Brooklyn Community Housing & Services

Individual and Family ServicesNew York, United States51-200 Employees

Brooklyn Community Housing and Services (BCHS) operates in the field of individual and family services, focusing on ending homelessness in Brooklyn by providing safe, clean, and supportive housing to residents transitioning from homelessness. The organization serves more than 600 individuals annually, including children, women, and men, and aims to help them live productively and independently with dignity and hope through stable housing and supportive peer networks. Based in Brooklyn, New York, BCHS traces its origins to 1978 when area clergy established the agency in response to a call for community-based mental health programs, and it has since developed programs that emphasize long-term stability and well-being for residents with serious mental health challenges and histories of substance abuse. The organization has received recognition for its housing development and service delivery, including awards and favorable assessments from city and state agencies. BCHS positions itself within the broader human services sector by combining housing with supportive services to address the complex needs of its clients in a community-based setting.

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