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In this guest post, one of The Bowery Mission’s social workers shares insights from her frontline work at the Mission, where she provides clinical support to individuals overcoming homelessness, hunger and other crises. Within the Red Doors of The Bowery Mission where I serve as a social worker, we encounter individuals daily who are deeply […]
In recent years, a number of high-profile incidents involving a mental health crisis on our streets and in our subways have led to feelings of fear, confusion, anger and being overwhelmed amongst many New Yorkers. As we navigate these events, we at The Bowery Mission believe it’s crucial to give ourselves time and space to […]
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, […]
Through the Mission’s emergency shelter and Residential Program, Maurice found stability in his relationships, finances and spiritual life. Maurice’s life felt like a roller coaster, filled with highs and lows. His parents split up before he was born, and he moved around a lot as a child. He struggled to find stability, first with college […]
The busiest time of the year The Bowery Mission hosted its cherished, time-honored tradition: the longest-running Thanksgiving meal celebration in New York City! We believe in the power of community, which is why we extended a heartfelt invitation to anyone without a home to join us around our family table on Thanksgiving Day. Our staff, […]
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday to celebrate with loved ones. One of the chief problems of homelessness is not just the lack of physical resources like food and shelter, but the loss of family relationships that everyone needs — losses that are felt most keenly on holidays. When we’re isolated from the people God designed […]
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 […]
Dear Friends, At The Bowery Mission, we’re looking forward to our 145th Thanksgiving celebration in community. It’s a mix of the familiar faces we see every day and those who return just for this special occasion. It’s heartening to be with our daily guests, for whom this day can be so difficult, but also to […]
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