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Celebrating our 146th Thanksgiving!

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, […]

Mission Minded — Thanksgiving 2025

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 […]

Mission Minded — Thanksgiving 2024

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 […]

Mission Minded — Thanksgiving 2023

Dear Friends, Thanksgiving provides a unique opportunity to impact the lives of people across our city who, for whatever reason, aren’t included in holiday celebrations. It could be because they aren’t welcome at the family table, they are far from family or they no longer have any family. As the heart of New York City […]

Inside our Red Doors with CEO James Winans

Bringing The Bowery Mission to YOU and answering some of your questions about our “new abnormal” During this busy holiday season, we wanted to pause and say “thank you!” for standing with The Bowery Mission. You’ve made it possible to keep our Red Doors open so that more New Yorkers facing homelessness, unemployment, hunger and […]