the growing number of homeless New Yorkers and the 1981 New York Supreme Court Consent Decree that mandates the State provide shelter to all homeless people. [8]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city's effort to suspend a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to homeless people, as a large ...
New York City is challenging a unique legal agreement that requires it to provide emergency housing to anyone who asks for it, as the city's shelter system strains under a large influx of ...
As New York City pushes in court to suspend its unique 42-year-old right to shelter, citing the strain of the migrant crisis as the leading driver, concerns are growing about the possible effects ...
Coalition for the Homeless is a not-for-profit advocacy group focused on homelessness in New York.The coalition has engaged in landmark litigation to protect the rights of homeless people, including the right to shelter and the right to vote, and also advocates for long-term solutions to the problem of homelessness.
Mayor Adams’ administration on Tuesday asked a judge to allow it to suspend the city’s right-to-shelter mandate until the count of single adults seeking shelter from the city drops, laying out ...
While working as a litigator for the law firm, Hayes conducted interviews with the homeless people of New York City and started the 1979 lawsuit Callahan v. Carey. In the case, the court ruled in favor of Hayes after he argued a 1938 amendment of the New York Constitution guaranteed the availability of homeless shelters. [3]