New York City Department of Homeless Services

Department of Homeless Services
Department overview
Formed1993; 31 years ago (1993)
JurisdictionNew York City
Headquarters33 Beaver Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10004[1]
Employees1,949 (2015)[2]
Annual budget$2.861 Billion (FY 2021)
Department executive
  • Joslyn Carter[3][4], Administrator
Parent departmentNew York City Human Resources Administration
Child department
Key document
Websitewww.nyc.gov/dhs
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The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is an agency within the government of New York City[5] that provides services to the homeless, though its ultimate aim is to eliminate homelessness.[6] The guiding principles of the department were outlined by the New York City Commission on the Homeless in 1992: to operate an emergency shelter system for people without housing alternatives, provide services and resources to assist shelter residents in gaining independent housing, and partner with local agencies and non-profits to provide these services.[7] Its two rules are compiled in title 31 of the New York City Rules; state regulations are primarily compiled in title 18 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations.

  1. ^ "DHS".
  2. ^ Report on the Fiscal Year 2015 Executive Budget for the Department of Homeless Services Archived 2015-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, New York City Council
  3. ^ "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Joslyn Carter as Administrator of the Department of Homeless Services". New York City Office of the Mayor, July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma (January 2024). "New York City Hid Realities of Homelessness Crisis, Report Finds". New York Times.
  5. ^ New York City Charter § 610; "There shall be a department of homeless services, the head of which shall be the commissioner of homeless services."
  6. ^ "New York City Department of Homelessness Services - About". New York City Department of Homelessness Services. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  7. ^ Campbell, G.; McCarthy, E. (2000). "Conveying Mission Through Outcome Measurement: Services to the Homeless in New York City". Policy Studies Journal. 28 (2): 338–352. doi:10.1111/j.1541-0072.2000.tb02034.x.