The Convent Avenue Family Living Center is transitional housing facility for homeless families sponsored by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS). In December 1989, the management of the Convent Avenue Family Living Center was transferred from St. Nicholas Park Civic Association to West Harlem Group Assistance, Inc.

The Convent Avenue Family Living Center is a transitional facility where each family occupies a self-contained apartment with the expectation that permanent housing would be sought and leased within a short period of occupancy. In preparation for permanent living, residents are required to participate in the on-site Housing Readiness Program for independent living.

The admission process to this Center requires a homeless person to go to the New York City Emergency Assistance Unit (EAU) and/or the Red Cross Association where the family may be later referred to a transitional housing facility such as Convent.