Care For the Homeless

SINCE 1985, CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (CFH) HAS MET THE MEDICAL, MENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN NEW YORK CITY. We currently operate NYS licensed health care centers at 23 sites throughout the five boroughs as well as six transitional shelters sites, all of which include on-site health care. Most of our service sites are co-located at facilities operated by other non-profits and include shelters for single adults and families, assessment centers, and soup kitchens. Additionally, our community-based health center model brings services directly to neighborhoods where the need is most significant. Both models reduce barriers homeless New Yorkers regularly face in a complex healthcare system and increases access to high quality care. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, REGARDLESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S ABILITY TO PAY. In conjunction with our work in health care and shelter, we actively advocate for government policies aimed at building more affordable housing and creating better health policies. Homelessness carries an ugly stigma. It is often viewed as a characteristic, something that cannot be altered, when it’s truly a condition. Conditions are treatable. Our accessible co-location and community-based healthcare models provide these essential treatments, working as a catalyst to break the cycle and alter the perceptions of homelessness.