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A Navy veteran is grateful for neighbors like you who helped him find peace and purpose. Steven has so much to be grateful for. But his story began in a very different place. Steven was born into a military family in New Jersey. Growing up in a challenging home, he struggled with his frustrations and […]
How Denise found the courage to heal and build a life of purpose. For Denise, gratitude is not a seasonal buzzword. It is the way she has chosen to build the life she feared she would never have. To see her today, you might not be able to imagine the hardship she has lived through. […]
The most difficult time of Sidequa’s life became the beginning of something she hadn’t expected — stillness, patience and a renewal of her faith. Sidequa’s childhood in the Bronx was marked by trauma. She suffered tremendous abuse. Her mother struggled with drug addiction. Sidequa reflects, “How I got through that pain was I buried myself […]
How friends like you helped Bill find hope & new life When people ask Bill to share his testimony, he responds, “I don’t have a testimony, but I have a heck of a love story that I can share because it’s God’s love that’s got me where I’m at today.” Born and raised in Brooklyn, […]
After a series of personal crises left her living in her car, Kit found refuge at The Bowery Mission Kit has a vivid childhood memory: Walking with her mom in a crowded part of New York City, they were separated. She remembers the panic, crying out, not being able to find her mom. “Then, finally, […]
God never left Joe and he’s grateful for that. Joe was born into a large, loving and deeply Christian family. Though raised in the church, at the age of 14, he started to smoke and hang out with people in the street in an effort to belong. That’s when his life took a turn away […]
How God’s love and the kindness of friends like you led Matauka to our doors When Matauka moved to the U.S. from Zambia, her future was filled with hope and promise. She fell in love, got married and had a daughter. But sadly, her marriage ended in divorce, and she lost a grueling custody battle […]
Because of friends like you, Steven found help and hope at The Bowery Mission. Steven says he had a complicated childhood and a particularly difficult relationship with his mother. He lived with his mom in West Virginia. But by age 18, the situation at home had become unbearable, so he left home and joined a […]
Drugs and alcohol almost ruined his life, but he received a chance to start over. Kyle was 10 years old when his parents divorced, and after that, he grew up in a house full of women — “Me, my mother, my sister and my grandmother,” he says. Though he missed the influence of a father […]
In the depths of her depression, the kindness of friends like you turned things around. Kelly’s relationship with her mom was one for the ages. “She was my best friend,” Kelly says. “I loved her very much. We were so close.” When her mother’s health began declining several years ago, Kelly was right at her […]
It all started with a nourishing meal and a warm welcome at The Bowery Mission Tony spent his life living and working in New York City. Everything changed abruptly with the pandemic when he was laid off. His finances dwindled and he couldn’t afford food. Hunger brought him to The Bowery Mission, but he found […]
At The Bowery Mission, Mayra found a safe place to heal and get a fresh start, thanks to friends like you Mayra endured abuse after moving to the United States for the promise of a better life. Alone and homeless in New York City, she found refuge and support at The Bowery Mission. Here she […]
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