PATH Shelter Application Office is Moving May 3rd
April 27, 2011 by ABiberman@LawHelp NY · 257 Comments
PATH shelter application office (currently located at 346 Powers Ave, Bronx) is moving on May 3, 2011 to 151 East 151st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
Subway directions:
2,4, or 5 train to 149th St.-Grand Concourse
Walk North on Grand Concourse to E. 151st Street
Make left and proceed to East 151st Street & Walton Ave.
Click here for a Legal Aid guide for families applying for shelter at PATH.
Where to go:
Please read this section carefully – depending on your family situation, you must go to one of two family intake centers.
Families with Children Under 21 Years Old
- Families with children younger than 21 years old who are applying for shelter must go (in-person) to the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing Office in the Bronx. The PATH Office is open 24 hours, seven days a week.
Pregnant Families (single pregnant women, pregnant couples, or parent/grandparent(s) with pregnant child 21 years of age or over)
- Pregnant families must go (in-person) to the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH Office in the Bronx). The PATH Office is open 24 hours, seven days a week.
Adult Families with No Children Under 21
- Adult families with no children younger than 21 must go to the Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC) located in Manhattan. AFIC is open 24 hours, seven days a week. AFIC is located at: 400-430 East 30th Street/1st Ave., New York, NY 10016 (Manhattan).
Directions to AFIC
Subway: 6 to 28th Street station. Walk east to 1st Avenue and turn left, heading north to 30th street.
Bus: M15 to 29th Street
Click here for more information on who goes to PATH and who goes to AFIC – information about the move is not posted here, so please check this website before you go to the new office in case of delay.
Thanks to the Legal Aid Society – Homeless Rights Project and Coalition for the Homeless for providing this information
Hello, I’m considering entering the PATH System being that I am a single mom of 3 boys, moving back to ny due to me being unable to afford rent, utilities, and childcare here in virginia, originally to stay with my grandmother. I am a new york native and a licensed nurse, so i am employable, but I have no other family besides her and absolutely nowhere to live, as well as no child care so I can’t work . She has now become ill and I am unable to stay with her, not to mention she’s in a one bedroom handicapped NYCHA apartment. I’ve bee through the path system before but was rejected because of my children’s father making us ineligible. We’re now not together and I need to know with my grandmother’s condition and her stating I’m unable to live there, will I likely be eligible for path or coalition of the homeless’ services!? Please help, thank you!!
Hi Lex,
I don’t work for the PATH system. Your best bet is to reach out to PATH or Coalition for the Homeless directly to ask them.
Coalition for the Homeless runs a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You could also try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
Good luck,
Eleni
Hey my name is ANN I am 22 with 10 months old daughter me and my babyfather are homeless and we dont know what too do or where too go that will take us as a family because we have a problem his name is not on the brith paper because couple of months before my daughter was born is stuff got burn in a fire and it been hard getting everything back but she do have both our last name so can u p,ease help me out
Hi Ann,
I can’t promise that they will take you as a family because I don’t work for either of these organizations so I don’t know the specifics of the way they work. Here are some resources that might be able to help. Let me know how it turns out.
Coalition for the Homeless runs a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You could also try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
You could also try any of these other homeless shelters that are administered by the Coalition for the Homeless, see the full list of shelters here: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
Best of luck and feel free to circle back if you have more questions or any issues.
Thank u so much and I will keep in touch and updating with everything
You guys can get a domestic partnership through the courts…..they can’t separate you. I’m speaking from experience.
I’m 23 turning 24 and I am 4 months pregnant. I am currently residing with family however I have been told I need to be out before the baby is here. I am not married nor am I with the man who’s child I’m bearing. I’m scared of being in a shelter as I’ve been in one without a child and it was horrifying, I can not imagine being in one with a child. Please help me!
Where are you located? Try using our LiveHelp feature on the upper right corner of our website http://www.lawhelpny.org – they may be able to refer you to an organization that might be able to assist. Since we would need more information to make a referral, this is a private chat feature with someone from LawHelpNY.
hey. I have a 8month baby I dont have no where to go what shelter I could go?
Please visit Coalition for the Homeless. They run a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You could also try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
You could also try any of these other homeless shelters that are administered by the Coalition for the Homeless, see the full list of shelters here: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
Best of luck and feel free to circle back if you have more questions or any issues.
