State of the Homeless 2012
If Not Now, When?
New Record High in NYC Homelessness
Mayor Bloomberg Has a Final Chance to Help
Homeless Kids and Families Escape the Shelter System
June 8, 2012
By Patrick Markee, Senior Policy Analyst
Coalition for the Homeless
129 Fulton Street
New York, New York 10038
www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
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State of the Homeless 2012
Over the past year, New York City’s homeless shelter population soared to its highest levels ever, with
more than 43,000 homeless New Yorkers – including a record 17,000 children – bedding down each
night in municipal shelters. Indeed, by any measure, last year was the worst for New York City
homelessness since the Great Depression. And one of the major reasons is that, for the first time since
modern homelessness began, the City provides no housing assistance to help homeless children and
adults move from shelters to permanent housing.
But even in the midst of this worsening crisis, Mayor Bloomberg still has a chance to reverse course.
As he completes his next-to-last City budget, the Mayor can embrace proven solutions that will actually
reduce New York City’s homeless population; save taxpayer dollars spent on the expensive emergency
shelter; and most important, help thousands of children and families escape the hardships of
homelessness.
The Coalition for the Homeless urges Mayor Bloomberg to partner with New York City Council Speaker
Christine Quinn to enact her plan to restore priority use of Federal housing programs for homeless New
Yorkers, as well as to create a new rental assistance program modeled on proven Federal rental
vouchers. The Speaker’s plan is designed to help thousands of homeless children and families move
from the shelter system into permanent housing each year.
The Coalition’s State of the Homeless 2012 report spotlights alarming new City data documenting yet
another all-time record homeless shelter population, and shows how the proposed City Council plan
would finally stem the tide of rising homelessness. Following are highlights of the report:
Homeless shelter population at all-time record high: More than 43,000 homeless people –
including more than 17,000 children – slept each night in municipal shelters in April 2012.
New York City: Census of Homeless People in the
Municipal Shelter System, 1983-2012
45,000
April 2012
Shelter Census:
43,082
40,000
35,000
March 1987
Shelter Census:
28,737
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
10,000
1983
1984
Average Daily Census of Homeless Adults and Children Residing in the Municipal
Shelter System

Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources Administration and NYC Stat, shelter census reports
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Dramatic increase in homelessness: The New York City shelter population is 10 percent higher
than the previous year, and is fully 39 percent higher than ten years ago, when Mayor Bloomberg
took office.

Number of homeless children at record highs and rising: More than 17,000 homeless children
slept each night in municipal shelters in April, an increase of 12 percent from the previous year and
a 32 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg took office.

Family homelessness at crisis levels: More than 10,000 homeless families slept in shelters each
night in April, an increase of 8 percent from the previous year and a 49 percent increase since
Mayor Bloomberg took office.

Families stay longer in shelter system: Over the past year, the average shelter stay for
homeless families rose by 28 percent, from nine months to nearly twelve months.

More homeless single adults in shelter than any time since the late 1980s: For the first time
since the late 1980s, there are now more than 10,000 homeless single adults sleeping each night in
the shelter system, 28 percent more than when Mayor Bloomberg took office.

More New Yorkers experience homelessness: During FY 2011, nearly 113,000 New Yorkers
slept in the municipal shelter system, a remarkable 36 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg
took office.

More children experience homelessness: During FY 2011, more than 40,000 children slept in
the municipal shelter system, a 30 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg took office.
18,000
April 2012
Homeless Children:
17,247
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
0
1983
1984
Number of Homeless Children Residing in the Municipal Shelter System
Number of Homeless Children in the New York City
Shelter System, 1983-2012
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources and NYC Stat, shelter census reports
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Part I
New York City’s Homeless Shelter Population Soars to New All-Time Record High
New York City’s homeless shelter population has, during the past year, reached its highest levels ever,
with more than 43,000 homeless New Yorkers – including a record 17,000 children – bedding down
each night in municipal shelters.
By any measure, the past year was the worst for New York City homelessness since the Great
Depression. Following is an overview of the past year:
New York City: Census of Homeless People in the
Municipal Shelter System, April 2012
10,048
17,247
Total NYC
Municipal
Shelter
Population:
43,082
Children
15,787
Adults in Families
Single Adults
Note: Average number of homeless single adults, homeless children, and homeless adult
family members, residing in the municipal shelter system.
Source: City of New York, NYC Stat, shelter census reports

In April 2012, the most recent month for which complete data is available, an average of 43,082
homeless people slept each night in the municipal shelter system.

