Jacquelyn Simone
Jacquelyn Simone is the Policy Director at the Coalition for the Homeless, the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless individuals and families. Since joining the Coalition in 2014, Jacquelyn has advocated for long-term solutions to mass homelessness in New York City and has helped organize several successful campaigns, such as winning historic commitments to supportive housing by the City and the State and establishing a right to counsel in housing court for low-income tenants. She graduated summa cum laude from Ithaca College with degrees in journalism and politics, and has a Master of Public Administration degree from Baruch College.