Section8ok.info is dedicated to helping those in need of assitance - If You Are Homeless help is available! HUD, along with many other federal agencies, funds programs to help the homeless. These programs are managed by local organizations that provide a range of services, including shelter, food, counseling, and jobs skills programs. So start by contacting a homeless assistance agency in your area - see our directory below

Homeless Information / phone numbers / address for  New York

Albany County Homeless Coalition - (518) 489-2312
Buffalo homeless services - (716) 834-3131
New York City homeless services - Dial 311
Syracuse homeless services - (315) 449-3352

Family Shelters: New York       

Assistance in New York City

Intake Facility for Families with Minor Children and Pregnant Women

    New York City Department of Homeless Services
    Prevention Assistance & Temporary Housing (Path)
    346 Powers Avenue
    Bronx, NY 10454
    (917) 521–3900 or 311

Intake Facility for Adult Families with No Children

    New York City Department of Homeless Services
    Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC)
    400 East 29th Street (1st Avenue)
    New York, NY 10016 (Manhattan)
    (212) 481-4704 or 311


More Assistance for Families & Pregnant Women
(Non-NYC Department of Homeless Services)

Families in Need of Assistance
69 Brookline Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 489-3734

St. John's Family Place Center
1630 St. John's Place
Brooklyn, NY 11233
(718) 771-7720

Homespace
P.O. Box 462
Buffalo, New York 14209
(716) 881-4600

Interfaith Hospitality Network
1092 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14209
(716) 886-0622

Salvation Army Family Shelter
960 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14202
(716) 884-4798

Suffolk County Dept of Social Services
PO Box 18100
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Daytime: (631) 854-9935
Evening: (631) 854-9100

Family Services League
790 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 427-3700 ext. 262
Hotline evenings: (631) 854-9100

Ulster County Dept of Social Services
1021 Development Court
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 334-5000

The Bowery Mission
227 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
(800) Bowery-1
Email

Phoenix House
164 West 74th Street
New York, NY 10023
(212) 595-5810 ext. 7200

Dutchess County Dept of Social Services:
60 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
(845) 486-3000

Northeast Parent and Child Society
120 Park Ave.
Schenectady, NY 12304
(518) 346-1284

The Salvation Army
of the Syracuse Area
677 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 475-1688

Nassau County Health and Human Services Office
60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd
Uniondale, NY 11553
Information: (516) 227-8472

Westchester County Dept of Social Services
112 East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 995-5000


Clothing Resources: New York

Albany

Capital City Rescue Mission
259 S. Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 462-0459

Catholic Charities of Albany & Rensselaer Counties
100 Slingerlands St.
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 426-3511

The Salvation Army
22 Clinton Ave.
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 463-6678

Buffalo

Buffalo City Mission
100 E. Tupper Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 854-8181

Catholic Charities of Buffalo
525 Washington Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 856-4494

Goodwill Industries of Western NY, Inc.
1119 William Street
Buffalo, NY
(716) 854-3494

Erie County Social Services
158 Pearl Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 858-8000

Friends of the Night People
394 Hudson
Buffalo, NY 14201
(716) 884-5375

Salvation Army
960 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 883-9800

WIC - Erie County Health Dept.
120 West Eagle Street
Buffalo, NY l4202
(716) 858-7715

Schenectady
City Mission of Schenectady
425 Hamilton St.
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 372-9311

Concerned for the Hungry, Inc.
P.O. Box 119
Schenectady, NY 12301
(518) 372-9881

The Salvation Army
168 Lafayette St.
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 370-0276

Syracuse

The Salvation Army of the Syracuse Area
677 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 475-1688

Rescue Mission
Administrative Offices
120 Gifford Street, Syracuse, NY 13320
(315) 472-6251

Troy

Bethany Hospitality Center
27 State St.
Troy, NY 12180