In NYC there are many resources for homeless people:
1.NYC Department of Homeless Services
- Provides temporary emergency shelters to families and individuals that need emergency housing
- Help people from shelters to move in to permanent and stable housing
- SNAP and cash assistance help
2. The Coalition’s Grand Central Food Program
- Provide healthy and nutritional meals for the homeless people in NYC
- In cold seasons coats, hats, gloves, and blankets are distributed
- Job training, education, and social support
- Eviction Prevention (economic support for rent)
- Alcohol and Rehab Treatment Program
3. The Partnership for the Homeless
- Health and Mental health assistance (access to Medicare & Medicate )
- Financial Counseling (develop a budget)
4. The Bowery Mission
- Programs for Men (meals, night of shelter, shower, clothing, free medical appointments)
- Programs for Woman (chronic substance abuse, financial exploitation, sexual victimization, past trauma or abuse help)
- Programs for children (Mont Lawn Camp and Mont Lawn City Camp programs are designed to provide the right supports to a youth’s development, at the right time, from age 6 to age 18. )