Cindy has faced many challenges while raising her five-year-old son with autism, but her focus has remained constant: creating a stable home where he can grow and thrive. As a single mother, Cindy has spent the past several years navigating housing instability, specialized education, and...

For Johanny, falling behind on rent raised a frightening question: Where would she and her teenage daughter go if they lost their home? A single mother living in West Harlem, Johanny had faced unemployment, mounting rent and utility bills and the challenge of supporting her family on...

These days, Licis’s mornings begin early and rarely slow down. She helps get her children ready, heads to work at an elementary school in the Bronx, attends college classes, studies English, and returns home to care for her family. There is little time left for herself, and she wouldn’t...

New York City is often called the city that never sleeps. It is alive at every hour, across every borough, with constant movement and energy. But amid that pace, many older New Yorkers are navigating life more quietly, often facing challenges that can threaten their stability. “These landlords, they’re trying...

For Abbey, a lifelong New Yorker and child welfare specialist, the past few years brought challenges she never expected. Within a short period of time, she was diagnosed with stage-four lung cancer, seriously injured in a car accident, and...

For Daisy, life in the Bronx is built on hard work, family, and the daily routines that keep everything in balance. She works most days at a restaurant, takes on housekeeping jobs when she can, visits her son in Brooklyn, and spends...

Many New Yorkers are struggling to keep up with rent and housing costs. When rent falls behind, families may find themselves facing Housing Court, eviction notices, or the risk of losing their home. Without the right guidance, the eviction process can be confusing and overwhelming. Catholic Charities...

For many women seeking help, the first step is often the hardest: reaching out. As the Director of Intake at Good Counsel Homes, an agency of Catholic Charities of New York, Sabrina Coleman serves as one of the first points of contact for...

On a frigid winter morning, with temperatures hovering around 17 degrees, more than 150 New Yorkers turned to Nazareth Housing’s food pantry — not just for nourishment, but for reassurance that they were not facing hardship alone. The moment captured the heart of Nazareth Housing’s mission: preventing homelessness by...

With the national rate of homelessness growing by about 12% annually, the number of unhoused youth is expected to triple within the next decade. “I wanted to get away from my mom,” recounted Sam*, a youth homelessness advocate who fled their home when they were 18. “We were suffocating each...