Bushwick residents are organizing to stand up for their community after the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) proposed opening a homeless shelter at 97 Wyckoff Ave. later this spring.

Community members will be canvassing the neighborhood on Friday, March 29 to bring awareness to the proposed shelter and garner more community involvement. They will meet across the street from the proposed shelter, outside of 101 Wyckoff Ave., and work their way through the surrounding neighborhood, talking to members of the community.

According to the DHS, the proposed shelter will be a transitional living facility for 80 single adult men experiencing homelessness. The average stay per tenant is approximately one year and priority will be offered to people originally from Brooklyn, giving them the opportunity to reintegrate into their families and support networks.