Family Homelessness
On any given night in 2024, according to the Department of Social Services, Ontario County houses 110-120 homeless individuals, including 20-25 families. Every night. That’s more than triple the number of families we served nightly in 2020. You don’t see them because we shelter them in hotels and motels around the county.
Student Homelessness
The McKinney-Vento data for the 2023-2024 school year reported 408 school-aged children experienced homelessness, in Ontario County, an increase of 28% from 2020/21. This does not include children under five that are experiencing homelessness.
Evictions
In 2023 there were 623 evictions in Ontario County, a 35% increase from 2019, according to NYS Unified Courts System Eviction Dashboard.
Available Shelters
There are currently no family homeless shelters available in Ontario County. See our plans to build new family shelters.
Eileen Tiberio, Ontario County's Commissioner of Social Services describes the problem of homelessness in Ontario county during our groundbreaking ceremony for our new shelter.
2024 Ontario County
Fair Market Rent
$938
Studio Apartment
$1,050
One Bedroom Apartment
$1,307
Two Bedroom Apartment
$1,580
Three Bedroom Apartment
$1,741
Four Bedroom Apartment
Household Basic Needs Survival Budget
One Adult with One Child
$28.55 / hr - $47,688 annually
One Adult with One Child in Child Care
$23.84 / hr - $57,096 annually
Two Adults with Two Children in Child Care
$37.01 / hr - $74,016 annually
Two Adults with Two Children in School
$47.57/hr - $95,013 annually
Sources: US Housing Data, United Way ALICE report
Our Plans
Family Promise is the leading national organization preventing and ending family homelessness, emergency shelter to help families experiencing homelessness access housing, and stabilization programs once families have secured housing.
We have a multi-year plan to address family homelessness in Ontario County, starting with the building of our first shelter at 495 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY.
