ARE YOU HOMELESS? The Homelessness Crisis Homelessness in New York City is at an all-time high, with record numbers of homeless families needing shelter and services. Every night, nearly 59,000 people go to bed in a homeless shelter in New York City — including close to 21,000 children 60 % of New York City’s homeless are families with children 80 % of homeless mothers have experienced domestic violence as adults 1 in 10 students in New York City public schools is homeless 1 in 7 NYC public school students will experience homelessness before fifth grade The Crisis Wages amongst the occupations held by our homeless families have lagged or even decreased. Compounding this challenge, housing in New York City’s real estate market is as unaffordable as ever. Nearly 61 percent of extremely low-income families spend at least half of their income on rent. Fast Facts New York is the only city in the U.S. that is legally required to provide shelter to homeless families and single adults Every night, nearly 60,000 people go to bed in a homeless shelter in NYC 21,000 children will go to bed in a City shelter tonight About half of the homeless in NYC shelters are children There are only 35 affordable apartments available per 100 extremely low-income renters in New York Learn about Win's solutions to the crisis LOCATION One State Street Plaza 18th Floor NY, NY 10004 INFO T: 212-695-4758 F: 212-736-1649 E: info@winnyc.org PRESS For press or media inquiries, contact press@winnyc.org. EXPLORE Contact Careers Events Financials Privacy Policy FOLLOW US Site by Great Believer