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NYC Resources - Drop-In Centers & Meals

NON-SHELTER RESOURCES

DROP-IN CENTERS

(NYC Dept. of Homeless Services)

Intake/Assessment Center application is not required to obtain services at all Drop-In Centers.  ID is not required but is recommended. Drop-In Centers do not provide beds.  Chairs (based on availability) are furnished for overnight unsheltered individuals. 

To contact Drop-In Centers call 311.

Drop-In Centers provide the following services:

  • Showers
  • Hot meals
  • Laundry Facilities
  • Clothing
  • Counseling
  • Assistance in applying for benefits
  • Referrals for employment
  • Medical assistance


LOCATIONS:

MANHATTAN:

BRC/Project Rescue
Open 24 hours/Men & Women
315 Bowery St. (bet. 1st and 2nd sts)
New York, NY 10003
212.533.5656

Oliveri Center for Women
Open 24 hours/Women Only
257 West 30th Street (Between 7th and 8th Avenues)

St. Agnes Church Undercroft (Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services)
5AM-Midnight/Men & Women
147 East 43rd Street (Between Lexington & 3 Avenues)
Look for small gate past main entrance to church

Peter’s Place
Open 24 hours/Men & Women-Physically frail or over the age of 55
123 West 23rd Street (Between 5th & 6th Avenues)

Neighborhood Center for Homeless People

Open 24 hours/Men & Women
237 East 77th Street (Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)

NYC Rescue Mission
7 night minimum/ Men Only
90 Lafayette Street (Between Walker & White Streets)   
212.226.6214

MEALS 

Intake/Assessment Center process is not required to receive free meals.  ID is not required.

LOCATIONS AND MEAL TIMES:

Bowery Mission
227 Bowery Street (Between Spring & Prince Streets)
Breakfast:        Monday-Friday    Must arrive at 7:00 A.M.
Sat./Sunday        Must arrive at 8:30 A.M.
Lunch:        Monday-Friday    Must arrive at 12:00 noon.
Sat./Sunday        Must arrive at 2:00 P.M.
Dinner:        Monday-Friday    Must arrive at 6:00 P.M.
Sat./Sunday        Must arrive at 6:00 P.M.   

NYC Rescue Mission
90 Lafayette Street (Between Walker & White Streets)   
Breakfast:        Monday-Friday    Must arrive at 5:30 A.M.
Sat./Sunday        Must arrive at 6:30 A.M.
Dinner:        Monday-Saturday    Must arrive at 5:30 P.M.
Sunday            Must arrive at 4:30 P.M.

St. Francis Xavier
46 West 16th Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Lunch:        Sunday Only            12:30-3:00 P.M.

St. Joseph’s
371 Sixth Avenue (at Washington Place)

Lunch:        Sunday Only            1:30-3:00 P.M.

Grace & Hope
114 Third Avenue (at 14th Street)

Dinner Bag:    Tuesday-Sunday        Must arrive at 8:00 P.M.

Nativity Church
44 Second Avenue (Between 2nd and 3rd Streets)

Lunch:        Saturday Only            Must arrive at 1:00 P.M.

Coalition for the Homeless Meal Sites:
•    Staten Island Ferry-2 Water Street                8:00 P.M.
•    Housing Court- 128 Leonard St.                7:30 P.M.
•    Sunshine Hotel-215 Bowery                    8:15 P.M.
•    West 8th Street-400 6th Avenue                    8:30 P.M.
•    Penn Station-270 West 33rd St.                    9:00 P.M.
•    Madison Square Park-2 East 26 St.            8:45 P.M.
•    Below FDR Drive-450 East 35th St.                7:15 P.M.
•    Port Authority-40th St. Bet. 8th & 9th             7:30 P.M.
•    51st & Broadway-212 W. 51st St.                7:15 P.M.
    Central Park- 1 East 72nd St.                    9:00 P.M.
•    Westside Highway-425 West 79th St.            8:00 P.M.
•    St. John the Divine-112th St. Amsterdam Ave.    8:15 P.M.
•    Harlem Hospital- 137th St. at Lenox Ave.        8:30 P.M.



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