Hi I have two children and my boyfriend and I arent married Were gettin evicted in another week I wanted to know when we go to path will they leave us together or split my family up because we arebt married
Hi Angie,
I don’t work directly for PATH so I’m not sure. You could try visiting their office or giving them a call (917) 521-3900.
PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
Hi me and my boyfriend just got married we have no kids btw the both of us but we also have nowhere to stay how would I go about getting shelter for us so we can start out own family
Unfortunately, we don’t assist in finding housing. If you are interested in information regarding a shelter in the city then visiting a PATH center would be the first step. You could also speak to our “Live Help” rep on http://www.lawhelpny.org to get pointed in the right direction.
Good Luck,
Eleni
Hi I’m a 19 year old transsexual woman i have a boy friend who is 21 we are currently homeless with no where to go we want to know how to get into path no family as well as no family to turn 2 we don’t know what we are gonna do and we don’t have kids but do need shelter to start our life’s together please help the lgbt isn’t good resources for my situation and I don’t want to be separated from my boyfriend how can we get into path .? Need help ASAP!!!!
As well I was living with my mom who was verbly and fiscal as well and not excepting my choices and I don’t wanna go to a lgbt shelter I need to be with my boy friend
Justine,
The PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
- Eleni
I have been living in my car for the past two weeks, the residence that i was living in housed five people and I was the only one not sleeping in a room with four dogs, There was a lie that was made up saying that I wasnt going to pick up my cousin from work and mind you is 30 yrs old and is able to get around freely. I am currently out of work on doctors orders and currently have no diagnosis for my illness. My aunt was all the way in las vegas and stated to everyone else before she said to me that I don’t do anything and that she is tired of the bullshit, that I am nosy and wants me out of her living room, mind you I have no where else to go but yet she complains and moans about all of my business and tells everyone that I am full of it. So I moved my things in my car and my mothers and moved into my car just sleeping where I can. When she is confronted she and her son lies again and says that I was never talked to that day which I called the son directly. She says I’m always in the way when company comes and that I don’t know my place and I come and go as I please even though I claim sick. But being in severe pain and swelling prevents me from doing a lot of actions, I am also a type ! diabetic with many other medical and mental needs but says that I am faking it. I am tired of the discomfort of being around my own so called family. My food is always getting taken and eaten, eventhough I have foodstamps I am still not able to eat properly, so that resulted me being in my car. I am always the one being wronged for being around or in the house, I didnt know what else to do. I really need help, I need a place to lay my head and at least have proper food in my stomach.
Hi Stephany,
Have you tried going to the PATH Shelter center? What borough are you located in?
- Eleni
hi im facing eviction in a few days and i have no where to go i have 3 kids ages 4 3 and 2 how can i get into PATH ?
Hi Jess,
The PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Good Luck,
Eleni
My mother and father …but mainly mother is both verbally and physically abusive to me. Yesterday she grabbed my head and pushed me into the wall and told me to call the cops. She knows I would never do that. This is something that has been going on my whole life. I am 24 years old with my daughter who will be 4. Please I need to get out but i have no where for my baby and myself. My mother told me that i have 2 weeks to leave her house.
Hi Glenda,
Unfortunately we don’t assist in finding housing. If you feel that it’s a domestic violence issue, here are some resources that might help you seek assistance: http://www.lawhelpny.org/issues/family-juvenile/domestic-violence-and-orders-of-protection. Feel free to discuss your situation with one of the LiveHelp reps to see if they can give you a more specific referral.
Otherwise, try visitng the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Good Luck!
Eleni
Well you should leave and go to path u have an child that doesn’t need abusive family around her. Let me tell you something I live in the bronx with baby daddy he is an druggie and he did not respect me or my first born last year to much argueing and fighting. So what I did was pack a couple of things I need and went straight to path office and they place me in an apartment of my own til I can move out and find my own they was an good help to me I got an job now living with grandma paying her rent I am straight. So I suggest you go to path and get your self straight they are willing to help hope you take this serious in the matters of your four year old
Thank you, I will definitely do that. I’m scared matters may become worst. I will tell my mother to write everything she has told me so I can present it to PATH.
