Our continuum of services ranges from Street Outreach to Permanent Supportive Housing, creating pathways home for thousands of New Yorkers who are experiencing or at-risk for homelessness every year.
What we DoWe use a housing first approach in our work, meeting each person where they are, and providing housing and support tailored to their unique needs.
What is Housing First?
Today’s homelessness crisis stems from a persistent shortage of safe and affordable housing options. At Urban Pathways, we believe that every person experiencing homelessness, regardless of their housing background or personal history, is ready for immediate housing placement and can attain stability with person-centered case management and support.
Embracing a housing first methodology, we tailors our services to effectively address the needs of those we serve and the broader New York City community. This approach is centered around our belief that having a secure and affordable home is essential for each person. By integrating housing with personalized support, we empower those we work with to improve various facets of their lives, including their physical health, mental well-being, substance use, and employment prospects.
Our Locations
PATH Outreach
Outreach teams go out daily to engage with individuals and offer assistance such as clothing, food, case management and referral services.
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Drop in 24/7 for services like hot meals, clothing, showers, and housing placement assistance.
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Drop in 24/7 for services like hot meals, clothing, showers, and housing placement assistance.
Learn moreGarment District BID Outreach
Outreach teams go out daily to engage with individuals and offer assistance such as clothing, food, case management and referral services.
Learn moreFlatiron NoMad BID Outreach
Outreach teams go out daily to engage with individuals and offer assistance such as clothing, food, case management and referral services.
Learn moreGeorge Washington Bridge Outreach Program
Outreach teams go out daily to engage with individuals and offer assistance such as clothing, food, case management and referral services.
Learn moreOperation Alternative (Port Authority Outreach)
Urban Pathways’ outreach programs serve as the first point of contact for many homeless New Yorkers, locating and assisting individuals through consistent engagement, assessment, intensive case management, and referrals to services.
Learn moreLa Guardia Airport Outreach
Outreach teams go out daily to engage with individuals and offer assistance such as clothing, food, case management and referral services.
Learn moreJFK Airport Outreach Program
Outreach teams go out daily to engage with individuals and offer assistance such as clothing, food, case management and referral services.
Learn moreTravelers Safe Haven (+Annex)
Travelers Safe Haven offers low-threshold transitional housing for individuals while they prepare to move into a more permanent setting. The rooms at Travelers are private or semi-private, and individuals are provided with on-site, intensive case management and support services.
Learn moreThe Longacre Stabilization Bed Program
Longacre is a 60-bed program located in Midtown, providing temporary shelter and supportive services to single adults experiencing street homelessness in New York City.
Learn more105th Street Safe Haven
105th Safe Haven offers low-threshold transitional housing for individuals while they prepare to move into a more permanent setting. The rooms at 105th St are private or semi-private, and individuals are provided with on-site, intensive case management and support services.
Learn moreHegeman Safe Haven
Hegeman Safe Haven offers low-threshold transitional housing for individuals while they prepare to move into a more permanent setting. The rooms at Hegeman are private or semi-private, and individuals are provided with on-site, intensive case management and support services.
Learn moreWebster Avenue Safe Haven
Webster Safe Haven offers low-threshold transitional housing for individuals while they prepare to move into a more permanent setting. The rooms at Webster are private or semi-private, and individuals are provided with on-site, intensive case management and support services.
Learn more53rd Street Apartments
53rd Street Apartments provides permanent, affordable housing for formerly homeless adults.
Learn moreBoston Road Apartments
This mixed-use, supportive housing residence provides housing for formerly homeless adults living with mental illness and low-income community residents. Preference is given to Veterans.
Learn moreClinton Avenue Apartments
This mixed-use, supportive housing residence provides housing for formerly homeless adults living with mental illness and low-income community residents.
Learn moreCluster House
Cluster House provides housing for adults ready for discharge from State Psychiatric Hospitals and formerly homeless adults living with serious mental illness
Learn moreFairmount Residence
This residence offers permanent supportive housing to formerly homeless veterans.
Learn moreHoward Amron House
The Howard Amron House is a permanent, affordable apartment complex for adults formerly experiencing homelessness.
Learn moreHughes House
This 55 unit building provides housing for adults ready for discharge from psychiatric hospitals and formerly homeless adults who live with serious mental illness.
Learn moreIvan Shapiro House
The Ivan Shapiro House has been serving formerly homeless adults who live with serious and persistent mental illness since 1997.
Learn moreNew Roads Plaza
New Roads Plaza, located in the Morrisania neighborhood of the South Bronx, is an extension of Urban Pathways’ scattered site programs. The DOHMH-funded program comprises 57 supportive housing units.
Learn moreThe Residences at 162nd Street
This mixed-use, supportive housing residence provides housing for formerly homeless adults who live with mental illness and low-income seniors.
Learn moreThe Residences at Hallet’s Cove
This OMH-licensed supportive housing serves adults discharged from state psychiatric hospitals and formerly homeless adults living with serious mental illness.
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Outreach
For many experiencing homelessness, our Outreach Teams serve as the gateway to achieving housing stability. Comprised of dedicated professionals, these teams actively engage with adults currently facing street-homelessness, providing ongoing support and connections to comprehensive services tailored to meet their immediate needs. From conducting assessments to facilitating case management, healthcare referrals, and more, our Outreach Teams are committed to delivering compassionate assistance and guidance every step of the way.
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Drop-In Centers and Transitional Housing
Our transitional programs and services include the Olivieri Drop-In Center, the Longacre Stabilization Bed Program, and our four Safe Havens. These programs are designed to provide targeted assistance and facilitate connections to essential services for individuals as they pursue long-term housing solutions.
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Rapid Rehousing
Rapid Rehousing provides a pathway to permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness. Urban Pathways recently received funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to pilot an innovative program that will help people who are currently experiencing street-homelessness move directly into apartments with long-term housing subsidies.
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Extended-Stay and Permanent Supportive Housing
Our supportive housing offers both extended-stay and permanent programs. All programs are designed to help homeless adults move into and remain in housing they can call their own. All program sites offer individualized case management. Programs include congregate residences with onsite rehabilitative and supportive services, and scattered-site apartments for individuals who can thrive with less-intensive support services.
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Case Management and Wellness Education
We put the people we serve at the center of our work with our Total Wellness program and individual case management. These programs provide holistic health improvements by linking residents to community healthcare, offering health education, and reducing reliance on costly emergency services. Individuals also get help with housing placement, healthcare referrals, and benefit acquisition, with support adapted to meet each person’s changing needs.
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Testimonial
The staff at Urban Pathways worked with me to be more patient, independent and they helped me be the woman I'm supposed to be … Amron House isn't my forever home, but it's a good start in my situation, knowing that I still have support from Urban Pathways.
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Employment AssistanceUPwards Employment helps individuals who are experiencing or at-risk for homelessness find and keep jobs, improving their economic well-being and helping them work toward long-term goals.
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AdvocacyUrban Pathways works closely with our partners, allies, and elected officials to advocate for policies that will positively impact our programs and staff, improve access for the people we serve, and create long-term solutions for homelessness in New York City.
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