HSU advocates for expansion of affordable housing and prevention services and for immediate access to safe, decent, emergency and transitional housing, outreach and drop-in services for homeless New Yorkers. Homeless Services United promotes effective solutions to end the crisis of homelessness in New York City.





HSU advocates for expansion of affordable housing and prevention services and for immediate access to safe, decent, emergency and transitional housing, outreach and drop-in services for homeless New Yorkers.

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Thanks to your gernerous support, Homeless Services United’s (HSU) 2024 “Building Dreams, Transforming Lives” Gala was a huge success, attended by two hundred forty leaders from across the homeless services sector, in addition to government and private partners, funders, and advocates, who all came together to honor five exceptional staff go work above and beyond day in and day out to serve New Yorkers in need of assistance.
We are grateful for our leadership of our board of directors and commitment of our membership. Through their hard work, we are able to build and transform our homeless services system, support our member organizations, and build the dreams of those served by our programs.
How HSU Helps
We support our members to ensure they have the tools they need to provide quality care for New Yorkers who are homeless or experiencing a housing crisis
We provide expert support for policy makers, funders, government and nonprofit professionals working with homeless New Yorkers to inform program design and implementation
HSU advocates for expansion of affordable housing, prevention services and solutions to the crisis of homelessness
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