Hi I’m staying with relatives and I no longer can stay their but. I work and I have a six year old that’s in school at the time…….is there any way I can get assists with finding an apartment without going tho the whole shelter ordeal
Gloria,
Unfortunately we don’t assist in finding housing. If your situation is dangerous or you have a particular legal concern, feel free to discuss your situation with one of the LiveHelp reps to see if they can give you a more specific referral or try visiting http://www.lawhelpny.org for resources
Otherwise, try visiting the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Hi my sister.just told.me she is going to path and.i asked her how long does shelter have to stay there she said june 8 they will let her outside.during the day……IS THAT.TRUE?
Hello, we are not PATH and can not answer how long you have to be in PATH. Please go to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
When you go to path they will place you some where safe for single or couples with children. After that they will assign you with an case manager and he/ she will ask you a couple of questions and then ask you how many bedrooms you are looking for. Your assign case worker will go by your pay income if you got an job or on some government payments. If not they will help you to look for jobs or schools if you want to get your GED or continue your education. So path is the best way to go if any more info bout path email me at bxhotfire@gmail.com thank you
Hi im a mother of three kids n a husband living in a three apartment with my mother and 7 other siblings our living conditions are uncomfortable n the apartment is very crowded? Can u help us ? Also im not receiving p.a but only foodstamps …. can you give me some advice ??
Unfortunately, we don’t assist in the finding of housing. If you go to our website: http://www.lawhelpny.org/ you could speak with a live representative so that you could provide more information regarding your specific situation and she could direct you to the best resources. The chat feature to speak with our staff can be accessed through the “live help” button on the upper right hand side. You could also try this link: http://bit.ly/10hrYDG
Best of luck,
Eleni
Go to path and tell them you stay with your mother in an three bedroom and its 7 or more living there as well so you wanted to move out because of over crowd apartment. They will help you from there and they will place you and assist you
hi im a single mother that at the end of the month going to be homeless with my children. i do not have a job and any money saved cause i was renting a relatives place and everything i recieved went to keeping it going. i do not have the money for the arrears. i do not have family living in nyc. and i do not know what to do or where to go. my son goes to a special school and gets school busing
Hi Wendy,
What borough are you located in? Are you in court? Have you applied for FEPS?
Please reply or go to our website (www.lawhelpny.org) to chat with one of our representatives so that we can make a proper referral. Here is a direct link to our chat window: http://bit.ly/10hrYDG
Best,
Eleni
Hello,
I’m very desperate & confused I do not know what to do.
My 1 year old daughter tested positive for lead. I made a complaint with 311 the day I found out. HPD came a week later and tested my mothers apartment. I found the results online, 3 of the rooms tested positive. I just found out I’m 6 weeks pregnant. I do not think its safe for us to stay in the apartment. Should I take my family of 4 to a shelter?
Hi Celia,
I’m sorry to hear about your daughter testing positive. Is this a privately-owned home or NYCHA housing? What part of the city are you located in?
Here are some resources I found with information:
http://www.lawhelpny.org/search?q=lead
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/lead/lead-brochure-locallaw1-color.pdf
http://www.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/bureaus/environmental/Lead%20Paint%20in%20Your%20Home%208.07.pdf
The process for HPD if a violation is found, they should issue a notice of violation to the owner. If the owner fails to correct the violation by the date specified by the Department, the Department should then correct the violation within sixty days.
Hope this helps
- Eleni
The childrens hospital has a lead unite that will find you a place to stay. You must get out lead can cause brain damage.call that hospital tell them you want to speak to the lead unit. Lead also can cause problems for adults as well.they’ll help you get out.
I’m pregnant and i moved to nyc not to long ago i used to live with my parents but i was living in an abusive situation and i had to leave. i am currently in nyc but i have nowhere to stay. im living from house to house with friends and i cant deal with this anymore, can you help me ?
Hi Giana,
Please visit Coalition for the Homeless. They run a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You could also try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
You could also try any of these other homeless shelters that are administered by the Coalition for the Homeless, see the full list of shelters here: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
Best of luck and feel free to circle back if you have more questions or any issues.
- Eleni
Hi my name is Jaguar and I just moved to the NYC. I currently work but I have no place to stay. I moved from down south and I am in need of a place to stay. Can your company help me with shelter and maybe an permanent apartment ???
