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Employment Shelter

Housing Queens

Service Overview

At our employment shelters, we offer transitional housing for individuals who are experiencing homelessness and are employed or employable.

Transitional housing is usually the step taken after an individual or a family has entered an emergency shelter before permanent housing can be found. Clients work with a case manager to develop an independent living plan with the goal of achieving housing stability.

Sites and Programs

136 Beds for Single Women Jamaica Women’s Employment Shelter (JWES) is a transitional shelter for women who are homeless and currently working or are employable.

Hope After Diagnosis

Ms. Berry, a former VOA-GNY client, reflects on how the staff at Jamaica Women’s Employment Shelter supported her through a devastating diagnosis, and helped her get back on her feet and into a home of her own.