The Living Room Drop-in Center, three Safe Havens, and Jerome Avenue Men’s Shelter provide beds and social services to adults who are experiencing homelessness with the goal of assisting clients with obtaining permanent housing.
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Jerome Avenue Men’s Shelter
The Jerome Avenue Men’s Shelter (JAMS) is committed to helping men achieve housing permanency by addressing barriers that stand in the way of this goal. JAMS is part of the NYC Department of Homeless Services shelter system and provides beds to 200 men with mental illness who are experiencing homelessness.
The site offers an array of social services, such as housing case management (including assistance with benefits and gathering vital documents), programming to address mental health and substance abuse issues, meals, and activities. The site has an on-site clinic that can provide primary care and psychiatric services. Residents can remain at the shelter until placed into permanent housing, ideally within nine months of receiving services.
The Housing First Model is the idea that you provide a street homeless person with a place to live without assigning any qualifications, understanding that access to stable housing is essential to resolving many life issues.
— Noel Concepcion, Department Director, Adult Homeless Services
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The Pyramid
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