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Parents In Need of Family Shelter

Learn more about entering into a family shelter.

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If you’ve stopped paying rent or are having trouble making rent payments, there is help available to pay down arrears and avoid risking your housing.

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Register an apartment room, or SRO to rent through CityFHEPS, FHEPS, or SOTA.

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Locate free meals at food pantries and soup kitchens near you.

DHS is helping even more New Yorkers move out of shelter and secure permanent housing, just like Richard and Doris.

Find out the number of DHS clients we serve each day.

Learn about Homebase, a homelessness prevention support network for New Yorkers at risk of eviction.

We help New Yorkers to return quickly to their communities and to permanent housing.

HOME-STAT teams work 24-7 in all 5 boroughs to engage street homeless New Yorkers to come indoors.

If you are about to become homeless, Homebase can help you stay out of shelter.

Helping people living with HIV/AIDS to live independent, healthy lives.

DHS announces acquisition fund for long term, nonprofit owned shelters

Locate free meals at food pantries and soup kitchens near you.

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