Tuesday, October 12, 2010

New York Homeless Shelters

This is for people who find themselves homeless in New York and for people who want to volunteer to help the homeless in New York.


Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation

 212-883-0680 Ext. 301
120 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016

There are many housing options available, including:
General supportive housing
Treatment-focused supportive housing for individuals with substance abuse issues
Mental health supportive housing
Rent-subsidy programs
Housing for individuals living with HIV/AIDS
Homeward Bound referrals

Dwelling Place

409 W 40th St
New York, NY 10018-1203
(212) 564-7887

The Dwelling Place is a private temporary women’s shelter located in Midtown Manhattan. The 15-bed residence provides a safe haven and support services to help women transition from life on the streets to healthy, independent living.

Travelers Hotel‎
274 W 40th St # 2
New York, NY 10018-1519
(212) 382-1789

Provide homeless New Yorkers with the services
and assistance they need to become stable, develop
their ability to live independently and move into
permanent housing.

Bowery Mission Transitional Center‎
45 Avenue D
New York, NY 10009-6936
(212) 777-3424

The Bowery Mission Avenue D Men's Transitional Center (BMTC) is a successful three-phase residential program designed to transition formerly homeless drug-addicted men into independent living. Since 1994, the BMTC has been continually ranked as the most successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in New York City, with a non-recidivism rate of over 90%.  In order to assist clients in their search for employment and housing, BMTC offers a computer-based career center with GED tutoring, resume assistance, and computer and job-skills training. 

Gems‎
(212) 926-8089

Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) is the only organization in New York State specifically designed to serve girls and young women who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and domestic trafficking.

Aguila Foundation Inc‎
2027 7th Ave
New York, NY 10027-6212
(212) 865-8508

Transitional Housing, Client Advocacy, Housing Placement, Job Placement, 

SCO Family of Services‎
3674 3rd Avenue
Bronx, New York 10456
(718) 293-7401

Currently have shelters in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Long Island.
Providing a safe place for individuals, families and youth to stay, shelters offer a variety of on-site services to help residents find permanent housing and prepare for independent living.

The Sharing Community, Inc.‎
1 Hudson Street
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 963-2626

Operates over 18 programs that offer care to the homeless, hungry and ill residents of southwest Yonkers - from emergency shelter and food programs to street and community outreach, HIV/AIDS supportive services, substance abuse counseling, job training, health care and mental health treatment as well as transitional and permanent housing.

Hogar Transitional Program‎
732 E 152nd St
Bronx, NY 10455-2203
(718) 292-6710

Housing Options and Geriatric Association Resources, Inc., (H.O.G.A.R.)  assists  the elderly, seriously mentally ill adults, the homeless, people living with AIDS and the physically challenged by providing housing and services.

Palladia Inc‎
781 E 135th St
Bronx, NY 10454-3506
(718) 292-1150

Domestic violence support groups and individual counseling
Independent living group
Parenting group
Housing group
Substance abuse counseling, assessments and referrals
Help with housing options
Income maintenance counseling
Academic and counseling referrals for children
Linkage to area schools
Parental education on the affects domestic violence has on children.

Boulevard‎
2027 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10035-2256
(212) 996-0015

For those homeless adults not challenged by mental illness, BRC offers four residential programs that together provide shelter to 545 individuals daily.

BRC operates several residences for individuals living with mental illness.

Interreligious Fellowship For The Homeless Of Bergen County‎
479 Maitland Ave
Teaneck, NJ 07666-2941
(201) 833-8009

Family Promise of Bergen County manages and monitors seven apartments in its transitional housing program 

Perc‎
108 36th St
Union City, NJ 07087-6002
(201) 348-8150

PERC offers shelter, food, an after-school, educational programming, guidance, training, and other community-based social services. 

Hoboken Shelter‎
300 Bloomfield St
Hoboken, NJ 07030-4809
(201) 656-5069

Shelter 50 people nightly, serve 300 meals daily, and provide such support services as food, shelter, case management, counseling, job and life skills training, creative arts workshops, and emergency homelessness prevention grants. 

Brooklyn Community Housing‎
25 Chapel St # 1205
Brooklyn, NY 11201-1955
(718) 852-4518

Provides short-term, transitional, and permanent housing for 180 formerly homeless New Yorkers

Shelter Our Sisters‎
405 State St # 2
Hackensack, NJ 07601-4413
(201) 836-1075

Shelter Our Sisters assists women and children who are victims of domestic violence, including emotional, economic, sexual, and physical abuse. Available 24 hours, seven days a week, Shelter Our Sisters is Bergen County’s only nonprofit organization that provides safe housing, hotline counseling, and life-changing support services to hundreds of women and children each year.

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