This dataset includes the daily number of families and individuals residing in the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter system and the daily number of families applying to the DHS shelter system.

Important Phone Numbers of DHS Departments

Table of homeless population by Year (for years 2009 through 2012)

Displays the total number of shelter buildings by borough and community district

Presents the number of individuals for each shelter facility type by borough and community district

This dataset displays demographics for the families and individuals residing in the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) shelter system.

"Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2012.
*This represents a list of large U.S. cities for which DHS was able to confirm a recent estimate of the unsheltered population. Unsheltered estimates are from 2011 except for Seattle and New York City (2012) and Chicago (2009). All General Population figures are from the 2010 U.S. Census enumeration."

List of centers where homeless people are provided with hot meals, showers, medical help and a place to sleep

Presents the number of cases and individuals for each shelter case type by borough and community district

"Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2011.
*This represents a list of large U.S. cities for which DHS was able to confirm a recent estimate of the unsheltered population. A 2011 result is available for Seattle, WA, Miami, FL, and Boston, MA.. 2011 results are not yet available for the other cities, and their 2009 data are displayed in this chart. General population figures are 2010 estimates in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, and 2009 estimates elsewhere."

"Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2010.
*This represents a list of large U.S. cities for which DHS was able to confirm a recent estimate of the unsheltered population. A 2010 result is only available for Seattle, WA. Other cities either did not conduct a count in 2010, or their 2010 results are not yet available. 2009 unsheltered census figures were used for Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and Washington, DC, and Boston; the 2007 estimate is used for Chicago. General population figures are the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau."

Locations of Homebase (Homeless Prevention Network) offices

A list of all shelter buildings in the DHS system with the number of violations issued to that building.

Daily report of how many Single Adults and Families are served

"Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2009.
*This represents a list of large U.S. cities with a similar street count methodology for which DHS was able to confirm a recent Census; 2009 results are not yet available for LA, SF, and Chicago. All population figures are from the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimate."

Of all families with children (FWC) and adult families (AF) who applied for shelter and received application decision in the reporting month, this is the proportion who were found eligible. For families with multiple decisions within the month, only the most recent decision is factored into this rate.

List of Facilities, Providers and their Rankings for Q3 2012 and Q4 2011

List of Facilities, Providers and their Rankings for Q4 2012 and Q1 2013

This dataset captures how many voter registration applications each agency has distributed, how many applications agency staff sent to the Board of Elections, how many staff each agency trained to distribute voter registration applications, whether or not the agency hosts a link to voting.nyc on its website and if so, how many clicks that link received during the reporting period.