Food & Basic Needs
Neighbors Together
Brooklyn
Soup kitchen and community advocacy center: free to-go lunch Mon-Fri 12-2 and dinner 4-6 on select days, plus housing, benefits, job training and healthcare support.
Housing & Shelter in NYC
Housing help after release ranges from emergency shelter and transitional residences to long-term supportive housing with on-site services. Many programs here are built for people on parole or probation, and supportive housing usually requires an HRA 2010e application, which a case manager or program staff member can submit for you.
Tip: if you're on parole, get any new address approved by your parole officer before you move, and keep a copy of your release paperwork, since many housing programs ask for proof of recent incarceration.
144 services across the five boroughs
Housing & Shelter by borough
Food & Basic Needs
Part of the Solution (POTS)
Bronx
Lunch, food pantry, showers, mailroom, medical and dental access, benefits applications, case management, employment help.
Housing & Shelter
Unlock NYC
Citywide
Online tools and peer support for people facing housing discrimination because they use rental vouchers (CityFHEPS, Section 8, FHEPS, HASA); helps document and report discrimination and connects to agencies.
Housing & Shelter
Covenant House New York
Manhattan
24-hour walk-in center and shelter for young adults: crisis care, shelter, transitional living, healthcare, job readiness, education support, legal services, outreach. Health and Wellness Center 212.613.0315.
Housing & Shelter
Housing Court Answers
Citywide
Information for tenants, landlords and advocates: housing court procedures, landlord-tenant rules, code violations, referrals to free legal help and back-rent assistance.
Family & Reunification
Safe Horizon
Manhattan
Support for victims of crime and abuse: shelter, advocacy, counseling, legal services and supervised visitation; welcomes all survivors regardless of immigration status. Hotline 800.621.4673.
Substance Use Recovery
After Hours Project
Brooklyn
Community-based harm reduction: syringe services, hygiene kits, counseling for people who use drugs, housing for people with HIV/AIDS, case management, medical transportation.
Housing & Shelter
BronxWorks - Homeless Outreach Team
Bronx
Operates a mobile street outreach team in the Bronx 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing counseling, housing placement, medical services, benefits assistance, and substance use disorder treatment referrals to people experiencing homelessness.
Housing & Shelter
Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS)
Manhattan
Case management, medical and psychiatric services for people in supportive housing in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx; phone consultation and referrals for mental health supportive housing; free financial assistance.
Mental Health & Counseling
Community Access
Manhattan
Provides services to people living with mental health concerns, including supportive and stable housing, education, job retention support and assisted competitive employment, peer training, health and wellness programs, and advocacy. Affiliated programs include Blueprint Supported Education and the Howie the Harp Advocacy Center, which trains people with mental health recovery experience to become peer support workers.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Legal Services NYC
Citywide
Free civil legal services in housing, benefits and immigration, plus representation for conviction-history employment discrimination.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Mobilization for Justice
Citywide
Provides free legal assistance to low-income New Yorkers on housing, civil rights, disability rights, aging rights, bankruptcy, tax, consumer, employment, government benefits, and kinship care matters, including advice, counsel, and representation to help people with past criminal records re-enter the workforce.
Family & Reunification
Osborne Association
Bronx · Brooklyn
Reentry hotline, workforce services, housing support, elder reentry, court advocacy, sealing consultations, video visiting and family programs.
Employment & Job Training
The Doe Fund - Ready, Willing & Able
Manhattan
Paid transitional work, transitional housing, case management, legal services, vocational training and job/housing placement for homeless and formerly incarcerated men.
Housing & Shelter
The Fortune Society
Queens
Full-service reentry hub: housing (emergency to permanent), benefits enrollment, case management, education, employment, outpatient substance use and mental health treatment, family services, HIV/AIDS services and ATI programs. No legal services.
Housing & Shelter
Bowery Residents' Committee (BRC)
Manhattan
Reentry services for people released from NYS facilities: on-site Medicaid/SNAP enrollment, clothing, HSE classes, resumes, substance use treatment, counseling; pays for lost birth certificates and NYS ID.