Thanks
Hi Jaguar
Unfortunately, we don’t assist in the finding of apartment housing. There are several shelters for the homeless throughout the city which I just posted in the comments. There are also several rental assistance programs available, but I don’t know enough about your situation to gauge if you would be eligible.
For information on shelters in NYC – Please visit Coalition for the Homeless. They run a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You could also try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
Best of luck,
Eleni
hi my name is james. me and my girlfriend are expecting to have a baby she is 2 months pregnant and we are curently homeless. i am 24 years old and she is 20.we live in the bronx area of ny. i saw you were able to leave a few web sites and some valuable information for other people in need and was wondering if you could posibly do the same for me any help is very much appreciated. thank you
Hi James,
A lot of the information would be the same. Please visit Coalition for the Homeless. They run a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You could also try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
You could also try any of these other homeless shelters that are administered by the Coalition for the Homeless, see the full list of shelters here: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
Best of luck and feel free to circle back if you have more questions or any issues.
- Eleni
i am a 40 yr old disabled woman currently homeless with my 21 yr old daughter who is attending school,i also receive disability checks how do i go about going into a shelter with my daughter?
Dear Carmen,
Please visit Coalition for the Homeless. They run a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You could also try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
You could also try any of these other homeless shelters that are administered by the Coalition for the Homeless, see the full list of shelters here: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
Best of luck and feel free to circle back if you have more questions or any issues.
- Eleni
Hey my bame is Jennifer Robinson im 21yr im try to go to the shelter but I dont know what shelter or the location Is at??? I dibt have no kids
Hi Jennifer,
Try going to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues) in the Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day. You could also try any of these other homeless shelters that are administered by the Coalition for the Homeless, see the full list of shelters here: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
For PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Best of luck and feel free to circle back if you have more questions or any issues.
- Eleni
Hi.. wil me and my boyfriend are 24 yrs old doubled up living in a room with two kids a boy and girl. His mother no longer wants us living there so we have to leave ..I’m the only one working as of right now..but what I really wanted to know is will they allow us to apply as a family, because he’s the father of my youngest child not the oldest tamikagraham22@Yahoo.com if you would like to email me
Hello Tamika,
If you can bring the birth certificate of your youngest child that shows he is the father along with a letter from his mother that states that you are no longer able to stay with her, this can help you get admitted to a shelter as a family. However, we are not PATH and can not verify for sure. You just have to go to the Central Intake office and complete an intake. They will let you know at that time what type of shelter you qualify for. Their address is: 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
Best of luck.
I wanna know how Long u gotta stay n shetler if they accepted you I have a daughter Thats bout to b two years old what do i need to bring and do i have to proof im homeless cause ma mom dont sign papers or put here name on nun so how would i get here to rite the paper sayin im homeless if I need it
i wanna know if path accepeted u how long u gotta b in the shetler for
Hello, we are not PATH and can not answer how long you have to be in PATH. Please go to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
i wanna know how long u gotta be in the shelter if dey accepeted you
Hello, we are not PATH and can not answer how long you have to be in PATH. Please go to the PATH central intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx to ask them. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
And if I go to path in Bronx do I gotta write a letter saying why I’m homeless cause my mom not gonna write no letter for nuttin casuse I guess she don’t play around with ha hand print
Hi Joy,
Specifically for PATH you will need to bring:
- Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
- You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Good luck!
Eleni
hi I’m 22 yrs old, I have two kids a daughter of 4 yrs and a son of 7 months. I’ve been living with the father of my son for 8 months now but i need to leave because he is a very violent person and i fear for my life. what do i need to take to prove that i am homeless?
hi I’m 22 yrs old, I have two kids a daughter of 4 yrs and a son of 7 months. I’ve been living with the father of my son for 8 months now but i need to leave because he is a very violant person and i fear for my life. what do i need to take to prove that i am homeless?
Am a mother of a 13 yrs old girl and 8 yrs old boy,i am staying with my son’s dad but i want to apply for the shelter because he was physically abusive to me before,and now he’s also verbally abusive..Will i be accepted in a shelter?.I am currently unemployed so i cant afford to rent a place on my own
Hello, please visit Coalition for the Homeless. They run a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Because they are limited in the daily number of clients they can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis.
Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
I’m part of a local business group interested in opening a 20 unit emergency housing shelter in the NYC area, any information on this process will be very helpful. We are most interested in how we would become approved by the city to become a PATH resource, and also does HUD have a program to make this process user friendly for the novice?
Hi Kwame,
I am sorry but we do not have this information. You should contact the NY HUD Community Planning and Development office, there contact info is here: http://www.hud.gov/local/shared/working/r2/cpd.cfm?state=ny.
They will be best able to guide you towards trying to open an emergency housing shelter in NYC.
You can also contact the NYC Department of Homeless Services, here is the contact info to various departments within them and they can also help provide you with information on this: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dhs/html/contact/contact.shtml.
Best of luck,
Wil
Sorry….I have another ?…me and my biyfriend have been togther for 8 1/2 years….and we have a one year old daughter together…we need some help asap…wr have two weeks yo get out of, my moms ..we need parths help
Hello…i have a few ?….if u dont mind…
I want to know will I be acceptes this time… my daughter is one years old now me, my boyfriend(which is her father), we went there as a family when she was bout 2months, and we were rejected…since then we have been hopping around btwn his family and mine…from us house hopping he lost his job…but I work..i dont make that much for an apt….we staying with my mom right now and there is too.many ppl here. We need help qsap…and also do we have to have a pa case to go into tge shelter
Dear Missy,
I am sorry to hear that PATH turned you down. Have you tried these other shelters run by the Coalition for the Homeless: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless?
Coalition for the Homeless runs a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Our counselors and advocates are available five days each week. However, because we are limited in the daily number of clients we can serve, please arrive at their offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis.
Please complete an intake with them and see if they are able to answer your questions and place you in a shelter.
Wil
I’m 21 years old I have a 2year old daughter and I live in my mothers house but she has kicked us out it has been a week and we have no where to go will i be eligible for path there’s too much violence at home
Dear Janice,
If you have no where to go, you can try PATH and also any of these other homeless shelters that are administered by the Coalition for the Homeless, see the full list of shelters here: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
Here is the info for PATH:
PATH: The PATH Central Intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day. You will need to bring birth certificates for the children to enter as a family.
You will need to bring:
Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Once you go to PATH, you will be admitted for 10 days while they evaluate your case and eligibility for long-term housing. So when you go there you must be prepared to go into the shelter at that time.
I have a few ?s. I once was in path system for a year then moved out to a friends house. then the kicked me out wit my 5year old daughter. then I moved to boston to see if I can get help out here. so I just found out that I can’t get any help as far as p.a chlid care or shelter. so my ? to u is can I go back to path n try to get placed in to the shelter system again or is there a wait period before u can go back.
Hi Jessica,
We are not PATH so you should contact Coalition for the Homeless so that they can review your case completely. Coalition for the Homeless runs a same-day, walk-in help for New Yorkers who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. No appointment is necessary. Our counselors and advocates are available five days each week. However, because we are limited in the daily number of clients we can serve, please arrive at our offices, located at 129 Fulton Street in lower Manhattan, before 9am to sign up and receive assistance on a first-come, first serve basis.
They also run several shelters that you can try if PATH cant take you in again. Please read more info here about it: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
Best of luck,
Wil
When u apply 4 shelter do they put u with someone or do they give u ur own room with ur kids?
If you enter the shelter with children, you will be admitted as a family and they will only place you in a room for your family, not with other people.
Hope this helps.
Wil
Will, what I mean is that me and mother we are lived together and same house and me and her do not have place to lived, she disabled and I have to take care of her, like said before I loss my job and we do not have any placed to go( me and my mother) also have 2 kids.
Maria, you can still try to apply to PATH. However, coming from out of state you may want to have a back up place to stay in the case PATH is not able to assist you. You can also try these shelters listed on this website: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
looking for a honest roomate, about to get homeless
i’m a single mom looking for a roomate i’m unable to pay my rent, preferably a single a single mom please help me i’m about to be evicted. And i dont want to be in a shelter with my special need kid
I live with family and my fiancé and our 3 kids I am currently pregnant, we need to move out his family does not want us here any more. Being that he is the father of my lastv2kids and my current pregnancy will we be allowed to get admitted as a family??
