At DICs, you can access specialized services that meet your immediate needs such as:
Hot meals and clothing
Showers and laundry facilities
Counseling, case management services, and connections to health care, including medical care and mental health care
Help finding a job or applying for benefits
On-site staff can also work closely with you to help you transition off the streets if you choose to do so.
You can drop in at any time. All centers are open 24 hours a day (unless stated differently), seven days a week, including holidays.
Gathering Place 2402 Atlantic Avenue (between Sackman Street and Jardine Place) Phone: (718) 385-8726
By Subway: A train to Broadway Junction
The center provides a safe, sanitary and stable alternative to the street, using an individualized and flexible approach to serve the hard-to-reach street homeless population that for various reasons may not want to be temporarily housed in shelter environments.
Available services include three meals a day, shower/laundry facilities and access to clothing, mail and phone services, therapeutic recreational activities, case management services/ entitlement(s) assistance, and comprehensive medical/mental health services and referrals to treatment resources.
Bond St. Drop-In Center 39-41 Bond St. Brooklyn, NY Phone: (718) 935-0439
The Bond Street Drop-In Center is a 24-hour program for homeless individuals eighteen years of age and older. The objective is to provide the chronically homeless, who generally have multiple problems and are resistant to traditional services, with case management services that will optimally lead to permanent or transitional housing.
Main chance 120 East 32nd Street (between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue) Phone: (212) 883-0680
By Subway: 6 train to 33rd Street
We offer basic necessities (food, clothing, showers, and chairs for respite) and a range of social services including employment counseling, treatment referrals, and housing assistance.
We have designed a consumer-oriented membership program to meet our clients at their various levels of need — tailoring our services to fit the specific situations of each individual.
We recognize that, for some, simply coming in from the streets is a significant step. It is these people – those usually excluded from other service agencies – that we aid most.
Olivieri Center for Homeless 257 West 30th Street (between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue) Phone: (212) 947-3211
By Subway: A, C, E, 1, 2, or 3 train to 34th Street-Penn Station
Offers on-site, 24-hour services including meals, clothing, and showers. When a client is ready to talk with staff, we offer case management, crisis intervention, referrals to medical, mental health and rehabilitation services, and housing placement assistance.
Coalition for the Homeless- 129 Fulton Street New York, NY 10038. Phone: (212) 776-2000
Direct service organization helping homeless men, women and children. 11 frontline programs help survive immediate crises and put them on the path to long-term stability. We provide emergency food and clothing, eviction prevention, crisis services, permanent housing, job training and special programs for homeless youth.
Breaking Ground 100-32 Atlantic Avenue, 11416 (at 102 Street) Phone: 212-389-9300
These wraparound services help each person get – and stay – on the path to permanent stability:
Benefits assistance
Primary medical care
Mental health care
Substance use referrals
Skills-building, self-sufficiency programs, and connection to employment services
Restful nights 106-38 150th St, Jamaica, NY 11435 Phone: (718) 291-4600
Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 12-4pm, Sunday Closed
Restful Nights is "the new aged Adult Homeless Shelter" catering to families and individuals living with special needs. Restful Nights prides itself on being focused on better quality of life through intensive individualized care plans and one on one interactions our residents get to experience re-entry to society with the tools and equipment needed to be successful with a lower return rate and ultimately a more productive citizen, living with a better quality of life.