Care For the Homeless

Care For the Homeless Learn more at careforthehomeless.org.

For 40 years, Care For the Homeless has fought homelessness in NYC by providing high-quality health care, human services, and shelter to homeless individuals and families.

Thank you to everyone who made our 2025 Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Observance a night to remember. To all the organi...
12/19/2025

Thank you to everyone who made our 2025 Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Observance a night to remember. To all the organizations and individuals who provided names to be memorialized, we thank you for helping us recognize the lives of over 300 New Yorkers lost to the trauma of homelessness.

To the many community members and partners, thank you for joining us in remembering the names of every individual we lost this year and for recommitting yourselves to the fight to end homelessness. To our speakers, readers, and eulogizers, thank you for lending your voice to honor the lives of every individual we lost this year.

To our sponsors, thank you for helping us make this night special for all of those in attendance. Lastly, thank you to our advocates. Your voices continue to be a beacon of hope and resilience in the face of adversity.

Our heartfelt thanks to Urban Pathways, BronxWorks, Coalition for the Homeless, Inc., Breaking Ground, The Doe Fund, , HELP USA, Project Renewal, Center for Urban Community Services, WSFSSH, Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY), Westhab, Fire Ensemble, Project FIND, Services for the UnderServed - S:US, and The Goddard School.

We wish you a warm, safe, and happy holiday.

12/18/2025

Today, along with our partners at Urban Pathways, we observe Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. We pause to honor and remember the lives lost to homelessness and the stressors of being unhoused. We light candles—each flame representing a person, a story, and a life that mattered.

If you can't join us for our event this afternoon (RSVP link below), please take a moment today to light a candle in remembrance of lives lost to homelessness.

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A heartfelt thank you to the Royal Thai Consulate General NY for their generous donation of winter accessories, clothing...
12/18/2025

A heartfelt thank you to the Royal Thai Consulate General NY for their generous donation of winter accessories, clothing, and personal care items.

These gifts were shared between our shelters and health centers, bringing comfort and care to those we serve. Support like this strengthens our mission and helps us make a real difference in the lives of New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.

We invite you to join us for our Season of Hope 2025 campaign by donating clothing, attending an event, volunteering, or making a holiday gift. To donate clothing, please contact Jonathan at jpetrakakos@cfhnyc.org or make a tax-deductible donation online at https://careforthehomeless.org/donate/.

Tomorrow, we gather. On Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, we remember those we lost to homelessness and recognize that the...
12/17/2025

Tomorrow, we gather.

On Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, we remember those we lost to homelessness and recognize that the absence of housing leads to gaps in care, untreated illness, and lives cut tragically short.

Join Care For the Homeless and Urban Pathways tomorrow, December 18th, as we honor their memory and reaffirm our collective commitment to ending homelessness through compassion, comprehensive care, and policy change.

RSVP: https://bit.ly/HPMD2025

This holiday season, you can be the hope someone needs. As the winter months settle in, thousands of New Yorkers are fac...
12/16/2025

This holiday season, you can be the hope someone needs. As the winter months settle in, thousands of New Yorkers are facing the cold without a stable place to call home. Many are struggling with chronic illness, untreated mental health needs, family crises, or the lasting trauma of homelessness. Every day, they walk through our doors seeking comfort, connection, and care—hoping for a path forward.

For 40 years, CFH has stood beside New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, providing compassionate health care, safe shelter, and the essential support that helps people rebuild their lives. This year, we continued that legacy with expanded outreach, deeper connections, and life-changing care across our 17 health centers and five shelters, all throughout the city.

Your support makes our work possible. It lights the path forward.

We invite you to join us this holiday season by donating clothing, attending an event, volunteering, or making a holiday gift.

$50 provides 8 meals at one of our shelters.
$100 gives a move-out kit for someone's new apartment.
$200 purchases someone a blanket, winter coat, shoes, and socks.
$1,000 provides 75 people with a holiday meal.
$2,500 funds 138 MMR vaccinations for children at our health centers.

