Episcopal Charities of New York

Episcopal Charities Basic Human Needs Grants 2013

52 outreach programs will receive a total of $445,000 in support in 2013. An average grant is $8,558. These outreach programs address a wide range of needs throughout the Diocese.

Cognizant of the impact that the struggling economy continues to have on those most in need, the programs that Episcopal Charities supports in this grant cycle emphasize the provision of direct services addressing essential life services, and include the following emphases: addiction/recovery, aging/eldercare, English as a second language, adult literacy and immigrant services, feeding, HIV/AIDS, homelessness, and community re-integration and re-entry assistance for the formerly incarcerated.

Click on the name of any program to learn more. (Please note that some programs are listed in more than one category.)

People are hungry. Although it sometimes seems hard to believe in a nation and metropolitan area so blessed, nearly one-sixth of our neighbors live in poverty and many struggle to provide themselves and their families with adequate food.

Episcopal parishes have long taken a very active role to meet this most basic human need. From food pantries that are open one morning a week to soup kitchens that serve a thousand meals each day, our feeding programs work to address this critical aspect of community outreach.

Cathedral Community Cares, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Manhattan	$12,500
Christ & St. Stephen's Brown Bag Lunch, Manhattan	$7,700
Christ Church's Feeding Ministries, Suffern	$10,400
Epiphany Church, Wednesday Homeless Dinner Program, Manhattan	$5,600
Good Shepherd's Kitchen, Newburgh	$4,500
Grace Church Community Center Soup Kitchen, White Plains	$12,700
Grace Our Lord's Soup Kitchen, West Farms, Bronx	$6,000
Guild of St. Margaret Soup Kitchen, Grace Church, Middletown	$17,700
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, Manhattan	$19,800
Holy Trinity, Neighborhood Center, Manhattan	$4,500
Holyrood Church, Friday Food Fest, Manhattan	$3,400
St. Ann's, Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen, Bronx	$14,000
St. Bartholomew's, Community Ministry, Manhattan	$16,700
St. Ignatius, Soup Kitchen, Manhattan	$4,100
St. John's, Angel Food East, Kingston	$9,600
St. Luke in the Fields, The PLWA Project, Manhattan	$7,100
St. Margaret's, Feeding Ministry, Bronx	$8,000
St. Mary's, Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry, Manhattan	$8,000
St. Matthew and St. Timothy, Sunday Meals Program, Manhattan	$3,400
St. Michael's Outreach, Manhattan	$5,100
St. Peter's, Love Food Programs, Bronx	$11,200
St. Peter's, Neighborhood Dinner, Port Chester	$8,300
St. Thomas Brown Bag Lunch/Food Pantry Mamaroneck	$3,300
Trinity-St. Paul's, Brown Bag Lunch Program, New Rochelle	$4,900
TOTAL	$208,500

Ascension Church, Michael Fender Food Pantry, Manhattan

$8,400

Christ Church, Holiday Basket Program, Staten Island

$6,300

Community Food Pantry, St. Andrew's, Brewster & St. James, North Salem

$10,300

Food Pantry, St. Andrew's & St. Luke's, Beacon

$3,300

Grace Food Pantry, Port Jervis

$7,300

Interfaith Food Pantry, St. Mark's, Mt. Kisco

$10,800

San Andres Food Pantry, Yonkers

$10,300

Sloatsburg Food Pantry, St. Mary's, Tuxedo Park

$5,300

St. Ann's, Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen, Bronx

$14,000

St. Bartholomew's, Community Ministry, Manhattan

$16,700

St. George's Food Pantry, Newburgh

$5,200

St. John's, Caring Hands Food Pantry, Monticello

$8,400

St. Edmund's Food Pantry, Bronx

$2,700

St. Mary's, Soup Kitchen & Food Pantry, Manhattan

$8,000

St. Mary's, Community Food Pantry, Mohegan Lake

$12,100

St. Peter's, Love Food Programs, Bronx

$11,200

St. Peter's Food Pantry, Manhattan

$5,600

St. Peter's, Neighborhood Dinner, Port Chester

$8,300

St. Thomas Brown Bag Lunch/Food Pantry, Mamaroneck

$3,300

St. Thomas Food Pantry, Amenia Union

$12,400

Saints John, Paul & Clement Food Pantry, Mount Vernon

$5,000

Trinity Food Pantry, Mt. Vernon

$5,500

West Side Campaign Against Hunger, Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan

$11,800

New York Common Pantry, Heavenly Rest, Manhattan

$9,000

Zion Church Pantry, Wappingers Falls

$5,300

TOTAL

$206,300

Episcopal Charities' Health and Wellness programs take many forms. But in every case, these parish-based outreach programs have identified a very specialized need within their community and are addressing it with the help of active and committed volunteers.

From programs that offer companionship for the elderly to those that address addiction issues or mentoring for teenage parents, all of our programs provide essential services offered with a spirit of love and fellowship.

Canterbury House Activity Center, St. John's, Staten Island

$7,600

Emergency Shelter Partnership, St. Matthew's, Bedford

$6,000

Fessenden Recovery, St. John's, Yonkers

$11,000

Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, Manhattan

$19,800

Holy Trinity, Neighborhood Center, Manhattan

$4,500

Homebound Outreach Program, Grace Church, Middletown

$2,100

Helping Hands, St. Mary's, Tuxedo Park

$7,400

St. John's Angel Food East, Kingston

$9,600

St. Luke in the Fields, The PLWA Project, Manhattan

$7,100

TOTAL

$75,100

Working to build a brighter future. It begins with motivated individuals. Quite often, it also involves the availability of targeted resources that empower and encourage. All of Episcopal Charities Skills Building programs do just that.

Included are post-prison reentry programs, literacy assistance, youth leadership development and programs for recent immigrants. Every program works to meet its participants "where they are," recognizing that every person served it actively seeking a better life...and is willing to work to achieve it.

Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, Christ, Rye	$15,000
Latino Outreach, Grace, Millbrook	$11,200

West Side Campaign Against Hunger, Christ & St. Stephen's Church, Manhattan

$11,800

New York Common Pantry, Heavenly Rest, Manhattan

$9,000

TOTAL

$78,200