This represents a 10 percent increase from the previous year (April 2011), and is 39 percent higher
than ten years ago, when Mayor Bloomberg took office (January 2002).

In April 2012 an average of 17,247 homeless children slept each night in municipal shelters, and
this year the number of homeless New York City children reached the highest level ever recorded.

The number of homeless children in April, 17,247 kids, represents an increase of 12 percent from
the previous year and a dramatic 32 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg took office.

In April 2012 an average of 10,322 homeless families slept in shelters each night, an increase of 8
percent from the previous year.

The number of homeless families sleeping each night in shelters has risen by a remarkable 49
percent since Mayor Bloomberg took office.
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
Over the past year (April 2011 to April 2012), the average shelter stay for homeless families rose by
28 percent, from nine months (278 days) to nearly twelve months (357 days).

In April 2012, there were an average of 10,048 homeless single adults sleeping each night in
municipal shelters, 28 percent more than when Mayor Bloomberg took office.

For the first time since the late 1980s, there are now more than 10,000 homeless single adults
sleeping each night in the shelter system.

During FY 2011 (the last City fiscal year for which complete data is available), 112,689 New
Yorkers slept in the municipal shelter system, a remarkable 36 percent increase since Mayor
Bloomberg took office.

The number of New Yorkers who slept in the shelter system in FY 2011 (112,689 people) declined
slightly (less than 1 percent) from the previous fiscal year (113,553 people), but is still the secondhighest number of New Yorkers using the shelter system since the City began keeping such
records.

During FY 2011, 40,238 children slept in the municipal shelter system, a 30 percent increase since
Mayor Bloomberg took office.

During FY 2011, 31,982 homeless single adults slept in the municipal shelter system, a 23 percent
increase since Mayor Bloomberg took office.
Number of Homeless Families in the New York City
Shelter System, 1983-2012
April 2012
Homeless Families:
10,322
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
0
1985
2,000
1983
1984
Number of Homeless Families Residing Nightly in the
Municipal Shelter System Each Month
12,000
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources Administration and NYC Stat, shelter census reports
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NYC Homeless Families Staying in Shelter Longer
Avage Number of Days Homeless Families Reside in NYC Shelter System
(Average Number of Days in Shelter System)
380
360
341
346
347
JAN
2012
FEB
2012
357
352
340
320
313
320
326
325
AUG
2011
SEPT
2011
326
320
302
300
280
278
260
240
220
200
APR
2011
MAY
2011
JUN
2011
JUL
2011
OCT
2011
NOV
2011
DEC
2011
MAR
2012
APR
2012
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services, NYC Stat
11,000
April 2012
Adult Shelter Census:
10,048
10,000
9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
3,000
1983
1984
Average Daily Census of Homeless Single Adults in the Municipal Shelter System
New York City: Average Daily Census of Homeless Single
Adults in the Municipal Shelter System, 1983-2012
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources Administration and NYC Stat, shelter census reports
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9,569
8,745
7,427
6,989
6,858
7,661
8,608
8,176
7,755
7,479
6,933
6,859
6,778
7,096
1997
1999
7,036
1996
6,541
6,316
6,106
6,922
6,229
7,000
1998
8,535
7,687
7,217
8,000
8,200
9,675
1988
9,000
9,342
9,678
1987
8,920
10,000
5,062
6,000
5,000
4,000
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1986
1985
1984
3,000
1983
Average Daily Census of Homeless Single Adults in the Municipal Shelter System
New York City: Average Daily Census of Homeless Single
Adults in the Municipal Shelter System, 1983-2011
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources Administration and NYC Stat, shelter census reports
Total Unduplicated Number of Persons Who Utilized the Municipal Shelter System at
Some Time During Each Fiscal Year
Number of Different Homeless Adults and Children Who
Slept in NYC Shelters Each Year, FY 2002-FY 2011
120,000
113,553 112,689
109,314
110,000
105,365
104,028
102,187
98,241
100,000
95,388
96,612
90,000
82,808
80,000
70,000
60,000
FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services, Critical Activities Reports
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Total Unduplicated Number of Children Who Utilized the Municipal Shelter System at
Some Time During Each Fiscal Year
NYC: Number of Different Homeless Children Who
Slept in Shelter System Each Year, FY 2002-FY 2011
45,000
42,888
39,342
40,000
36,271
40,238
38,813 39,227
35,811
35,254
35,000
33,471
30,884
30,000
25,000
20,000
FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011
Total Unduplicated Number of Single Adults Who Utilized the Municipal Shelter System at
Some Time During Each Fiscal Year
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services, Critical Activities Reports
NYC: Number of Different Homeless Single Adults Who
Slept in Shelter System Each Year, FY 2002-FY 2011
31,982
32,000
29,666
30,000
29,179
29,645
28,752
28,693
28,912
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008
28,249
27,868
28,000
26,050
26,000
24,000
22,000
20,000
FY 2002
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2009
FY 2010
FY 2011
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services, Critical Activities Reports
Note: FY 2008 through FY 2010 data do not include homeless adults residing in shelters for veterans and shelters for long-term street homeless
individuals (i.e., "safe haven" shelters and "stabilization" beds), because DHS did not include this data in its reports.
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Part II
If Not Now, When?
How Mayor Bloomberg Can Still Reverse Course and Help Reduce NYC Homelessness
Perhaps the biggest factor contributing to unprecedented homelessness in New York City is that, for
the first time since modern homelessness emerged more than three decades ago, the City has no
housing assistance for homeless adults and vulnerable children to escape homelessness.
To address this glaring need, the New York City Council and Speaker Christine Quinn have proposed a
plan to resume the priority use of Federal housing programs to help homeless kids and families leave
the shelter system, and to create a new local rental assistance program modeled on Federal housing
vouchers.
The City Council plan would return to the successful approach of previous New York City Mayors Koch,
Dinkins, and Giuliani – and even Mayor Bloomberg in his first term. Following is background on the
successful use of Federal housing programs to reduce homelessness and the City Council’s forwardthinking plan:

