- List of reentry facilities
New York City / Department of Homeless Services (DHS) - Shelter System
from webpage: https://www.nyep.uscourts.gov/reentry/NYC%20Homeless%20Shelters.pdf
DHS provides temporary emergency shelter to homeless individuals in a safe environment. DHS sponsors 9 drop-in centers located throughout the city. Drop-in centers provide hot meals, showers, laundry facilities, clothing, medical care, recreational space, employment referrals, and other social services. Staff can also help individuals find a safe and secure place to sleep. All Drop-In Centers operate 24 hours, 7 days a week.
List of Drop-In Centers
MANHATTAN:
Grand Central Neighborhood
145 East 43rd Street
New York, NY 10017
John Heuss House
42 Beaver Street
New York, NY 10004
Olivieri Center for Women
257 West 30th Street
New York, NY 10001
The Open Door
402 W. 41st St.
New York, NY 10036
Neighborhood Center for Homeless People
237 East 77th Street
New York, NY 10028
Peter's Place
123 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
Project Rescue
315 Bowery
New York, NY 10003
BRONX
The Living Room
890 Garrison Avenue
Bronx, NY 11201
BROOKLYN
Bond Street Drop-In Center
39-41 Bond Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
The Gathering Place
2402 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11233
STATEN ISLAND
Project Hospitality Drop-In Center
25 Central Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10036
Securing Shelter
DSH operates the shelter services system and assists individuals in addressing and overcoming their homelessness to secure and sustain permanent housing. To enter a shelter, an individual must first visit an Intake Center.
List of Intake Centers
30th Street Intake (Men)
400-430 East 30th Street (Near 1st Avenue)
New York, NY 10016
Brooklyn Women's Shelter (Women)
116 Williams Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Franklin Shelter (Women)
1122 Franklin Avenue
Bronx, NY 10456
Jamaica Armory (Women)
93-05 168th Street
Jamaica, NY 11434
MANHATTAN SHELTERS
Bailey House Inc.
Bailey House Inc.
275 Seventh Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 633-2500
Provides temporary through permanent emergency housing for people with HIV and AIDS and their families, who have been evicted from their homes or hospitals. Provides case management, health monitoring and education substance abuse counseling, bereavement support, vocational and educational training, support groups and leisure activities.
BRC Project Rescue Drop-In Center
BRC Project Rescue Drop-In Center
315/317 Bowery
New York, NY 10003
(212) 533-5656 or (212) 533-2037
Admissions and services 24 hours; 7 days a week
Services:
24-Hour Drop-In Center / Counseling / Psych. Evaluations and Treatment / Referrals / Substance Abuse Counseling / Medical Services / Housing Assistance / Dual Focus and MICA / Court Referrals / Non-Acute and Serious Medical Problems
Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of New York
Catholic Charities of The Archdiocese of New York
1011 First Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 371-1000 ext. 2117 or 2187
Provides child abuse and neglect preven
tion, foster care, group residences for teens, family reunification, adoption, family day care, juvenile justice services, a privately funded Maternity Services and Adoption Program and a Post Adoption Services Program. Also provides a shelter program for the homeless, and residential and respite services for individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities
MANHATTAN SHELTERS (cont.)
Covenant House Crisis Shelter
Covenant House Crisis Shelter
460 West 41st Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 613-0300
Covenant House New York offers a comprehensive array of services that captures the continuum of care from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Our goal is to help young adults obtain the skills and tools they will need to develop into productive contributing citizens.
*This program is aimed at helping young adults under the age of 21
BROOKLYN SHELTERS
Bond St. Drop-In Center
39-41 Bond St.
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 935-0439
The Bond Street Drop-In Center is a 24-hour program for homeless individuals. Our goal is to provide advocacy and empowerment in a safe environment for single homeless adults who are eighteen years of age and older, currently known as “homeless street people.” Our objective is to provide the chronically homeless, who generally have multiple problems and are resistant to traditional services, with case management services that will optimally lead to permanent or transitional housing. Bond Street delivers a range of comprehensive services.
OTHER SHELTER LOCATIONS
Graymoor St. Christopher's Inn
Graymoor St. Christopher's Inn
P.O Box 150, Graymoor
Garrison, NY 10524-0150
(845) 424-3616 (for admissions, choose option #1)
Admissions: 8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m (Mon-Fri)
Screening: 8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m (Mon-Fri)
Services: 24 hours; 7 days a week
OTHER SHELTER LOCATIONS (cont.)
Graymoor St. Christopher's Inn (cont.)
*This shelter is eligible to men only.
This facility has 147 beds and provides OASAS approved/evening outpatient program/inpatient program (60-90 days) / AA and NA meetings daily on campus / 21-day shelter / family program.
Admission Procedures:
Intake Process/ 2-page referral must be filled out from referring facilities / EAP referrals / Self-Referrals / Court referrals / Homeless / TASC
Volunteers of America - Crossroads
Volunteers of America - Crossroads
395 Webster Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(914) 636-8680 or 634-8689
Admissions: Mon-Fri. By appointment only.
Screening: By Appointment Only.
Services: 24 hours; 7 days a week
Eligibility and Restrictions
Men and Women 18 years and older. Eligibility: Alcohol and other drugs/ non acute medical problems/ moderate psych. problems / MICA upon review/ homeless.
Services: Outpatient / average length 6-9 months / meals provided / referrals to social services / vocational services / AA meeting on-site once a week.
Services for: Women / legal offenders / parolees
Admission Procedures
Agency referrals/ appointment required/ case history required/ medical evaluation/ psychiatric evaluation/ waiting list.
LONG ISLAND
Bethany House (for women only)
Bethany House
102 Whitehouse Avenue
Roosevelt, NY 11575
(516) 378-6908
Bethany House of Nassau County New York is dedicated to improving the lives of homeless women and children on Long Island. We provide safe, supportive emergency housing for women and their dependent children, and a comprehensive range of additional programs and resources. Of those women who remain with us for more than two weeks, 92% have successfully found permanent housing. Bethany provides our services through three well maintained and attractively kept houses. Our locations are staffed by dedicated and caring professionals and para professionals, several of whom have come through Bethany House in the past.
Common Ground, http://www.commonground.org
The Partnership for the Homeless, www.partnershipforthehomeless.org 305 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor, in Manhattan which operates Peter's Place (55 and over only).