Housing & Shelter
CAMBA - The Gathering Place
Brooklyn
Drop-in center for single adults with three meals a day, shower and laundry facilities, clothing, mail and phone services.
Family & Reunification
Children's Aid
Manhattan
Provides adoption and foster care, education, school- and community-based health clinics, Head Start classes, after-school/summer programs, and parenting and substance-use/teen-pregnancy prevention programs in high-need NYC neighborhoods. Also offers high school equivalency prep, job readiness, and housing assistance for youth in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Housing & Shelter
Coalition for the Homeless
Manhattan
Crisis Intervention Program: help getting emergency shelter, benefits and permanent housing; referrals to treatment, job training and eviction prevention. Does not run shelters.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Community Justice Connect
Citywide
Free legal information, assistance and referrals from trained non-lawyer volunteers supervised by an attorney: benefits, employment, housing, family, immigration, health, divorce, domestic violence.
Mental Health & Counseling
Fountain House
Manhattan · Bronx
Clubhouse community for people living with mental illness with clinical, employment and housing support, senior programs and subsidized lunch.
Employment & Job Training
Getting Out and Staying Out (GOSO)
Manhattan
A reentry program for young men ages 16-24 focused on education, employment, and emotional well-being; offers supportive counseling, educational support, vocational training, workforce development, technology like phones, and referrals to mental health, substance use, anger management, and emergency housing services.
Family & Reunification
Hour Children
Queens
Services for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their families: housing, employment training, case management, mentoring, after-school clubhouse, food pantry, thrift shops.
Housing & Shelter
Housing Works
Brooklyn
Housing, healthcare, job training and legal help for homeless and low-income New Yorkers affected by HIV/AIDS; Emergency and Transitional Housing program gives 12 months of housing for people recently released.
Healthcare
Housing Works Community Healthcare - Reentry Program
Citywide
Connects soon-to-be-released and formerly incarcerated individuals to medical, mental health, and case management services, including substance use programs, plus vocational training, help obtaining entitlements, and referrals to long-term housing placement.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
New York Peace Institute
Manhattan
Free mediation, restorative justice services and training for community, housing, co-parenting, civil and criminal court, youth and special education disputes.
Healthcare
NYC HRA HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)
Citywide
Confidential information on HIV/AIDS testing and service referrals; HASA supports benefits and housing for eligible people with HIV.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYCLA Legal Counseling Project
Manhattan
Free phone consultations with an attorney on family, landlord/tenant, employment and tax law; interpreter services available.
Housing & Shelter
Project Hospitality
Staten Island
Overnight chairs (no beds) for single adults, referrals to mental health, substance use, legal and benefits services, plus soup kitchens and food pantries.
Housing & Shelter
Providence House
Brooklyn
Transitional residences, apartments and permanent supportive housing for women recently paroled from prison and their children, with support services.
Housing & Shelter
The Bowery Mission
Manhattan
Faith-based services for homeless and hungry New Yorkers: meals, clothing, showers, haircuts, shelter, medical care, legal referrals, residential recovery, transitional housing, vocational training and employment services.
Employment & Job Training
The Hope Program
Bronx
Provides job training, placement, advancement, and lifelong career support for adults 18+ through programs including HOPEworks, NYC CoolRoofs, Green and Clean HVAC, Sustainable South Bronx (construction), and Intervine, plus support services covering food, clothing, housing, financial resources, digital literacy, and mental health.
Housing & Shelter
Urban Pathways - Olivieri Drop-In Center
Manhattan
24-hour drop-in for registered clients: meals, clothing, showers, case management, crisis intervention, housing placement and referrals; one overnight chair via 4:30-5pm drop-in. Also a Staten Island drop-in at 150D Richmond Terrace (718.720.0079).
Mental Health & Counseling
Venture House
Citywide
Clubhouse-model mental health rehabilitation: job development and coaching, supported education, supportive housing, virtual programs and social events.
