Welcome to the NYC Department of Homeless Services - DHS
We help New Yorkers to return quickly to their communities and to permanent housing. HOME-STAT Street Outreach HOME-STAT teams work 24-7 in all 5 boroughs to engage street homeless New Yorkers to come indoors.
Shelter - DHS - NYC.gov
Shelter Homelessness is a complex social issue that has increasingly become part of the federal, state and local dialogue and impacts communities at every level. The common thread among homeless families and individuals is the lack of affordable housing, living wages and poverty.
Homeless Shelters - NYC311
The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) homeless shelter system provides temporary, emergency shelter. If you are a homeless family, a single pregnant woman, or a single adult, you can apply to enter the shelter system at an intake center.
Homeless Intake Shelters and Drop-In Centers (DICs) - ACCESS NYC
Aug 20, 2024 · If you’re homeless or have a housing crisis, you can apply for shelter or get help to avoid shelter altogether. Homeless Intake Centers offer services to help you avoid homelessness and provide temporary shelter as a last resort.
Our Homelessness Crisis - Data Team
We need to take immediate steps to provide appropriate services and supports that enable people to exit homeless shelters more quickly and easily, or avoid them in the first place. We need to equip all street outreach teams with the tools and flexibility to bring unsheltered individuals inside.
Single Adults: Applying for Temporary Housing Assistance - DHS
Single Adults: Applying for Temporary Housing Assistance Where do single adults apply for shelter? Men. All single adult males must apply at: 30th Street Intake Center. 400-430 East 30th Street New York, NY. 30th Street is open 24 hours per day, including weekends and holidays. How to Get There: Subway: Take the 6 train to 28th Street.
Stats & Reports - DHS - NYC.gov
The DHS Data Dashboard provides information on individuals and families by case type, including the monthly average daily shelter census; the age and race/ethnicity of shelter clients; the monthly count of shelter subsidized and unsubsidized placements; information related to school-aged children in shelter; monthly placements for street ...
Single Adults: The Shelter System - DHS - NYC.gov
DHS operates the most comprehensive shelter services system for single adults in the country, with programs to assist individuals in overcoming homelessness and securing permanent housing.
Contact DHS - DHS - NYC.gov
Dial 311 or visit 311 Online to report an individual who is living on the streets, or to find prevention/shelter programs near you. Please call the main number to be directed to the appropriate office.
Mayor Adams Launches Program To Create 1,500 Permanent …
Feb 8, 2024 · With 10,600 households with CityFHEPS vouchers currently in the city’s shelter system unable to find housing due to the city’s severe housing shortage, the program will create a new, much-needed, and scalable pathway out of shelter.