Francis,
If you have absolutely no where else to go, then consider going into PATH. The PATH Central Intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day. You will need to bring birth certificates for the children to enter as a family.
You will need to bring:
Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from the family you are staying with or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Once you go to PATH, you will be admitted for 10 days while they evaluate your case and eligibility for long-term housing. So when you go there you must be prepared to go into the shelter at that time.
i got a question ihave a new born child n im rentin a room with my girl but the owner of the apartment can’t have us here but my issues is that i haven’t receive my son birth certificate can’t we getting into the shelter with out his birth certificate or not.,my name is manuel rodriguez n im 40 yrs old n im also dissable please you could send me a e.mail,this is my e.mail mannylokko@gmail.com thanx.
Hello Manuel, We are not PATH so we can not guarantee what PATH will do. I will email you in private about this.
Wil
Hey my name is kiara and I am 19 years old I have a 9 month baby and I am leaving in a room and the lady ask me to leave because she doesn’t have more space for my son and I and I dont have a place to go I work and I just get pay 200 every week and I get not pay a room around cuz is only 450 the room every months what can I do please help me
Kiara,
Please contact any of these shelters for single women or women with minor children: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You can also try to complete an intake with PATH but they will want proof of homelessness, basically a letter from your current landlord stating that they no longer want you to live in the house. If you decide to try to get into an NYC shelter, you will have to go to the PATH central office and complete an intake. The PATH Central Intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
You will also need to bring:
Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Once you go to PATH, you will be admitted for 10 days while they evaluate your case and eligibility for long-term housing. So when you go there you must be prepared to go into the shelter at that time.
Hi,
Im 20 years old nd i have a daughter of one year old.
My reason.i wanna go to the shelter,cause i cant live with my.mom nd her husbsnd, they always are yelling.nd arguin infront of my daughter, also thats happened, every single day, so they give.my daughter baf example, nd live with those ppl is bad influence. Also the father of my daughter never give me.anything for support my daughternd the only one who is helped me is my mom, but she is not longer working, so now she is tellling me that i have to move. She wont help me.no.more. So. Idk where i can go…….
Mary,
Please contact any of these shelters for single women or women with minor children: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
You can also try to complete an intake with PATH but they will want proof of homelessness, basically a letter from your parents stating that they no longer want you to live in the house. If you decide to try to get into an NYC shelter, you will have to go to the PATH central office and complete an intake. The PATH Central Intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
You will also need to bring:
Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Once you go to PATH, you will be admitted for 10 days while they evaluate your case and eligibility for long-term housing. So when you go there you must be prepared to go into the shelter at that time.
I will like to know what I can do I live in new London Ct, before I was lived in Bronx NY and now I want to move back I loss my job, I do not have enough income to pay my rent only receive SSI I my mother lived we me because she is disabled I we like to know if we are eligible to get into a shelter in New York what we have to take
Maria, if you are coming from out of state you may face more challenges. There are already limited shelters for NYC residents and the priority is giving to residents not people that want to move to NYC.
If you decide to try to get into an NYC shelter, you will have to go to the PATH central office and complete an intake. The PATH Central Intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
You will need to bring:
Proof of identification such as welfare ID card, green card, driver’s license, government ID card, passport/visa, or picture employment card. If you do not have a picture ID, you can use a birth certificate, social security card, Medicaid card, identity card in the public assistance system, or a pay stub.
You also have to show proof of homelessness. For example, they may ask for a letter from your mom or other relatives indicating that they are not allowing you to stay with them and you will need proof of marriage so that you can be admitted as a family.
This resource has all the information you need on how to prepare for your visit and the documentation you need: http://sites.lawhelp.org/documents/495511Path%20KYR%205-2-11.pdf
Once you go to PATH, you will be admitted for 10 days while they evaluate your case and eligibility for long-term housing. So when you go there you must be prepared to go into the shelter at that time.
Hello my daughter and her boyfriend are 18yrs old.. They have a 3 month old baby and they are homeless in the bronx.. Please can you advise me on where she can go to get off the street..
Dear Tina,
They can either try to go into PATH but in order to enter as a family they will need to show a birth certificate for the baby that shows they are both the parents. The PATH Central Intake office at 151 E. 151st Street (between Walton and Gerard Avenues), Bronx. They are open 7 days a week, 24 hrs a day.