Housing & Shelter
Women's Prison Association (WPA)
Manhattan
Provides case management and personalized support for women impacted by the criminal legal system and their families, including help finding safe and affordable housing, developing workplace skills, reunifying families, accessing healthcare and mental health services, and reentry planning for those still incarcerated.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Youth Represent
Manhattan
Free legal services for system-impacted youth: job and license denials due to convictions, public housing denials, school suspensions, summonses and low-level misdemeanors, family court, and RAP sheet corrections.
Housing & Shelter
Black Veterans for Social Justice (BVSJ)
Brooklyn
Provides comprehensive services to veterans and their families throughout NYC, including housing assistance, employment support, benefits advocacy, and counseling. Its Incarcerated Veterans Transitional Program (IVTP) offers pre-release planning, case management, employment assistance, and coordination with the VA and community partners for housing, healthcare, and reintegration support.
Employment & Job Training
Black Veterans for Social Justice (BVSJ) - Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP)
Brooklyn
Helps veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness secure stable employment and housing through job readiness training, employment placement, case management, and connections to supportive resources.
Housing & Shelter
Breaking Ground
Manhattan
Provides supportive housing for the chronically homeless, low-income working adults, youth aging out of foster care, veterans, seniors, people with HIV/AIDS, and people living with mental illness, along with benefits assistance, medical and mental health care, substance use referrals, skills-building, and connections to employment.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Center for Community Alternatives (CCA)
Brooklyn
Statewide network for people affected by mass incarceration: substance treatment and recovery communities, sentence mitigation, court advocacy, workforce readiness, civic restoration, emergency/transitional housing, youth mentoring.
Healthcare
Forging Ahead for Community Empowerment and Support (FACES)
Manhattan
Provides free services to New Yorkers who are chronically homeless, living with HIV/AIDS, substance use disorder, or mental illness, including court-involved individuals. Core services include housing, HIV/hepatitis prevention and testing, reentry support, case management, and vocational/educational assessment.
Housing & Shelter
Metropolitan Council on Housing
Manhattan
Tenant hotline and free walk-in Tenants' Rights clinics (Oct-Jun) for landlord-tenant disputes; help forming a tenants' association.
Housing & Shelter
Neighborhood Association for Inter-Cultural Affairs (NAICA)
Bronx
Offers eviction prevention and rental assistance application services to single adults, families, and older Bronx tenants, including help submitting Family Eviction Prevention Subsidy (FEPS) applications and free legal representation.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Housing Connect (Affordable Housing Lotteries)
Citywide
Information and applications for NYC affordable housing lotteries, in multiple languages.
Housing & Shelter
NYC HRA HomeBase
Citywide
Eviction prevention, emergency rental assistance, benefits help, financial counseling and relocation help.
Housing & Shelter
NYCHA Family Reentry Program
Citywide
Reunites select people leaving prison or jail with family living in qualified NYCHA apartments and provides reentry services and intensive case management.
Housing & Shelter
Project Renewal
Manhattan
Shelter, transitional and supportive housing, mental health and primary care, and job training; Parole Support and Treatment Program for people with a mental health diagnosis.
Healthcare
The Hispanic AIDS Forum, Inc.
Bronx
Provides information, counseling, and support groups for anyone with questions about HIV or AIDS, plus rental assistance resources, case management, and LGBTQIA+-specific health and support services. Offers referrals and free HIV testing.
Substance Use Recovery
VIP Community Services
Bronx
Recovery and wellness services for people with histories of substance use: outpatient and residential treatment, primary and specialty care, mental health, care coordination, HIV/AIDS services and supportive/permanent housing.
Housing & Shelter
WIN NYC
Manhattan
Provides shelter and supportive services for women with children in NYC, including job-readiness training, HSE classes, childcare, and college preparedness.
Mental Health & Counseling
Baltic Street Wellness Solutions
Brooklyn
Job skills training, work-readiness and job retention help, housing placement, benefits advocacy, support groups and educational referrals for adults with lived mental health experience.
Substance Use Recovery
CREATE, Inc.
Manhattan
Outpatient and inpatient substance use disorder clinic offering treatment and recovery services, with specialized care for co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder. Also provides transitional living for homeless young adults, day services for older adults, and a food pantry open to the public midweek.
