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- EIN 11-2549027
- (718) 625-4545
- 105 Carlton Ave Brooklyn NY 11205-2201 USA
- www.bchands.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Family Services, Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters, Housing Search Assistance, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: To provide short term, transitional and permanent housing, homelessness prevention, personalized case management, mental health care, on-site nursing, vocational training, substance abuse counseling, recreational activities and other vital services.
Programs: Mental health and housing - operates an 18 bed transitional community residence that offers mental health counseling, medication management, daily living skills training, substance abuse services, health services, recreational activities, and the development of socialization and self-advocacy skills for single adults with a serious and persistent mental illness.
supportive housing - provides single room housing for men and women who have been homeless or are at high risk of homelessness, the majority of which have a chronic mental illness, and offers case management, vocational training, recreation, socialization, mental health care, on-site nursing and substance abuse counseling. Bchs provides safe and clean housing for over 400 individuals each day. Bchs has prevented evictions for 100% of the brooklyn at-risk households that sought help. 96% of all of the agency's formerly homeless residents either maintained their housing with the agency or moved on to greater independence.
family services - offers secure housing for mothers, each with one child up to the age of eight, and provides assistance that includes case management, on-site child care and nursing, vocational training, counseling, and job placement.
social services