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Apply for temporary shelter for adult families
NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS)
Information Status
Adult families (any family without minor children) seeking shelter must apply at the Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC).
Schedule
| Monday - Sunday | 12 am - 11:59 pm |
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AFIC is open 24 hours per day, including weekends and holidays.
Eligibility Requirements
Must be an adult family (e.g., legally married couples, domestic partners, adults with proof establishing medical dependence of one applicant upon another, and 2+ adults who can provide birth certificates to prove parent/child or caregiver relationship).,
Adults (18+)
Documentation Needed to Enroll
1) Valid original ID; 2) Proof of residence for last year (e.g., eviction papers, leases, phone bills, or paystubs); 3) Proof that you are a family (see https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dhs/shelter/families/adult-families.page for examples).
ADA accessible
Yes
Citizenship Requirements
No citizenship requirements
Coordinated Entry
Yes
free
Yes
Boroughs Served
Bronx,
Brooklyn,
Manhattan,
Queens,
Staten Island
What to do next
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Adult Family Intake Center (AFIC)
400-430 East 30th Street
New York, NY 10016
Get directions
2,569.7 miles away
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