BROADWAY COMMUNITY IS ALWAYS THERE FOR NEW YORKERS IN NEED.
We are on the front lines of New York City's homelessness, hunger, and mental health crises. Operating a broad range of programs including shelter, emergency food, on-site medical services, showers, case management, supportive counseling, employment assistance, housing navigation, and more, we help hundreds of people a week meet their basic needs and access the resources they need to improve their life circumstances.
In 2024, our impact was as follows:
- Served 47,307 meals through our soup kitchen and 11,871 food packages through our pantry, distributing a total of 285,838 pounds.
- Empowered 1,538 volunteers to serve a collective 12,731 hours.
- Helped 11 people obtain permanent housing and helped another 54 stay off the streets.
- Sheltered 19 men and women every evening, providing over 6,500 nights of safe rest.
- Provided over 4,000 showers to our neighbors living on the streets.
- Helped 189 people obtain benefits like SSI, SNAP, and Medicaid.
- Helped dozens of people find work by helping with resumes, interviews, and job applications.
In 2025, especially with government funding in jeopardy, we need to raise over $300,000 from individual donors like you in order to continue helping our neighbors access food, housing, employment, and a pathway towards stability. Our programs truly depend on your support, and your gifts will truly make a direct impact on so many lives!
If you've spent anytime in New York, you've undoubtedly seen countless of our brothers and sisters experiencing homelessness, hunger, and serious untreated mental illness. You've likely also likely asked yourself the question: what can I, as just one person, possibly do to help?
If you're still searching for an answer, you will certainly find one at Broadway Community. If you're looking for a place where your time and dollars will truly make an impact and improve lives, Broadway Community is where the rubber meets the road. Supporting our work is an investment that will directly pay dividends in the form of reducing hunger, providing shelter, and giving people the resources they need to get back on their feet.
If we want to see New York become the best and most compassionate version of itself, we can't sit idly by and hope that government or business will save the day. Rather, we need to take matters into our own hands and invest our time and resources into the causes we believe in. As Margaret Meade once said, we must "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world," because, "in fact, it's the only thing that ever has."