Donate here: https://careforthehomeless.org/donate/
Learn more at https://careforthehomeless.org/seasonofhope/

Every year, we gather to remember the lives of New Yorkers who passed away while experiencing homelessness, and to reaff...
12/10/2025

Every year, we gather to remember the lives of New Yorkers who passed away while experiencing homelessness, and to reaffirm our shared commitment to ending it.

Homelessness is not just a housing crisis. It is a public health emergency. The conditions of life without stable housing, like exposure to the elements, interrupted care, and untreated chronic illness, lead to far higher rates of disability and premature death.

Join Care For the Homeless and Urban Pathways for Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day on December 18th. Together, we honor the lives lost and renew our call for systemic solutions that ensure every New Yorker has both a home and access to the care they need to thrive.

Join. Remember. Advocate.

RSVP: https://bit.ly/HPMD2025

This Season of Hope, you can help bring warmth and dignity to our neighbors experiencing homelessness.We’re in urgent ne...
12/10/2025

This Season of Hope, you can help bring warmth and dignity to our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

We’re in urgent need of new socks, an essential item that provides comfort, protects against the cold, and helps prevent foot injuries. A simple pair can also offer a small but meaningful sense of dignity during difficult times.

Donate socks today and share this post to help spread the word. Thank you for helping us bring hope and comfort to our community.🧦❤️

To arrange a drop-off at our offices or to mail your socks donation, please email Jonathan at jpetrakakos@cfhnyc.org.

If you’d prefer to support our Season of Hope campaign with a donation, please donate here: https://careforthehomeless.org/donate.

We're in need of winter coats for men, women, and children. (We don't have family shelters, but we do see a lot of kids ...
12/05/2025

We're in need of winter coats for men, women, and children. (We don't have family shelters, but we do see a lot of kids at our health centers.) Please donate. To arrange a drop-off at our offices or to mail your coat donation, please email Jonathan at jpetrakakos@cfhnyc.org.

Thank you for helping us keep New Yorkers warm this winter. Wishing you the happiest of holidays. Stay warm. Stay safe. Stay healthy.

If you'd rather make a donation, please donate to our Season of Hope campaign at www.careforthehomeless.org/donate

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Fall Policy Seminar on Homelessness in Older Age. If you weren’t able to att...
12/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Fall Policy Seminar on Homelessness in Older Age. If you weren’t able to attend—or want to revisit the conversation—the full recording is now available online.

Together, we can build solutions that ensure older adults have the stability, dignity, and support they deserve.

🎥 Watch the seminar here: https://www.careforthehomeless.org/policy-and-advocacy

Please join Care For the Homeless and Urban Pathways on December 18th for the 2025 Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Observ...
12/03/2025

Please join Care For the Homeless and Urban Pathways on December 18th for the 2025 Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Observance. Together, we’ll honor neighbors we lost this year to homelessness and recommit to building a city where everyone has a safe place to live and the care they deserve.

The observance will take place on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Schafler Forum, 7 W 83rd St, New York, NY 10024. The program will start at 5:30pm. A meal will be served at 4:30pm.

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/HPMD2025

Join. Remember. Advocate.

Giving Tuesday is here. Today, people around the world come together to support the causes they believe in — and we’re p...
12/02/2025

Giving Tuesday is here. Today, people around the world come together to support the causes they believe in — and we’re profoundly grateful to be among the organizations you care about.

Why give to CFH? Because your gift changes lives. Every dollar creates hope for a New Yorker experiencing homelessness.

Across our 17 health centers and five shelters, your support provides medical care, behavioral health services, warm meals, safe shelter, and a path toward stability for thousands of people in crisis.

Make a tax-deductible Giving Tuesday gift to our Season of Hope 2025 campaign here: https://careforthehomeless.org/donate/

Happy holidays to you and yours!

This holiday season, you can help provide warm holiday meals, vital medical and behavioral health care, winter essential...
11/28/2025

This holiday season, you can help provide warm holiday meals, vital medical and behavioral health care, winter essentials, and compassionate support to thousands of New York individuals and families in crisis.

Make a tax-deductible holiday gift today to our Season of Hope 2025 campaign here: https://careforthehomeless.org/donate/

Thank you for giving so generously, caring so deeply, and offering hope so freely.

We wish you and yours a warm and peaceful Thanksgiving weekend. 🧡

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