Update on implementation of process for directly referring youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to the adult shelter system, with data on referrals.
DYCD funded Drop In Center, Crisis Shelters and TIL Support Program providers are required to report each young person who is unable to access an RHY bed on the date that they sought services. This report reflects such reports by RHY providers in the July-December 2021 period .
This report reports on the on direct referral process DYCD has with DHS to allow youth from DYCD-funded residential programs to easily transition to the adult shelter system. The practice began in 2017 and was later codified in Local Law 81 of 2018.
Report describing the current population of runaway and homeless youth, its service needs, a description of members of the population who exited temporary shelters, average length of stay, and a description of public resources available, for the fiscal year that just completed on June 30.