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Don’t Walk By 2025: Serving 298 guests and 650 Meals
Don't Walk By (now in its 18th year!) connected with many of our neighbors living on the street! In total, there were 298 street engagements, 287 guest intakes on site, 231 backpacks (aka. CITYPAKS) distributed, and 650 meals served.
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Dave, Dedicated HFNY Volunteer
Dave Park is a Hope for New York volunteer who has been serving with our affiliates for years!
Prayer for Men and Women Experiencing Homelessness
Our friends at Redeemer Lincoln Square recently prayed for men and women experiencing homelessness in our city.
Don’t Walk By: Changes in 2022
Together with Rescue Alliance, we host Don’t Walk By every year in February, the coldest winter month. In 2022, we will still continue our annual winter outreach, but with three significant changes.
How Are Mercy, Justice, Generosity, Poverty, and Brokenness Connected?
HFNY focuses on mercy, justice, generosity, poverty and brokenness. I find those five words challenging. In the context of each of our lives they mean so many different things, but one thing does connect them all—and it’s that they impact each of us every day.
Don’t Walk By: Two Reasons You Should Serve
While I could tell you all about the logistics of Don't Walk By or the amazing stories of changed lives to tug on the heartstrings, I’m going to share instead why you should sign up to serve again or even for the first time.
Helping Each Other Feel Less Alone
“Stop complaining. It can always be worse.” “You’re not as bad off as the next guy.” “Suck it up, you’re being too sensitive.” These phrases take up space in our ear and lead us down a rugged, desolate road. Searching for respite from our solitude, we grasp onto them as truths, when they are simply a temporary […]
A 24 Degree Drop in 24 Hours: What Winter Means for Homeless Neighbors
The weather changed. One day it was 50 degrees and the next it was 26. I’m no mathematician, but I believe that’s a 24 degree drop. 24 degrees in 24 hours. In my family, it meant jumping from sweatshirts to heavy jackets. We went down to the basement and rummaged through bins of storage until […]
Walking with the Homeless in NYC
It was amazing to see a movement of volunteers and the impact that just one day can have. It truly was a moment of inspiration for myself to do more and to serve where I can. Don’t Walk By is proof that a small deed can make a big difference in someone’s life.
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