The 2026 Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) survey has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 10, 2026, from 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM due to the recent severe winter storm and extreme low temperatures. During the cold weather emergency, outreach teams prioritized bringing unsheltered New Yorkers indoors. With conditions now improved, the City will proceed with […]
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The Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) is an annual survey conducted during the last 10 days in January to estimate the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in New York City. The HOPE count provides critical data that helps shape how the City directs resources to address homelessness. The 2026 HOPE survey will be conducted
2026 HOPE Night Is January 27 – Volunteers Needed! Read More »
Volunteers are still needed for this year’s HOPE Count, which will take place on January 28, 2025 from 10pm-4am (rain date of February 4). This is New York City’s annual survey conducted during the last ten days in January to estimate the number of unsheltered individuals living in New York City. To learn more and
NYC Homeless Outreach Population Estimate 2025 Is January 28, Volunteers Needed! Read More »
Effective today, Tuesday, January 7, 2025, more New Yorkers can qualify for discounted transit fares through Fair Fares NYC. The NYC Department of Social Services- Human Resources Administration (DSS-HRA) has expanded access to the Fair Fares transit discount by implementing a rule change that increases the program’s income eligibility standard to 145% of the federal
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The Office of Civil Justice will hold its seventh annual public hearing on New York City’s Universal Access to Legal Services program, a key initiative that supports tenants facing eviction. Since its establishment under Local Law 136 of 2017, the Universal Access program has made New York the first U.S. city to guarantee legal support
Public Hearing on NYC’s Universal Access to Legal Services Program Read More »
On the night of Tuesday, January 23, 2024, NYC’s Department of Social Services, the Human Resources Administration, and the Department of Homeless Services will conduct its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) survey, a point-in-time survey undertaken each winter that helps the City estimate the number of unsheltered New Yorkers living on the street on
NYC Homeless Outreach Population Estimate 2024, Volunteers Needed! Read More »