Housing & Shelter
Greenhope Services for Women (Acacia Network)
Manhattan
Residential program for women with a history of substance use, including formerly incarcerated women: trauma-informed clinical care, counseling, mental health services, education and vocational support, on-site childcare, benefits enrollment, aftercare.
Housing & Shelter
JustFix.nyc
Citywide
Free online tools for tenants: repair complaint letters sent by certified mail, building/landlord lookup (Who Owns What), Good Cause eviction screener and eviction help.
Housing & Shelter
MainChance Drop-In Center (Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services)
Manhattan
Drop-in center for single adults with chairs, three meals a day, free showers (Mon-Fri 8:30-10:30), clothing, medical services, social work, housing vouchers and help finding permanent housing. Open 24/7.
Substance Use Recovery
Odyssey House
Manhattan
Provides residential and outpatient treatment for New Yorkers with substance use disorders. The drug-free residential program serves adults 18+, while outpatient services are available for both adolescents and adults, combining counseling and medication with housing, education, and job training support.
Healthcare
Haitian-American Community Coalition (HCC)
Brooklyn
Serves low-income and houseless New Yorkers, primarily of Caribbean descent, with health and fitness programs, adult literacy, housing placement assistance, HIV/AIDS testing and prevention education (including PrEP/PEP), and mental health counseling at its Be Well Center.
Benefits & Financial Help
NYC HRA - Emergency Assistance (One Shot Deal)
Citywide
One-time help with rent to stop eviction, utility bills, disaster costs and health/safety purchases; some may need repayment.
Mental Health & Counseling
Services for the Underserved (S:US)
Manhattan
Housing, treatment and rehabilitation, skill-building and care coordination.
Housing & Shelter
Thrive for Life Prison Project
Citywide
A faith-based organization offering housing, continuity-of-care support, and education for formerly incarcerated individuals at Abraham House and Ignacio House. Residents can access scholarships to partnering colleges and job-readiness and career-development support, plus help finding permanent affordable housing; a food pantry operates Saturdays at its Bronx location (340 Willis Avenue).
Housing & Shelter
A Beautiful Heart Ministries
Queens
Supports formerly incarcerated women, girls, and gender-fluid individuals with trauma-informed care, safe housing, employment pathways, and entrepreneurship support. Programs include 'She Writes Her Trauma,' a writing-based healing workshop, and 'When She Comes Home,' which offers care packages and transitional support to women and girls returning from incarceration.
Housing & Shelter
Abraham House
Bronx
Provides transitional (three-quarter) housing by referral for formerly incarcerated individuals, along with on-site education and free OSHA training in English and Spanish.
Healthcare
Acacia Network
Citywide
Large Latino-led network with health, behavioral health, addiction treatment and housing services.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Advocates for Children (AFC)
Manhattan
Advocates and works on behalf of children who are at risk for school-based discrimination and/or academic failure due to poverty, disability, race, ethnicity, immigrant or English language learner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, or involvement in the foster care or juvenile court systems.
Housing & Shelter
Ali Forney Center
Manhattan
Housing and drop-in services for homeless LGBTQ+ young people.
Housing & Shelter
Artistic Noise
Manhattan
Works with youth and young adults who are unhoused, on probation, living in the shelter system, or have recently returned to their communities after periods of being incarcerated.
Benefits & Financial Help
Bronx Independent Living Services (BILS)
Bronx
Peer-run services and advocacy for people with disabilities in the Bronx.
Benefits & Financial Help
Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID)
Brooklyn
Advocacy, benefits counseling and peer support for people with disabilities in Brooklyn.
Housing & Shelter
Brooklyn Public Library - Justice Initiatives Welcome Home
Brooklyn
Reentry Navigators offer one-on-one appointments to set goals, guidance on housing, health and reconnecting with family, monthly peer dinners, and links to library services.
Housing & Shelter
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
Brooklyn · Queens
Food pantries, housing, mental health and senior services; serves all faiths.
Housing & Shelter
Catholic Charities of New York
Manhattan · Bronx · Staten Island
Emergency food, housing help, immigration services and case management; serves all faiths.
