Yvonne McCain

Yvonne McCain (1948 - 2011) was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit, which led to a landmark ruling in 1986 by the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, stating that New York City could not deny emergency shelter for homeless families with children.[1] However, the case was not settled until 2008, when it was settled by New York City and the Legal Aid Society.[2] The McCain case was settled in 2008 in the Boston v. City of New York case, and the settlement upheld the legal right to shelter for homeless families and children.[3]

  1. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (2 November 2011). "Yvonne McCain, Plaintiff in Suit on Shelter for Homeless Families, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Books was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Remembering Yvonne McCain, A True Hero for Homeless New Yorkers". Coalitionforthehomeless.org. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2014.