The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) tailors services to a variety of different populations of clients. DHS provides temporary emergency shelter to Single Adult and Single Female as well as families. Before any New Yorker can enter a shelter, he/she must first apply at the intake center that is designated for him or her. More information.
Following are locations where applications are accepted:
- Single Adult Men
400-430 East 30th Street, New York (at First Avenue) - Single Adult Women
116 Williams Avenue, Brooklyn (between Liberty Avenue and Glenmore Avenue)
OR
1122 Franklin Avenue, Bronx (near 166th Street) - PATH- Families with Children
(between Walton Avenue and Gerard Avenue)
151 East 151st Street, Bronx
Some private organizations offer temporary housing to youth and pregnant or parenting teens. Here are some options:
- Covenant House
460 West 41st Street, New York (between Ninth Avenue and Tenth Avenue)
(212) 613-0300 - The Door
555 Broome Street, New York (between Sixth Avenue and Varick Street)
(646) 600-7412 - Missionaries of Charity (Mothers and children)
262 Macon Street, Brooklyn (between Throop Avenue and Marcus Garvey Blvd.)
(718) 453-7428 - MOMMAS House (Mothers and children)
3100 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, New York (Hempstead Turnpike/Southberry Ln)
(516) 781-8637
Youth Shelters
- The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
- Generation NYC Youth Experiencing Homelessness
LGBTQ Shelter/Housing Resources
- Generation NYC LGBTQ
- NY Transgender Resource Guide Housing and Shelter
- Princess Janae Place
(718) 684-1688, info@princessjanaeplace.org - HART Program
Housing At Risk Transgender Persons – Princess Janae Place’s HART program aims to serve approximately 300 clients each year, pulling them out of crisis, and placing them on a path to long-term sustainability. By providing them housing navigation along w/ first month rent – security deposit or broker’s fee. - New Alternatives for LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth
- Transgender Housing Network
On-line clearing house of available housing options throughout the US, including couches, apartments, shelters, and other resources. - Ali Forney Center
Drop-In Center
321 W. 125th Street, New York (at Saint Nicholas Avenue)
(212) 206-0574 - NYC Human resources Administration LGBTQI Resources
- Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund: Housing & Shelter Project
New York: 151 West 19th Street, Suite 1103
(646) 862-9396, info@transgenderlegal.org
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) works to protect people from housing discrimination.