Benefits & Financial Help
Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY)
Citywide
Benefits help, housing assistance and advocacy for people with disabilities.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Center for Justice Innovation - Harlem Community Justice Center
Manhattan
Community justice center in East Harlem offering housing court support, youth programs and reentry services.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Child Find of America - Parent Help
Citywide
Provides free and confidential services for parents living apart, including visitation/custody mediation over the phone, help with understanding legal options, and learning how to navigate the court and support systems.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Chosen Family Law Center
Manhattan
Offers free legal assistance to low-income LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, and chosen family communities in New York.
Housing & Shelter
Comunilife
Citywide
Supportive housing and mental health services, including Life is Precious suicide prevention for Latina teens.
Housing & Shelter
Concern for Independent Living
Citywide
Supportive and affordable housing for people with mental illness, veterans and families.
Education & GED
Cornell Academic Reentry Services (CARS)
Citywide
Reentry support for CPEP alumni: housing and job help, benefits navigation, computers, and limited coming-home funds.
Housing & Shelter
Destination Tomorrow
Bronx
Bronx LGBTQ+ center with housing support, job training and HSE classes.
Housing & Shelter
DHS 30th Street Intake Center for Men
Manhattan
24/7 shelter intake for single men; the guide recommends it for people who need housing immediately on reentry.
Housing & Shelter
DHS Franklin Shelter and Intake Center for Women
Bronx
24/7 intake and assessment shelter for single women.
Housing & Shelter
Education Justice Project (EJP) - Mapping Your Future: National Edition
Citywide
A free national reentry guide including information on housing, employment, healthcare, substance use, and more. The guide is broken into four sections including: (1) Before You Leave, (2) Once You’re Out, (3) Healing and Moving Forward, and (4) The Reentry Directory.
Housing & Shelter
Elite Learners - Reentry Services
Brooklyn
Offers support services to youth where mentees receive one-toone case management, general issue advocacy training, as well as wrap-around family support.
Housing & Shelter
Emma's Torch
Brooklyn
An 11-week paid apprenticeship program in culinary training for refugees, asylees, or survivors of human trafficking ages 18 and over, who are authorized to work in the US. Offered throughout the program are weekly English classes focused on culinary vocabulary and interview preparation, job-readiness workshops,...
Housing & Shelter
Envision Freedom Fund
Brooklyn
Pays immigration bond to free people from ICE detention who are unable to afford it, and provides post-release support for those they bond out, including food, mental health, medical, and housing support. Never charges money, fees, or asks to be paid back for services provided.
Family & Reunification
Family Legal Care
Citywide
A nonprofit organization that provides free legal information and advice about NYS family law and Family Court, including issues of child support, custody, visitation, paternity, parentage, and guardianship of a minor.
Housing & Shelter
Generation NYC
Citywide
An online platform with resources and support for NYC teens and young adults. Provides easy-to-read information on many subjects including school, work, budgeting, counseling, voting, housing, health, and more.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Girl Vow
Bronx
Provides services within secure and non-secure facilities, foster care agencies, and for homeless LGBTQ+ and underserved youth.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (GEMS)
Manhattan
Provides counseling, therapeutic and recreational groups, referrals to housing, legal and educational resources, transitional housing, court advocacy, and peer mentoring for girls and women ages 12–29 who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and/ or domestic trafficking.
Family & Reunification
Good Shepherd Services
Citywide
Youth development, foster care, transfer schools and family support.
Benefits & Financial Help
HEAP - Home Energy Assistance Program
Citywide
Helps pay heating and cooling bills; emergency benefits if utilities are shut off.
Housing & Shelter
HELP USA
Citywide
Shelters, permanent housing, job training and services for people experiencing homelessness.
Employment & Job Training
Henry Street Settlement
Manhattan
Lower East Side settlement house: workforce center, mental health clinic, shelters and senior services.
Housing & Shelter
Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI)
Manhattan
Provides free year-round programs and services for LGBTQIA+ youth ages 13–24 and their families.
Education & GED
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison
Citywide
College degree programs in NYS prisons plus alumni support for graduates after release.
Mental Health & Counseling
Institute for Community Living (ICL)
Citywide
Mental health clinics, supportive housing and integrated care across NYC.
