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The Department of Homeless Services works to prevent homelessness before it occurs, address street homelessness, and assist New Yorkers in transitioning from shelter and street homelessness to permanent housing. DHS collaborates with non-profit partners to provide temporary shelter and services that homeless New Yorkers need to achieve and maintain housing permanency. In order to meet the needs of street homeless clients DHS contracts out for drop-in centers where street homeless clients can receive case management, housing assistance, food, showers and other services with the goal of getting them off the street and into housing. Contracted outreach teams will be the sole referral source into Drop-In Centers. This allows an outreach worker the ability to provide an immediate placement option for a street homeless client, without a protracted admissions process. Additionally, it ensures that the Drop-In facility capacity will be allocated to street homeless clients with the greatest acuity of need.