Operates the largest municipal shelter system in the country under a unique legal right-to-shelter mandate, providing emergency housing and services to homeless individuals and families while working to move people into permanent housing. NYC is the only major city legally required to shelter every person who asks for it. DHS manages a system housing 85,000+ people nightly -- larger than the population of many American cities. How well it works determines whether your neighbors end up on the street or in a safe bed.
Spending
$3.75B
20,600 transactions →
Payroll
$113.4M
32,664 pay records →
Budget (Adopted)
$3.55B
$3.16B spent
Avg Salary
$71.1K
across 32,664 records
Did You Know
NYC's right-to-shelter mandate, established by the 1981 Callahan v. Carey consent decree, makes New York the only city in America where the government is legally obligated to provide a bed to anyone who needs one -- every single night.
| HANYC FOUNDATION INC | $517.9M |
| ACACIA NETWORK HOUSING INC | $309.8M |
| SAMARITAN DAYTOP VILLAGE INC | $221.4M |
| BOWERY RESIDENTS' COMMITTEE, INC. | $140.1M |
| Westhab, Inc. | $135.9M |
| SPECIAL OFFICER (PYRL 067,816,071,069)-CBU173 | 5,389 staff | $49.0K avg |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATOR | 5,243 staff | $70.7K avg |
| ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES | 2,474 staff | $149.4K avg |
| SUPERVISING SPECIAL OFFICER (PYRL 067,816,071,069)-CBU173 |
| 1,902 staff |
| $66.9K avg |
| COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE | 1,808 staff | $47.8K avg |
Headcount
~2,000 direct employees, though thousands more work in shelters through nonprofit contractors
Who It Serves
85,000+ people sleeping in DHS shelters nightly (including ~30,000 children), plus thousands of unsheltered individuals
Category
Health & Human Services