Beginning under the Koch administration, the City of New York began helping homeless families relocate from the municipal shelter system to permanent housing by allocating a modest share of
scarce Federal public housing apartments (administered by the New York City Housing Authority, or
NYCHA) and Federal housing vouchers, known as Section 8 vouchers.

From FY 1990 through FY 2005, under four New York City mayors, the City helped 53,302
homeless families – including more than 100,000 children – move to long-term, permanent housing
(18,340 families with public housing and 34,962 families with Section 8 vouchers).
Before and After NYC Helps Homeless Families
with Federal Housing Resources:
Average Number of Homeless Families in Shelter Each Night
10,000
9,134
8,000
5,916
6,000
4,000
2,000
-
City Helps Homeless With Federal Housing
Resources (FY 1990-FY 2005)
City Denies Federal Housing Aid to Homeless
(FY 2006-FY 2011)
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services
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
Over the same period, an additional 11,292 homeless families with more than 20,000 children were
moved from shelters to City-funded apartments assisted by the NYC Department of Housing
Preservation and Development.

The priority use of Federal housing programs, begun by Mayor Koch, was continued under Mayors
Dinkins and Giuliani and even under Mayor Bloomberg in his first term, when it contributed to a
significant reduction in family homelessness from 2003 to 2004.

Academic research over two decades shows overwhelmingly that homeless families who exit the
shelter system with Federal housing assistance have the lowest rates of return to shelter.

In contrast, families who exit the shelter system with no housing subsidies have the highest rates of
return to shelter – in some studies, half of all such families return to homelessness.

In 2004, the Bloomberg administration commissioned the Vera Institute to conduct a
comprehensive study of family homelessness. The City-commissioned Vera Institute study found
that families leaving the New York City shelter system with Federal housing assistance have very
low rates of return to shelter.

According to the City-commissioned Vera Institute study, only 2.1 percent of families who left to
NYCHA public housing returned to shelter after two years, and only 3.6 percent of families leaving
with Section 8 vouchers returned after two years.

In contrast, the Vera Institute study found that, after two years, 31.9 percent of families leaving
shelter to unknown arrangements returned to the system, and 19.3 percent who left to unsubsidized
housing also returned to shelter.
Percentage of Families Returning to Shelter System After Two Years
Federal Housing Programs Lead to Low Rates of Return
to the Shelter System for Homeless Families
35%
31.9%
30%
25%
19.3%
20%
15%
10%
4.5%
5%
3.6%
2.1%
0%
Unknown
Arrangements
Own Housing
(Unsubsidized)
All Subsidized
Housing
Section 8 Voucher
NYCHA Public
Housing
Source: Vera Institute, "Understanding Family Homelessness" (2005)
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
Nevertheless, in October 2004 the Bloomberg administration announced its break with the
successful policy of using Federal housing programs, with the denial policy fully implemented a year
later.

As a result of Mayor Bloomberg’s denial policy, in FY 2011, when the number of homeless children
and families reached all-time record highs, the City assisted only 202 families with Federal housing
programs (99 families with public housing and 103 families with Section 8 vouchers).

