Streetwork Project aims to tackle homelessness across the city, provides resources for young people in need

The Safe Horizon nonprofit Streetwork Project has been connecting homeless people with resources for nearly 40 years.

Elly Morillo

Nov 10, 2023, 3:21 AM

Updated 260 days ago

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November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, and a local organization is making sure New Yorkers have a helping hand when they need one.
The Safe Horizon nonprofit Streetwork Project has been connecting homeless people with resources for nearly 40 years. Drop-in centers available on the Lower East Side and Harlem provide daily meals, medical care, mental health services and even legal help.
"We're managing a lot of things but we're also very human and so you know when we're hearing the stories of the clients and things like that you have to have a lot of it because you hear a lot of it and your managing, but you also have to make sure that you're being compassionate at the same time," said senior director Tamara Amoah-Awuah.
To learn more about resources available and drop-in centers in the city click here.


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