Mental Health & Counseling
JASA
Citywide
Services for older adults including case management, housing, legal help and mental health.
Housing & Shelter
National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated
Citywide
An online directory of programs for children, parents, and families of people who are incarcerated. Informational materials, fact sheets, and research resources for service providers and families are also available.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
New York Center for Law and Justice - Legal Services Program
Manhattan
Provides free legal services to indigent deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing New Yorkers on a range of civil matters, including housing, family, public benefits, student loans, immigration, and asylum cases.
Benefits & Financial Help
NYC Aging (Department for the Aging)
Citywide
Older adult centers, meals, caregiver help and case management.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYC Commission on Human Rights - Fair Chance Act
Citywide
Enforces NYC laws barring discrimination based on criminal record in hiring and housing; take complaints.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS)
Citywide
24/7 emergency shelter line. Everyone has the right to be housed by the gender they identify as.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) - Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC)
Manhattan
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. Interpreter assistance is available for individuals who do not speak English.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) - Prevention Assistance & Temporary Housing (PATH)
Bronx
All families with children must apply for shelter at the PATH intake center. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) - Tenant Rights
Citywide
The website contains information on tenants’ rights and other resources, in multiple languages, including information on Good Cause Eviction. Call for complaints about lack of heat and hot water, or a landlord’s refusal to make emergency repairs in an apartment or building.
Benefits & Financial Help
NYC Department of Veterans' Services
Citywide
Connects veterans and families to housing, benefits, jobs and health care.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
Manhattan
Offers a wide range of programs for NYC youth including afterschool, community development, family support, literary services, youth services, youth workshop development, internships, and job placement. Services include vocational training, HSE preparation, and assistance with finding jobs and shelter.
Housing & Shelter
NYC DHS - PATH Intake Center (Families)
Bronx
Intake center where families with children apply for city shelter.
Housing & Shelter
NYC DHS - Single Adult Intake (30th Street)
Manhattan
Intake for single adult men seeking city shelter; women use Franklin Women's Shelter in the Bronx.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Health - NYC Teenspace
Citywide
A free mental health support program available to any teenager ages 13–17 living in NYC, regardless of school, income level, or insurance status, powered by Talkspace.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) - Maintenance Complaint
Citywide
Tenants with maintenance complaints about apartments in NYCHA buildings can report maintenance issues 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Residents of NYCHA properties under private management should report maintenance issues directly to the management company.
Housing & Shelter
NYC HRA - CityFHEPS Rental Assistance
Citywide
City rental voucher to help eligible households move out of shelter or avoid eviction.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA) - Legal Services for Tenants
Citywide
Offers universal phone-based access to free legal advice and counsel for NYC residential renters, regardless of immigration status, in need of assistance related to housing, including legal questions or issues about tenancy, eviction, or landlord-tenant disputes.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
Manhattan
Offers information and referrals in the areas of housing, transportation, discrimination, education, employment, health, Social Security, and services to the homebound. Multiple languages spoken.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ)
Manhattan
Supports a wide range of programs for New Yorkers impacted by the criminal legal system including alternatives to incarceration, housing, employment, and legal services, health care, neighborhood engagement, and more.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) - Reentry
Citywide
City office that funds and coordinates reentry programs, including jail-based reentry services and community referrals.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Office of Civil Justice - Tenant Helpline
Citywide
Connects tenants to free lawyers under NYC's Right to Counsel law for eviction cases.
Education & GED
NYC Office of Technology & Innovation - Digital Equity
Citywide
Provides a range of programs and services for people in NYC. Call or visit the website for more information about any of the following services/programs.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYC Tenant Protection Cabinet
Citywide
Provides information and resources for NYC tenants including eviction prevention and community legal resources for tenants, rental assistance, housing application assistance, and more.
Housing & Shelter
NYCHA Customer Contact Center
Citywide
Public housing applications, repairs and questions. See also NYCHA Family Reentry Program.
