Housing & Shelters

We provide families and young people who are homeless with a safe place to stay and support to find permanent housing and prepare for independent living. We also provide housing and transitional services for young adults formerly in foster care who are at risk of homelessness.

Housing & Shelters Programs

    • Housing & Shelters

    Brooklyn Youth Center

    Provides homeless and at-risk youth and their families with information and access to a variety of services and helps them find temporary housing.

    • Housing Assistance
    • Family Crisis Prevention
    • Youth & Family Resources
    • Food Insecurity
    • Health & Substance Use Referrals
    • Housing & Shelters

    Independence Inns

    The Independence Inns provide shelter and support for homeless and runaway youth, including young moms with children, to help them become self-sufficient.

    • Educational Support
    • Employment/Job Readiness
    • Independent Living Skills
    • Housing Assistance
    • Transitional Housing
    • Residential Programs
    • Housing & Shelters

    Scattered Site Supportive Housing Program

    A program for young adults formerly in foster care, ages 18-25, that provides housing and case management support while young adults transition from foster care to independence

    • Transitional Housing
    • Housing Assistance

94%

of babies in our Nurse-Family Partnership were current with immunizations at 12 months

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