Resources and Links

"So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." - Luke 11:9-10

FPWA maintains this list of links to online directories of social service providers to assist you in your ministry, and help you identify appropriate referrals for your parishioners and clients. If there are additional resources that you think we should include here, please let us know.

Human Service Programs and Providers

• Community based health and human service providers
  
• Food and Nutrition Providers
  
• Homelessness
  
• Immigrant Services
  
• Legal Services
  
• Re-Entry Programs and Services
  
• Substance Abuse Treatment
  
• Workforce Training and Development

Access to Benefits and Entitlements

• ACCESS NYC
  
• Single Stop
  
• MyBenefits.gov

HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS AND PROVIDERS

Community based health and human service providers
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311's Online Provider Directory helps connect you to community based organizations that provide Health and Human Services in New York City. Use the Directory to search for information by ZIP code, borough, service category, or organization name.
http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/providerInformation.htm

FPWA is developing an online, searchable directory of programs operated our network of agencies; please check back soon.

Food and Nutrition Providers
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The Food Bank for NYC’s Food Program Locator can be used to locate food pantries, soup kitchens and senior centers throughout New York City.
http://www.foodbanknyc.org/go/our-programs/our-food-program-network/food-program-locator#foodprogramlocator

Homelessness
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Coalition for the Homeless maintains a searchable database that is an online version of their Coalition for the Homeless Resource Guide. It contains a comprehensive listing of emergency services available for homeless families and individuals in New York City, including shelter, outreach, and soup kitchens.
http://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/resource-guide

Immigrant Services
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The New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigration has on online directory of immigrant services
https://a069-webapps3.nyc.gov/dsial/IMG_Listing.aspx

Legal Services
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Lawhelp.org provides a listing of free legal services available for individuals in New York City and State. You can search for providers by name or by county.
http://www.lawhelp.org/NY/StateDirectory.cfm/County/%20/City/%20/demoMode/%3D%201/Language/1/State/NY/TextOnly/N/ZipCode/%20/LoggedIn/0/directory/1

Lawyer’s Alliance for New York is the leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations that are improving the quality of life in New York City neighborhoods. By connecting lawyers, nonprofits and communities, they help nonprofits develop affordable housing, stimulate economic development, and operate vital programs for children and young people, the elderly, recent immigrants, and other low-income New Yorkers.
http://www.lawyersalliance.org/

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest finds pro bono representations for nonprofits and community groups.
www.nylpi.org

Re-Entry Programs
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FPWA is developing an online, searchable directory of services for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families; please check back soon.

The Upper Manhattan Reentry Task force publishes a PDF resource guide called Coming Home: A Resource Guide for Reentrants and Their Families, which includes a listing of programs and services.
http://courtinnovation.org/UM_Reentry_Resource.pdf

The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center’s Reentry Resource Directory (2008-2009) includes listings of programs and services available for formerly incarcerated individuals and their families.
http://www.courtinnovation.org/reentry_directory.pdf

The New York Public Library’s Connections 2010: A guide for formerly incarcerated people to information sources in New York City and The Job Search, includes selected information sources and programs.
http://legacy.www.nypl.org/branch/services/
connections/connections2010.pdf

Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
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Find alcohol and drug treatment programs near you on this searchable database, which is maintained by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/

Workforce Development
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The New York City Employment and Training Coalition maintains this list of 100 workforce training and development providers in New York City. Scroll down the list to find programs in your community.
http://www.nycetc.org/pages/page.asp?page_id=48497

ACCESS TO BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS

AccessNYC
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New York City maintains ACCESS NYC, which identifies and screens for over 30 city, state and federal human service benefit programs. For some programs, ACCESS NYC will help you fill out and start an application, but you’ll need to contact the appropriate agency to complete the application process.
https://a858-ihss.nyc.gov/ihss1/en_US/IHSS_homePage.do

Single Stop
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Single Stop provides benefits counseling and enrollment for low-income families in New York City. Single Stop services are available in multiple sites in New York City, all of which provide family support services, tax assistance and benefits counseling; some sites also offer on-site legal and financial counseling services. The link below includes a listing of all sites, including services offered and hours of availability.
http://www.singlestopusa.org/newyorksites.html

MyBenefits.gov
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The MyBenefits.gov website provides tools for identifying and screening for eligibility for a variety of New York State programs and benefits.
https://www.mybenefits.ny.gov/selfservice/