They can also try these other NYC shelters in NYC: http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/pages/are-you-homeless
If none of these shelters are able to assist them, please let us know.
Wil
Hi i`am juanita 25 years old wit a 5year old…..correctly staying wit my childs father who i have an DV case against …i been looking for a room cut it not safe here for my sn but some rooms dnt accepts kids …so i stay bat my boyfriend house in a living room on a full bed there’s really nospace
Dear Juanita,
What county are you residing in so that I can see what homeless shelters for mothers and their kids may be available in your area?
Thank you,
Wil
hi i am a 23 year old mother of 2 from sc and i was supposed to be moving to ny by next month with my husband but we got into a domestic violence dispute a few months ago in front of my children and i am still willing to move to ny but we were supposed to start out with staying with his family but since we aren’t gonna be together anymore they don’t want to help me and i wanted to find out if i am still eligible for help with PATH
Brittany,
Im sorry to hear of the issues with your husband. Please note that you should not make a plan to move to NYC and expect to go directly into a shelter. If possible, you should try to find someone to stay with in NYC temporarily while you go visit the intake office of PATH or other homeless shelter programs in NYC, see a list here: http://www.hud.gov/local/ny/homeless/familiesshelters.cfm
It could take you a few days to visit the intake of PATH or any of the other programs above until you can be certain that one will take you. Without doing intake with any of them no one can safely say if you will be eligible (a lot of it depends on whether you have all the paperwork and proof of homelessness that they require).
If you want to be more certain if you could be eligible before making the move to NYC, please contact the Homeless Rights Project Hotline: 1 (800) 649-9125. They do telephone intake for homeless families with children every Tuesday from 10:00AM-12:00PM. They may be able to advise on what shelter may be able to take you in.
Best of luck,
Wil
Hi, I’m 23 years old and I just had a baby about 8 months ago. I live with my child’s father who is verbally abusive. I am afraid that I will snap one day I really can’t take it anymore but I have no place to go. I’ve heard through the grapevine that the shelter system is not a good place to have a child and that they place you in ruff neighborhoods. Is it at all true? I really need help I feel something bad is going to happen.
Dear Renee,
Thank you for writing us. I will email you in private to discuss this.
Best,
Wil
My name is Mickeathan and i am 20 years old. i got home last night from work the locks were changed. the person i was staying with left me without a place to stay or without a word they were leaving (i was not on the lease). im currently in my neighbors home and i cant stay here i dont know these people. i dont know where my mother or father is my father is in the army and my mom left me when i was 16. last i heard she went back to her country. ive been on my own since my mom left me. i have no kids but i have a job. i need help. i need short term assistance i need only less than a month to make enough where i can move in somewhere immediately. i see that i need proof of homelessness but how would you say i obtain that?
Hello,
Im sorry to hear that you were locked out with no warning. You are correct showing proof of homelessness will be tricky, however, you may still be able to qualify if you give PATH all of this information and they have a chance to review it and confirm this.
To help with this, it may be better for you to first go to a homeless advocacy group that can help getting you placed in a shelter. The best one in NYC is: Coalition for the Homeless
at 129 Fulton Street
(corner of Nassau Street), Lower Manhattan.
Walk in Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from
9 am–2 pm (or first 50 clients) and Wednesday
and Friday from 9–11 am (or first 30 clients).
Directions: 2, 3, 4, 5, J, M, or Z train to Fulton
Street, or A or C train to Broadway/ Nassau.
Coalition for the Homeless will review your case closer and if you may have a problem with PATH they can help place you somewhere else.
So, my suggestion would be to go to Coalition for the Homeless first and see what they can do.
Best of luck!
Wil
My name is Mickeathan and I’m 19 years old. I went home today and the locks were changed. The person I was staying with left me with no place to stay (I was not on the lease). I am at a friends house right now but I cant stay here. I am basically at another loss. I have been on my own since I was 16 years old. My mother left me the same way i was left today. My father is off the map. I have no kids but I have a job. I need help. I need short term assistance I would say less than one month to earn enough to find a place of my own. I see that I need proof of homelessness but how would you say I obtain that?