NYC Social Services Organizations

The Ali Forney Center
527 West 22nd Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10011
Telephone: 212 222-3427
Website: www.aliforneycenter.org
Contact person: Joey Lopez
Hours of operation: 10:00am -6:00pm
Closest subway stops: A/C/E train to 23rd Street in Manhattan, NY.
Facility: GLBTQ youth service center
Gender: Female and Male, GLBTQ-focused
Age: 16-25
Requirements/Restrictions: Must be 16-25
Program information: Emergency housing and assistance with locating safe transitional housing. The mission of the Ali Forney Center is to help homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth be safe and become independent as they move from adolescence to adulthood. Too many of these youth are rejected by their families and the broader community and are thus forced to survive on the streets, facing the dangers of violence, HIV infection and homophobia. The Ali Forney Center is committed to proving homeless LGBT&Q youth with the services they need to thrive, including shelter, HIV Prevention and life skills training.

Chelsea Foyer
212 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
Telephone: 646 485-3900
Fax: 646 486-3954
Website: www.goodshepherds.org
Contact person: Receptionist
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9:00am ? 5:00pm
Closest subway stops: 1 train to 23rd Street in Manhattan, NY.
Facility: Youth homeless shelter
Gender: Female and Male, GLBTQ-focused
Age: 18-22
Requirements/Restrictions: Must be 18-22
Program information: Beds, maximum stay 2 years,

Create Yong Adult Center
133-5 West 128th Street (Lenox and Adam Clayton Powell Avenue)
New York, NY 10026
Telephone: 212 662-2000
Shelter Director: Bruce Bennett
Contact person: William Boone
Hours of operation: Intakes are conducted 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Closest subway stops: 2/3/A/B/C and D at 125th Street in Manhattan, NY
Facility: Transitional Youth Housing
Gender: Male only
Age: 18 to 25
Requirements/Restrictions: Clients need to be men from 18 to 25 years old. Clients need a TB clearance, HA#, copy of assessment and DHS referral. Go to Bellevue Men’s Shelter or Covenant House to get a DHS referral. Space is limited.
Program information: Beds, transitional housing, meals, showers, savings programs, referrals. Residents share room with one to two other roommates.

Covenant House
460 West 41st Street. (Between 9th and 10th Avenue)
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: 212 613-0300
E-mail: info@convenanthouseny.org
Website: www.covenanthouseny.org
Executive Director: Bruce Henry
Hours of Operation: Intakes are conducted 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Administration hours are 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
Closest subway stops: 1/2/3/7/9/A/B/C/Q/N/R and W train at 42nd Street Times Square Station in Manhattan, NY
Facility: Youth shelter
Gender: Female and Male
Age: 21 and under
Requirements/Restrictions: Must be under 21. Must obtain physical after enrolling in program. Clients needs to bring ID.
Program information: Beds, housing, meals, showers, referrals, GED program, employability training program, saving counseling.

Green Chimneys
Manhattan
Telephone: 212 491-5911 x.12
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm
Gender: Male and Female, GLBTQ-oriented services
Age: 16-21
Program information: Beds

Independence Inn #1 (Young Men’s Shelter)
93 South 9th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Telephone: 718 782-0198
Hours of operation: 9:00am – 5:00pm – Monday to Friday
Closest subway stops: J/M/Z Train to Marcy Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
Facility: Male youth homeless shelter
Gender: Male
Age: 16 to 20
Requirements/Restrictions: Must be male, age 12 to 20. Must obtain physical after enrolling in program. Clients needs to bring ID. The program does not have capacity to service mentally ill and chemical addicted (MICA) clients.
Program information: Free residential program for young men 16-20 (up to 1 year). 20 beds 4 per room. Counseling, Clients must be working or in school. Must have a referral. Call for an appointment.

Independence Inn #2 (Young Women’s Shelter)
400 Grant Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Telephone: 718 827-8465
Hours of operation: 9:00am – 5:00pm – Monday to Friday
Closest subway stops: A train to Grant Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
Facility: Young women homeless shelter
Gender: Female
Age: 16 to 20
Requirements/Restrictions: Must be female, age 12 to 20. Must obtain physical after enrolling in program. Clients needs to bring ID. The program does not have capacity to service mentally ill and chemical addicted (MICA) clients.
Program information: Free residential program for young women 16-20 (up to 1 year). 20 beds 4 per room. Counseling, Clients must be working and in school. Must have a referral. Call for an appointment. Transitional living for 6 months with one child each under the age of three years old.

Independence Inn #3 (Young Women’s Shelter)
300 Wierfield Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Telephone: 718 326-5933
Hours of operation: Intake and Social Services: 9:00am – 5:00pm – Monday to Thursday, 24 Hour Residence
Closest subway stops: L train to Halsey Street in Brooklyn, NY.
Facility: Female youth homeless shelter
Gender: Female
Age: 16 to 20
Requirements/Restrictions: Must be female, age 16 to 21. Must obtain physical after enrolling in program. Clients needs to bring ID. The program does not have capacity to service mentally ill and chemical addicted (MICA) clients.
Program information: Free residential program for young women 16-21 (up to 1 year). The shelter has 8 beds. The program provides meal, housing, and other basic need support. Child care for young mothers, referral to counseling and education programs. Call for an intake appointment.

Safe Space
295 Lafayette Street, Suite 920
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: 212 226-3536
Fax: 212 226-1918
E-mail: twilliams@safespacenyc.org
Website: www.safespacenyc.org/
Hours of operation: 9:00am – 5:00pm – Monday to Friday
Facility: Transitional Youth Housing
Closest subway stops: 6 Train to Bleecker Street, D, F Train to Broadway – Lafayette Street in Manhattan, NY.
Gender: Female and Male (with programs for LGBTQ+ youth)
Age: 18 to 25
Program information: Safe Space offers transitional housing to homeless HIV+ teenagers who are also recovering from drug addiction: SafeHome, a brownstone in Manhattan, is the only facility of its kind in New York, serving 20 adolescents each year. We provide counseling and support, coordinated medical treatment, and offer recreation and educational enrichment. Residents, each of whom must obtain fulltime employment or attend school, may stay for up to 24 months. Safe Space offers several other programs for children, youth and their families, such as Child Abuse Prevention, Health and Mental Health Services, Adolescent Services, Creative and Performing Arts, and many other youth services. Please see website for details about their program.

Sylvia’s Place
Metro Community Church
446 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
Telephone: 718 300-0133
Closest subway stops: 1/2/3/9/A/C/E to 34th Street in Manhattan, NY.
Facility: LGBT Youth homeless shelter
Gender: Female and Male, LGBT-focused
Age: 16-23
Requirements/Restrictions: clients must identify as LGBT and be 16 to 23 years old
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