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Homes for the Homeless (HFH) is a 501(c)3 private, non-profit organization which provides housing and employment training for homeless people in New York City. It has a family-based, child-centered and education-focused approach to its programming that aims to break the cycle of poverty , foster positive identities and promote future success.
Breaking Ground (formerly Common Ground) Founded: 1990: Founder: Rosanne Haggerty: Type: social services organization: Purpose: Breaking Ground’s mission is to strengthen individuals, families and communities by developing and sustaining exceptional supportive and affordable housing as well as programs for homeless and other vulnerable New Yorkers.
The Ali Forney Center (AFC), based in New York City, is the largest LGBT community center helping LGBTQ homeless youth in the United States. [1] The AFC both manages and develops transitional housing for its clients. [2] AFC helps approximately 2,000 youth clients each year, primarily between sixteen and twenty-four years old. [3]
Created in 1993, the department was the first of its kind nationally; with a mission exclusively focused on the issue of homelessness. [7] The Department of Homeless Services was created in response to the growing number of homeless New Yorkers and the 1981 New York Supreme Court Consent Decree that mandates the State provide shelter to all homeless people. [8]
New York City is planning to open two new humanitarian relief centers in the coming days to help house the more than 52,000 asylum seekers now in its care, Mayor Adams announced on Tuesday. The ...
Pages in category "Homeless shelters in New York City" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
New York stopped using the Quality Inn at 153-95 Rockaway Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens as a shelter for migrant families last week. It had been in use since June 2023. Hotel Merit was used as a ...
Safe Horizon is the U.S.'s largest operator of domestic violence shelters, [25] with nine shelters located throughout the five boroughs of New York City. A domestic violence shelter was named in honor of Safe Horizon Board Member Steven C. Parrish in 2008.