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For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink.
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~~ Matthew 25

 

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Street Sheets

Resources available for homeless and poor New Yorkers:

Job Skills Development
Food
Hygiene
Medical/Dental
Shelter

Available to download and print on legal sized paper (double sided).

Cry out full throated and unsparingly! Lift up your voice like a trumpet blast....
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~~ Isaiah 58

Action Alerts

  • Action Needed: National Housing Trust Fund Legislation This Year
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Policy Updates

  • Work Advantage
  • Federal Farm Bill: Strengthening of Federal Nutrition Programs
  • Federal Housing Budget Fiscal Year 09
  • Federal Farm Bill Passed - Override of Presidential Veto Expected
  • NYC Council passes bill to prohibit landlords from discriminating against tenants on the basis of how they pay their rent
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Current Program Sites

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Life Skills Empowerment Programs are currently running at the following sites:

New York Catholic Charities 1011 First Avenue in Manhattan. Classes of up to 15 individuals run every Spring and Fall. For more information call (212)371-1000.

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church 46 West 16th Street in Manhattan. Classes of up to 15 individuals run every Spring and Fall. If you would like to volunteer or learn more about the Educational Outreach Program at this location please call the parish office at (212)627-2100.

Mercy Haven, Inc.59 Connetquot Avenue Suite 10. Islip Terrace, NY. Mercy Haven ran it's first LSEP, called Breaktrhough, in the summer of 2007, graduating a full class. Please call (631)277-8300 for more information on this program.

Congregation Ansche Chesed 251 100th Street near West End Avenue in Manhattan. The Congregation's fist LSEP started in the Spring of 2008. Call (212)865-0600 for more information.

First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica 89-60 164th Street, Jamaica, NY. The First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica first started their LSEP, titled Rebuilding Towards Manhood, in February of 2008. Please call (718) 526-4742 for more information.

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For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me. I was ill and you comforted me, in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew 25