BCS Health, Housing, and Homelessness Solutions Division provides equitable access to resources, healthcare, and housing for all. Programs in this division address the wide gap between those who have access to their basic needs and those who do not. From mobile HIV testing to mobile showers, our programs help us achieve our mission of a Brooklyn that addresses systemic inequities at their root cause.
Cortelyou Supportive Housing
The BCS Cortelyou Supportive Housing Program provides 46 affordable housing units with on-site support services for the most vulnerable New Yorkers, including individuals who aged out of the foster care system, the formerly homeless, and individuals with severe mental illness. BCS staff at the program are all Masters degree-level clinicians with a passion for building relationships that strengthen the lives and trust of their clients. Services at Cortelyou include support groups for residents, one-on-one therapy sessions, and support for building community and life-skills beyond living at the development.
Gateway to Health and Wellness
The BCS Gateway to Health and Wellness (GHW) program provides comprehensive services to people who are at high risk of HIV and Hepatitis-C, as well as those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. The GHW Mobile Outreach Van reaches thousands of individuals across Brooklyn with on-the-spot mobile HIV testing and referrals to risk-reduction counseling and vital medical and substance abuse support. Our other wrap-around services include workshops like HIV 101, Substance Use Harm Reduction, and CDC Safe in the City (safe-sex best practices), as well as intervention services like overdose prevention training, STD Screening, PrEP or nPep, and connection to emergency shelter housing.
Henry Street Housing
The BCS and Turning Point Henry Street Housing Program, located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, is a 30 unit single room occupancy transitional housing facility for homeless adults and community residents 18 years of age and older. Henry Street House is designed to be the first major step in transitioning clients from homelessness to permanent housing, all while providing on-site support and services such as counseling and referrals. Our case management services include supporting independence through assistance in receiving entitlements, support in the education and employment needs of the individual, and aid in developing short life goals like improving credit, creating a savings plan, budgeting, and decision-making.
Housing Navigator Program
New Program! Description coming soon.
Sea Rise Supportive Housing (Opening Soon)
Located in Coney Island, BCS will launch services the Sea Rise Supportive Housing Program, a development of 199 units with 72 of them set-aside for supportive housing. Of the 72 supportive housing units, 35 units are reserved for people with a serious and persistent mental illness, 20 units are reserved for homeless young adults ages 18-25, and 17 units are reserved for people with an intellectual and/or developmental disability. On-site services for the supportive housing residents will be provided by BCS and include case management, vocational, employment, and other support services. The development is in construction and is projected to be completed in 2022.
Shower Bus
The BCS Shower Bus is a mobile care unit that travels Brooklyn, providing unhoused residents with hot showers and caring support. The only one of its kind in all of New York City, the program serves an average of 50 individuals a week throughout the borough. Our holistic approach to hygiene care provides residents not just with showers but also clean towels, shampoo, shaving kits, soap, snacks, fresh socks and underwear, laundry services, and a safe space to relax. In addition to physical amenities, the mobile shower unit employs outreach coordinators and Peer Specialists to assist individuals in need with peer counseling, and support with housing, mental health and employment, and linkages to other necessary care.
Learn MoreTransitional Living Community (TLC)
Established in 1989, the BCS Transitional Living Community (TLC) is a 30-bed section of the Brooklyn Women’s Shelter in East New York. TLC supports homeless women who are suffering from severe mental illness and dealing with domestic violence, sexual assault, or trauma, and provides them with counseling, temporary shelter, and assistance in order to secure permanent housing. Among other resources, BCS provides a safe space for the women in the form of the TLC Garden, a flower and vegetable garden where women participate in program-wide therapeutic group activities.
Tropical Storm IDA Case Management
New Program! Description coming soon.
Turning Point Transitional Shelter
The BCS Turning Point Transitional Shelter is a 39-bed transitional shelter in Sunset Park, Brooklyn for homeless young women, ages 18 to 25. The shelter empowers women to obtain permanent housing and helps them develop the independent living skills necessary for life beyond the shelter. Residents gain access to a variety of services such as independent living skills workshops, individual and group counseling, and assistance in securing permanent housing. The shelter also partners with other BCS/Turning Point programs to give residents the resources they need: from connecting residents with the TPBK Education Center to get their High School Equivalency Diplomas, to directing them to our Greater Heights Clubhouse to address chronic mental illness.
BCS works in neighborhoods impacted by systemic poverty. We strengthen communities by fostering the educational success of children, the leadership development of youth, the employment and housing stability of adults, the advancement of individuals living with disabilities, and the empowerment of seniors and families.
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