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Efforts to address street homelessness
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Commissioner Park details the city's efforts to address street homelessness, focusing on low-barrier bed capacity and outreach programs.
- 97% of people experiencing homelessness in NYC are sheltered; 3% are on streets or subways
- DSS/DHS has expanded low-barrier bed capacity (safe havens and stabilization beds)
- Mayor Adams announced 900 new low-barrier beds, a $106 million investment
- Total low-barrier beds will reach 4,900 once fully implemented
- Over 3,000 New Yorkers from low-barrier programs placed in permanent housing during the Adams administration
- Since February 2022, more than 8,500 New Yorkers connected to shelter through the subway safety plan
- Three new drop-in centers opened to offer additional access to services
Molly Wasow Park
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In New York City, Ninety Seven Percent of people experiencing homelessness are sheltered, but that three percent of people experiencing homelessness who are on the streets or subways is an area of particular focus for the agency.
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Since the start of this administration, DSS DHS has aggressively expanded low barrier bed capacity.
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These are shelter models that are targeted to those experiencing unsheltered homelessness, also known as safe havens and stabilization beds.
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At this year's State of the City announcement, Mayor Adams announced 900 new low barrier beds representing an investment of another $106,000,000 in efforts to address street homelessness in New York City.
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These beds will start to come online as early as this summer and the remaining beds to be identified in the DHS development pipeline and brought online in subsequent years.
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DHS's safe haven and stabilization bed total will be 4,900 once all is said and done.
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Because of this investment in street homeless solutions, DHS placed more than 3,000 New Yorkers residing in low barrier programs to permanent housing during the Adams administration thus far.
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And since the launch of the subway safety plan in February 2022, more than 8,500 New Yorkers have been connected to shelter.
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DSS DHS continues to invest in outreach staffing to support referrals to low barrier shelter.
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Lastly, under the ADAMS administration, DHS also opened three new drop in centers to offer clients additional access to services.
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