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Financial Support
Financial assistance programs can help low-income families pay for food, heat, and other basic needs. Financial support, helps to build a more equitable and prosperous future. If you're struggling financially, you may be eligible for assistance such as unemployment benefits, welfare benefits, emergency housing assistance, rental assistance, help with utility bills, or government home repair assistance. All resources identified are to be used as a stepping stone to preferred outcomes.
Temporary Housing Support
Families Prepare for PATH
What is PATH? Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center.
Who is it for? Temporary transitional housing is available to all New Yorkers verifiably experiencing homelessness, including families with children. All families with children entering the DSS-DHS shelter system must apply for shelter at DSS-DHS' Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center. At these shelter locations, dedicated staff work with each family to support them through this challenging time, offering services and supports to help these families get back on their feet and return to independent living.
What do families need to bring to PATH in order to apply for shelter?
All families who are applying for shelter at PATH must have proper identification for all members of their household, such as:
- Any form of ID with a picture and proof of age, such as a welfare ID card, green card, driver's license, passport or visa, or picture employment card
- Birth certificate | Social Security card | Medicaid card | Identity card in the Public Assistance system | If working, your most recent pay stub
Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) 151 East 151st Street Bronx, NY
PATH is open 24 hours per day, including weekends and holidays.
PATH processes applications during business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
The main telephone number for PATH is 718-503-6400.
Women
All single adult women must apply at:
Franklin Shelter
1122 Franklin Avenue (near 166th Street) Bronx, NY
Men
All single adult males must apply at:
30th Street Intake Center
400-430 East 30th Street New York, NY