Housing & Shelter
NYS Department of Veterans' Services
Citywide
Provides assistance to veterans and their families with any matters related to veterans’ benefits including debt waivers and help with obtaining a copy of one’s DD214. The Veterans Emergency Housing Program provides eligible veterans up to $2,000 to help cover emergency housing expenses.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYS Division of Homes and Community Renewal (DHCR) - Office of Rent Administration
Citywide
Provides fact sheets and notices about rent in NYC. Tenants in rent-controlled or rent-stabilized apartments may contact DHCR with complaints, and DHCR may impose penalties on building owners in the form of rent reductions if deemed valid.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
NYS Division of Human Rights
Citywide
State agency taking discrimination complaints, including employment discrimination based on a conviction record (Article 23-A).
Family & Reunification
NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - Child Support Services
Citywide
The Child Support Helpline is available Mon–Fri 8am–7pm.
Benefits & Financial Help
NYU Langone Medical Center - Military Family Center
Citywide
Provides free therapy for service members and their families who are experiencing the lasting effects of all phases of military service and other life stressors, including post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance use disorder, grief and loss, relationship and family...
Healthcare
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York
Citywide
Sexual and reproductive health care, STI testing, birth control and gender-affirming care.
Employment & Job Training
RiseBoro Community Partnership
Brooklyn
Bushwick-based multi-service agency with workforce, housing, senior and youth programs.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Safe Horizon - Streetwork Project Drop-In Centers
Manhattan
Operates drop-in centers which provide free services to homeless youth up to age 25, including emergency services such as crisis housing, hot meals, showers, clothing, medical services, legal assistance, individual and group counseling, HIV prevention materials and testing, and assistance obtaining public benefits...
Housing & Shelter
Supportive Housing Organized and United Tenants (SHOUT!)
Citywide
An organizing group created by and for supportive housing tenants and applicants.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Sylvia Rivera Law Project (SRLP)
Manhattan
Legal help for trans, intersex and gender-nonconforming people, including discrimination in the shelter system.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
TakeRoot Justice
Manhattan
Legal help and research for tenants, workers and community groups.
Housing & Shelter
The Bridge
Manhattan
Supportive housing, mental health and substance use treatment, and job services.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
The Children's Village
Bronx
Provides services including residential treatment centers, shelters for undocumented children, foster homes, mom/baby boarding homes, runaway/homeless shelters, foster care related services, residential programs, community centers, after-school programs, mentoring initiatives for court-involved youth, and daycare...
Healthcare
The Door
Manhattan
One-stop youth center with health care, legal help, education, job training and meals.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
The Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook
Manhattan
A free resource for people in prison who wish to file a federal lawsuit addressing poor conditions in prison or abuse by prison staff. Visit the website to place an order for a currently incarcerated friend or loved one.
Housing & Shelter
The Ladies of Hope Ministries (LOHM)
Citywide
Supports women and girls affected by incarceration with housing, education, entrepreneurship and advocacy.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
The Ladies of Hope Ministries (the LOHM)
Manhattan
Offers programs for women impacted by the criminal legal system. The Rapid Rehousing (RRH) program in NYC provides housing support and services to women fleeing domestic violence and those impacted by the criminal legal system; pairs shortto medium-term rental assistance with comprehensive case management.
Housing & Shelter
The Salvation Army Greater New York
Citywide
Shelters, food programs, and adult rehabilitation (residential work therapy) centers.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Transgender Law Center (TLC)
Citywide
A national trans-led advocacy organization. The Legal Information Helpdesk provides basic information about laws and policies that affect transgender people in the areas of employment, healthcare, housing, civil rights, immigration, incarcerated people’s rights, and identity document changes.
Housing & Shelter
Urban Resource Institute (URI)
Citywide
Largest provider of domestic violence shelter in NYC, plus homeless family shelters.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Usa.gov - Complaints
Citywide
Provides information on how to file a complaint involving government agencies, products and services, travel, housing, and banking. Also provides information on how to protect oneself from and respond to scams, frauds, and identity theft, and how to stop unwanted mail and telemarketing calls.
Housing & Shelter
Volunteers of America - Greater New York
Manhattan
Shelters, supportive housing and services for veterans, DV survivors and people with disabilities.