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What are the different types of shelters homeless families stay in?

April 26, 2017different Families homeless shelters stay types

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What are the different types of shelters homeless families stay in?

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There are 148 shelters within the Department of Homeless Services’ system. Only six are operated entirely by DHS and the others are contractually run by other organizations, usually nonprofits. Of the total shelter units, 61 are hotels, 11 are cluster sites and 73 are tier II shelters. Cluster sites are temporary transitional housing units located within leased apartment buildings. Tier II shelters are designed to return families to permanent housing and have on-site caseworkers to help with apartment or employment searches and child care, while tier I shelters are designated for victims of domestic abuse.