Whom You Know was delighted to cover an amazing soiree to benefit Coalition for the Homeless hosted by Mover and Shaker Charles Ferri, Founder & CEO of Star Vodka. Coalition for the Homeless is the nation's oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women, and children. They are dedicated to the principle that affordable housing, sufficient food, and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Since their inception in 1981, the Coalition has worked through litigation, public education, and direct services to ensure that these goals are realized. "There is no better feeling then to throw an amazing charity event, drink Star Vodka and know you are helping people less fortunate than you this holiday season," Mover and Shaker Charles Ferri, Founder & CEO of Star Vodka tells Whom You Know.
Whom You Know was pleased to donate some items previously featured in Product Alert and festive hostesses dressed as Santa's Elves collected them near the tree. And Peachy Deegan must commend Chris Ferri and the other bartenders on their improvisation of The Peachy Deegan of course made with Star Vodka, invented by Mover and Shaker Robert Caravaggi; they did a fabulous job!
http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/
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For more than 25 years, the Coalition for the Homeless has developed and implemented humane, cost-effective strategies to end mass homelessness in New York City. Our model programs represent solutions that can dramatically reduce the homeless population and prevent homelessness among those most at risk.
Every day the Coalition helps over 3,500 clients with the tools and support to reclaim their lives. Through housing, job training, emergency food, crisis intervention, and youth programs, we rescue men, women and children caught in the grips of poverty. We witness firsthand the challenges they face, and shape our services to best meet their needs. We understand what works, what doesn't, and what makes sense. Our unique position allows us to advocate effectively on behalf of New York's most vulnerable citizens, and offer hope and opportunity for economic independence and a brighter future.
From our first legal victory in 1981, Callahan v. Carey, which guaranteed the right to decent shelter, the Coalition's efforts have consistently resulted in compassionate, long-term solutions to the epidemic of homelessness. Since our inception, we have demonstrated that there is indeed an end in sight, and that through the proper and strategic investment of resources we can make homelessness a thing of the past.
The Coalition is a vocal and invaluable city and statewide resource for homeless people, at-risk populations, other advocates and service providers, policymakers and the public at large. We have earned the reputation as the most credible source of information on homelessness, its causes, and solutions. Join us - with your continued support, we will succeed in keeping New York's most vulnerable citizens safe and off our streets.
