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State of the Art Recreation Center Unveiled at the historic Park Slope Armory.
State of the Art Recreation Center Unveiled at the historic Park Slope Armory. City Officials and YMCA Open Recreation Center to Community. Read More

DHS 'Code Blue' Emergency Procedure Protects Vulnerable New Yorkers During Winter Weather. Increased street outreach to be on hand for low temperature times.
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DHS has released an update on the work of the Operation Home Task Force. In December 2006, Mayor Bloomberg and then-Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson created the Operation Home Task Force, a joint effort between DHS and the VA charged with ending the need for any veteran to sleep on the City’s streets or in shelters.
Click here to read A Second Progress Report on A New Way Home for Veterans Experiencing Homelessness in New York City.





DHS Commissioner Robert V. Hess (second from left) marches in New York City’s Veterans Day Parade with clients and staff from the Borden Avenue Veterans Residence on November 11, 2009.



Technology Helps City Increase Housing Inspections for Homeless by More Than Half, and Lease Signings by One Quarter

Technology Helps City Increase Housing Inspections for Homeless by More Than Half, and Lease Signings by One Quarter. New York City Department of Homeless Services and IBM partner to develop mobile handheld devices that benefit New Yorkers in need.
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DHS has instituted the Client Rights and Responsibilities policy in its families with children shelter system.

DHS has instituted the Client Rights and Responsibilities policy in its families with children shelter system. The policy creates a partnership among clients, DHS and providers to help families exit shelter and return to permanent housing in the community.
Click here to read Client Rights and Responsibilities: A Client’s Guide to Shelter.
Pulse aqui para leer Derechos y Responsabilidades del Cliente: Guía Sobre Refugios para el Cliente.




Daily Census
(For February 8, 2010)
8,803 Families
With Children
1,283 Adult Families
7,485 Single Adults

37,490

Total Individuals

DHS has distributed a year-end letter by Commissioner Robert V. Hess providing a progress report about the agency in 2009 and looking ahead to 2010.
Please click here to read the letter.


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Uniting for Solutions Beyond Shelter
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