Every night, more than 6,000 New Yorkers sleep in a shelter operated by Samaritan Daytop Village—one-third of them are children.

We provide transitional housing for single adults and families across all five boroughs of New York City. These temporary shelters and family residences are operated on behalf of the NYC DHS.

Individuals may be housed in single-adult shelters according to similar behavioral health needs, vocational goals, age, or gender, whenever appropriate. Temporary family residences aim to keep children together with at least one parent, supporting family stability during a time of transition.

Our goal for every client is the same: to help them secure stable, affordable housing. Case managers perform a comprehensive assessment of each client to provide linkages to community-based resources and help overcome barriers to housing.

Clients are connected to educational and employment support, housing and legal assistance, primary and mental health care, substance use treatment, and more. We also assist clients with applications for permanent housing through DHS. Even after placing clients into permanent housing, our case managers continue to coordinate services to ensure a smooth transition into the community.

Note: To access New York City shelters and transitional residences, individuals must visit a NYC Department of Homeless Services Intake Center.

Samaritan Daytop Village will reach a new milestone this year by adding permanent affordable housing to its portfolio. Through a landmark deal, the agency has assumed management of nine buildings formerly used as shelters. Samaritan Daytop Village will purchase, renovate and continue renting the housing units to qualifying individuals. The agency will also provide services such as case management to clients at these locations.

The buildings collectively house 124 formerly homeless and low-income families in Harlem and the Bronx. Once the purchase and renovations are complete, the properties will remain permanently affordable under a new landlord – Samaritan Daytop Village.

Permanent affordable housing provides a low-cost, high-quality apartment among the high-rent options of New York City. Samaritan Daytop Village is not accepting applications to the new housing program. All prospective renters are referred by the NYC Human Resources Administration.