Sylvia's Sugar Hill, our newest shelter, is 6-bed shelter at the Church of the Intercession on 155th Street. Sylvia's Sugar Hill was designed to meet the needs of “chronically homeless” youth, who have been homeless for a year or more. These veterans of the shelter system are more stable than newly homeless youth, and need a more independent setting to prepare for transitioning to life on their own. Sylvia's Sugar Hill is operating using a “youth-driven” model, meaning that residents will provide a input into program design and operations based on extensive experience in the shelter system.
Homeless Youth Services is supported by generous private donations, a variety of outside funders and, primarily, by MCCNY. MCCNY is one of hundreds of MCC churches worldwide as part of Metropolitan Community Churches (www.mccchurch.org).