Emergency Housing

To request emergency assistance outside of business hours (after 4:00pm, weekends, holidays), please contact Nassau DSS at 516-573-8626.

60 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Uniondale NY 11553

Phone: 516-227-8519

Please contact 311 for housing assistance if you are located in or are from New York City. 

Use the Homebase Locator tool to find a site near you. Homebase provides New Yorkers experiencing housing insecurity with homeless prevention resources. Anyone seeking Homebase services should call the office in advance to schedule an appointment.

LICH provides direct care to individuals and families through housing-focused case management. For referrals for services please contact the FSC Homeless Liaison. 

Phone: 631-464-4314

Address: 600 Albany Ave, Suite 2, Amityville NY 11701

Maureen's Haven serves the east end of Long Island and provides support services to individuals experiencing homelessness. This shelter operates during the winter months (November-April), and utilizes volunteer houses of worship. 

For information on how to access shelter services, you can call the program at 631-727-6831.

This shelter operates on Mondays throughout the winter season (December-April). They offer guests a meal and a place to stay for the night before serving breakfast in the morning. 

Phone: 516-826-0432

Address: 68 Redington St, Bay Shore NY 11706

"Code Blue" is a New York State mandate that protects individuals experiencing homelessness during dangerous winter weather. When the temperature is forecast to drop to 32°F or below for two or more hours, local social service agencies must ensure that shelters and warming centers are open to all, regardless of sanctions or denials. 

Suffolk County Code Blue Contacts: 631-854-9930 or After-Hours at 631-854-9100

Nassau County Code Blue Contacts: 516-227-8519 or After-Hours at 516-573-8626

WARMBED Hotline: 866-927-6233 for Nassau or 311 for Suffolk County

Have you applied for rental assistance through your local DSS?

• Rapid Rehousing (RR) programs are designed to help households exit out of shelter faster than if they had to exit on their own. RR programs are mainly targeted serve families in shelter that have been living in shelter for more than one year or households experiencing domestic violence

Have you considered combining your income with someone else and living together so that you can both afford housing?

If you are experiencing chronic homelessness, have you considered submitting a referral to LICH? 

Identify all realistic housing options available to you and your household

Understand your preferences and how that may limit your search for housing (i.e. I will only live in a certain area or school district) 

Understand your barriers to housing and how they may limit your housing search. Limits can include but are not limited to: eviction history, low credit score, debt, criminal history, insufficient income, pets, mobility issues (i.e. needing an elevator or first floor apartment).

Creating an action plan allows you to visualize your housing goals and needs.

1: Identify who is a part of your support system/team to help you ve your goal.

2: Define your immediate goal(s), which could be achieved in the next 30 days. Some goals can focus on a housing barrier or something else that needs to be addressed before securing housing, such as employment, relationships, education, health, meaningful activities/fun, obtaining important documentation, finances, legal situations, and more. 

3: Think about the steps and actions needed to achieve your housing goals.

• Ensure that you have all the documents that will be required to secure a lease, such as your ID, pay stubs, other documentation proving income (i.e., benefit verification letters, SSA award letters).
• When meeting with a potential housing program, landlord, or other individual who is determining your eligibility for housing, be sure to put your best foot forward, dress well and communicate clearly. 
• Understand your budget. How much can you pay ongoing, and when necessary, what are your plans to increase income?
• Connect to your support systems - family, friends, case manager/care coordinator, or any others that can help you to maintain your housing. 
• Review and understand your lease.
• Prepare to be a good tenant. 
• Make the space feel like your own - decorate with pictures, art, and more!
• Learn about the community and get connected to meaningful activities and things that make you happy.
• Know who you would call if you believe you may be at-risk of homelessness again.
• Connect to legal advocacy to understand your rights as a tenant. 
• Report housing discrimination.

Set new goals - focus on things you could not address when you didn't have stable housing. Aim to maintain employment, locate educational opportunities, have some fun with old and new hobbies, and volunteer! Be sure to spend time with those that you care about.

Project Based Vouchers (PBVs) are a component of the Housing Choice Voucher Program. It is a housing assistance program that provides rental subsidies for low-income households. The key feature of a PBV is that the subsidy is tied to the specific housing unit or development rather than the tenant.

If the tenant receiving the PBV decides to stop living in the building, they must give up their voucher. 

The City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) is a New York City-specific voucher program for individuals and/or families with children who receive Cash Assistance (sometimes called Public Assistance (PA) or CA). 

CityFHEPS is a voucher that helps tenants pay rent each month. There are different types of CityFHEPS vouchers, but the main version helps households leave homeless shelters and move into apartments. An additional smaller number of vouchers are meant to help people remain housed so they avoid entering shelter.

This program is for Suffolk County Residents only!

The Suffolk County Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program is currently at capacity, and no new applications are being review. However, the program is accepting applications that will go on a waitlist. 

The program is designed to supplement housing rental costs for families of low-to-moderate income for 24 months (based on funding availability and lease dates).