Homelessness is Avoidable.
We believe that helping a family avoid eviction is a moral obligation. Homelessness has far-reaching traumatic effects that can disrupt a child’s development, undermine a family’s stability, and continue to adversely affect an individual even after their homelessness has ended. We believe it is our responsibility to help keep our neighbors from experiencing this trauma whenever possible.
Preventing eviction is also economically prudent. It costs more than $44,000 a year to shelter a family and more than $35,000 for an individual. We provide an average of $1,000 in rent arrears assistance to individuals and families. We believe that the financial investment is a small price to pay to help a family achieve stability and to save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.
We also provide additional forms of assistance on a case-by-case basis, including the first month rent on an apartment for families moving out of shelter, utilities, phone bills, Internet, and other necessities, and MetroCards for various types of appointments or employment/training opportunities.

Guests
HOW TO APPLY:
METROCARDS:
Days of Operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Hours of Operation: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Location: 55 West 15th St. (between 5th & 6th Aves.)
RENT ASSISTANCE:
FINANCIAL (NON-RENT) ASSISTANCE:
UPDATE:
- Our Rent and Financial Assistance Program are currently paused while we review pending applications and make sure that we have enough funding to fulfill our current commitments. Please continue to check back for further information.
NOTICIAS:
- Nuestros Programas de Alquiler y Asistencia Financiera están actualmente en pausa mientras revisamos las solicitudes pendientes y nos aseguramos de que tenemos suficientes fondos para cumplir con nuestros compromisos actuales. Continúe revisando para obtener más información.

Donors
Supporting the Financial Assistance Program is the way to make the biggest impact with your gift, not only in terms of an ROI, but on the lives of the families you save from eviction. This is truly a gift that will last a lifetime!
Absolutely! Please visit our Donation page for information about monetary donations.