When the Bloomberg administration announced the denial policy in late 2004, City officials claimed
that cutting off homeless New Yorkers from Federal housing assistance would lead to fewer families
entering the shelter system. The opposite has happened.

In FY 2005, when the Bloomberg administration first enacted the denial policy, 8,986 homeless
families entered the shelter system. In FY 2006, the following year and before the economic
recession began, 10,251 homeless families entered the shelter system, a 14 percent increase.

In FY 2011, 13,543 homeless families entered the shelter system, a remarkable 51 percent more
than in FY 2005, the year the denial policy was implemented.

During the period when the City used Federal housing resources (FY 1990-FY 2005), an average of
5,916 homeless families resided each night in municipal shelters.

In the period since the Bloomberg administration enacted its denial policy (FY 2006-FY 2011), an
average of 9,134 families resided each night in municipal shelters, 54 percent more than under the
previous policy. In April 2012 there were an average of 10,322 homeless families with 17,247
children sleeping in the municipal shelter system.
Number of NYC Families and Homeless Families Placed into Public Housing
Apartments
Homeless Families Receive Only a Tiny Fraction of
Federal Housing Assistance, FY 2011
6,000
5,650
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
99
-
All NYC Families Placed into Public Housing
Apartments
NYC Homeless Families Placed into Public
Housing Apartments
Source: NYC Department of Homeless Services, Mayor's Management Report
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
In late March 2011, the City terminated the flawed, time-limited Advantage rental assistance
program for all shelter residents, which the Bloomberg had used since 2007 as a replacement for
Federal housing programs. Since that time, the City has provided no housing assistance
whatsoever to help homeless children and families move from shelters to permanent housing.

In February 2012, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn proposed, in her “State of the
City” address, a plan to resume the use of Federal housing programs to help homeless New
Yorkers and to create a new local rental assistance program modeled on the successful Section 8
voucher program.

In her “State of the City” address, Speaker Quinn declared:
“As we work to provide all our neighbors with an affordable place to live, we can’t ignore the
growing number of homeless New Yorkers. There are currently 10,000 families living in homeless
shelters in New York City, some with children just a few months old. If these kids are going to have
a fighting chance, we need to get their families back on the path to stable housing. But for many,
our shelter system has become a dead end. Without a rental assistance program for the homeless,
most families have no way to access long term housing.
“They either end up back on the street, or return to crowded shelters night after night. That’s not the
New York City we know. This is a city that catches you when you fall, and helps set you back on
your feet. That’s why Council Member Annabel Palma and I are calling on the City to create a new
program to get homeless families off the streets, out of the shelters, and into their own homes.
“Working together we can create a brand new rental assistance program to help families cover rent
in private buildings. And we need to prioritize homeless New Yorkers for NYCHA apartments and
Section 8 vouchers, so we can get even more families into long term stable housing. By the way,
this isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the fiscally responsible thing to do. The average cost of a
rental subsidy for a family of four is $800 a month. To house that same family in a shelter? $3,000.”

In April 2012, the City Council included the homeless housing assistance proposal in its City
Charter-mandated response to Mayor Bloomberg’s FY 2013 preliminary budget plan:
“A BETTER APPROACH TO HOMELESSNESS
“The Council continues to call into question the Administration’s decision to terminate the
Advantage program, which was the City’s sole rental assistance program for the homeless. The
Administration decided it would discontinue the Advantage program – which provided rental
assistance for homeless individuals and families for up to two years – when State and Federal
support was pulled. At the time the City announced the elimination of the program more than
15,000 Advantage clients were accessing the rental subsidy program. The Council calls upon the
Administration to prioritize a viable solution to keep former Advantage families currently in
apartments housed.
“The Department of Homeless Services’ (DHS) shelter census numbers are again at a record high
after years of consistent increases, with over 40,000 adults and children spending the night in its
shelters currently. The Council welcomes any opportunity to work with the Department of Homeless
Services to identify and promote paths for homeless families and singles out of the shelter system
and into permanent housing. Specifically, we encourage DHS to work with the Housing Authority
(NYCHA) to restore the preference for homeless families for vacant NYCHA units and available
Section 8 vouchers, as well as to work with the Council to create a pilot rental subsidy program to
replace the Advantage program and help transition families out of shelter and into appropriate
permanent housing.”
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
The City Council plan can be enacted very quickly because the highest priority category for
NYCHA-administered public housing and housing vouchers continues to be for shelter residents
referred by the NYC Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources Administration –
meaning those agencies merely need to resume such referrals.

If enacted by the City, the City Council plan would result in housing assistance for thousands of
homeless children and adults each year.

