Nonprofit Partner

1 Minute

RHOW Brooklyn Becomes Next Step Community Church

As our affiliate partners grow and evolve, some also evolve into new organization names.

Recap

2 Minutes

Don’t Walk By: Changes in 2022

Together with Rescue Alliance, we host Don’t Walk By every year in February, the coldest winter month. In 2022, we will still continue our annual winter outreach, but with three significant changes.

Opportunity

3 Minutes

Don’t Walk By: Two Reasons You Should Serve

While I could tell you all about the logistics of Don't Walk By or the amazing stories of changed lives to tug on the heartstrings, I’m going to share instead why you should sign up to serve again or even for the first time.

Resource

4 Minutes

Helping Each Other Feel Less Alone

“Stop complaining. It can always be worse.” “You’re not as bad off as the next guy.” “Suck it up, you’re being too sensitive.” These phrases take up space in our ear and lead us down a rugged, desolate road. Searching for respite from our solitude, we grasp onto them as truths, when they are simply a temporary […]

Resource

5 Minutes

A 24 Degree Drop in 24 Hours: What Winter Means for Homeless Neighbors

The weather changed. One day it was 50 degrees and the next it was 26. I’m no mathematician, but I believe that’s a 24 degree drop. 24 degrees in 24 hours. In my family, it meant jumping from sweatshirts to heavy jackets. We went down to the basement and rummaged through bins of storage until […]

Nonprofit Partner

2 Minutes

New York City Relief: HFNY Volunteers Share Why They Serve

Since 2004, we’ve partnered with New York City Relief, a mobile bus outreach that serves our homeless neighbors at seven locations throughout New York City (and even two locations in New Jersey). Each week, New York City Relief organizes eight outreaches, making sure their bus is parked outside specific locations (like The Bowery Mission or The Salvation […]

News

1 Minute

His Toy Store 2019: 4812 Toys for Over 2000 Families

This year, 470 generous donors and more than 600 incredible volunteers made His Toy Store a life-changing experience for families in need!  Without everyone’s generosity in time, resources, and effort, His Toy Store would not happen. Our fundraising (which exceeded the $95,000 goal!) helped provide 4812 toys to 2,055 families at 13 pop-up stores. Our volunteers spent two His Toy Store […]

Resource

3 Minutes

How to Engage the Homeless this Winter

During the winter months, there is great need to care for our homeless neighbors. At HFNY, we want to inform you how to engage and care for the poor and marginalized during one of the most challenging seasons of the year. Here are a few facts and tips about how to engage our homeless friends as well as organizations that are caring for the homeless in New York City.

Resource

5 Minutes

Engage the Homeless? How?

You and I will not be able to solve the “homelessness problem” as defined by the world and the society we live in. But we can find a way to get people to the feet of Jesus and offer folks the one thing that we all need to live a life of purpose and meaning: we can offer hope. Here are 3 practical ways to offer hope to our friends on the street this winter.