If you are between the ages of 16 and 21, you can sleep in a youth shelter. To get a bed call the Department of Youth and Community Development’s Youth Connect at:
- 800-246-4646 or
- 646-343-6800
You can also access help getting into a youth shelter at one of the following youth Drop-in Centers:
- Bronx
- Cardinal McCloskey
333 East 149th Street, 2nd floor, BX, NY 10451
Mon-Fri – 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sat – 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
718-993-5495
- Cardinal McCloskey
- Brooklyn
- SCO Drop-In Center
398 Grant Avenue, BK, NY 11211
Mon-Thurs – 12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Sat-Sun – 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
718-384-7083
- SCO Drop-In Center
- Manhattan
- The Door
555 Broome Street, NY, NY 10013
Mon-Tues, Thurs-Fri – 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Wed – 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday – 12 p.m. –6 p.m.
212-941-9090 - Ali Forney Center
321 West 125th Street, NY, NY 10027
24 Hours Per Day (7 Days Per Week)
212-206-0574 - Safe Horizon
209 West 125th Street, NY, NY 10027
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri – 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
212-695-2220
- The Door
- Queens
- Safe Space NYC, Inc
89-74 162nd Street, 3rd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11432
24 Hours Per Day (7 Days Per Week)
718-526-2400
- Safe Space NYC, Inc
- Staten Island
- Project Hospitality
27 Port Richmond Avenue, SI, NY 10302
24 Hours Per Day (7 Days Per Week)
718-876-4752
- Project Hospitality