The City Council plan would not only help thousands of children and families escape the shelter
system and reduce the homeless shelter population. It would also save millions of dollars in City
and State taxpayer dollars spent on the shelter system.

Currently it costs an average of $36,000 per year to shelter a homeless family in the municipal
shelter system, with much of that cost borne by City and State tax dollars as well as Federal welfare
dollars administered by the State.

In comparison, the cost of providing a Section 8 voucher to house a family is approximately $10,000
per year – less than one-third the cost of shelter – with nearly all of the cost paid for by the Federal
government.

The Coalition for the Homeless urges Mayor Bloomberg and City officials to enact City Council
Speaker Quinn’s homeless housing assistance plan, and begin stemming the tide of rising
homelessness in New York City.
5,777
6,000
2,880
FY 2002
3,615
3,975
2,852
FY 2001
3,530
FY 1998
3,418
3,646
FY 1997
3,035
3,537
FY 1996
2,857
2,743
2,010
3,000
2,183
4,000
3,202
4,042
5,000
202
327
678
FY 2008
489
626
1,000
FY 2007
779
2,000
FY 2011
FY 2010
FY 2009
FY 2006
FY 2005
FY 2004
FY 2003
FY 2000
FY 1999
FY 1995
FY 1994
FY 1993
FY 1992
FY 1991
0
FY 1990
Number of Homeless Families Moved from Shelter with NYCHA Public Housing and
Section 8 Vouchers Each Year
NYC Homeless Families Assisted by Federal Housing
Programs Each Year, FY 1990-FY 2011
Source: Mayor's Management Reports and NYC Department of Homeless Services
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514
999
14
188
FY 2002
FY 2011
FY 2010
FY 2009
FY 2008
FY 2007
FY 2006
FY 2005
FY 2004
20
350
134
250
173
158
103
156
309
184
FY 2001
FY 2003
202
FY 2000
250
304
FY 1998
FY 1999
327
FY 1997
FY 1996
1,181
FY 1995
500
1,204
1,000
FY 1994
FY 1993
1,392
1,500
FY 1992
2,071
1,908
2,000
FY 1991
FY 1990
Number of Homeless Families Moved from Shelter into Apartments Created or
Preserved by the NYC Department of Housing Presevation and Development Each
Year
NYC Homeless Families Placed into City-Assisted
Apartments Each Year, FY 1990-FY 2011
2,500
Source: Mayor's Management Reports, Department of Homeless Services
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Notes on Data Sources

Homeless shelter population data since September 2011 is taken from NYC Stat, administered by
the NYC Mayor’s Office of Operations, and is published pursuant to Local Law 37 of 2011, which
requires various City agencies to report accurate data on the number of people residing in Cityadministered shelters. This report uses homeless shelter population data from these reports
consistent with shelter census reports published by the City since the early 1980s, and includes
shelters currently administered by the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and three
shelters for homeless families currently administered by the NYC Department of Housing
Preservation and Development (HPD), which have been included in 25 years of previous shelter
census reports. The NYC Stat reports can be found here:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/ops/nycstat/html/reports/reports.shtml

For the period before September 2011, data for homeless families and children is from DHS’s
“Emergency Housing Services for Homeless Families Monthly Report,” which has been published
by the City since the early 1980s. This DHS monthly report includes approximately 200 families
(with approximately 1,000 people) who reside in homeless shelters currently administered by HPD.

For the period before September 2011, data for homeless single adults in municipal shelters is from
the following DHS reports: (1) DHS daily census reports for shelters for homeless single men and
women, which have been produced daily by the City since 1982; (2) DHS census reports for
shelters for homeless veterans; and (3) DHS census reports for “safe haven” shelters, which are
restricted to long-term street homeless adults. (Note that the large majority of shelters for veterans
and “safe haven” shelters were once included as part of the DHS daily adult shelter census report.
These shelters were “converted” to different service models beginning in 2007 and were then
excluded, in various stages, from DHS daily adult shelter census report and from DHS’s website.)
Data for homeless single adults also includes data for homeless people sleeping in DHS
“stabilization beds,” which are also restricted to chronically street homeless adults, but only since
July 2010; this data is taken from DHS “Critical Activities Reports,” available on the DHS website.

Data about Federal housing programs, the Advantage program, and other housing subsidy
programs is from the City of New York, Mayor’s Office of Operations, “Mayor’s Management
Report” for various years, available at http://www.nyc.gov/html/ops/html/home/home.shtml, as well
as from DHS “Critical Activities Reports,” available on the DHS website.
For more information, please visit www.coalitionforthehomeless.org.
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