Hope for New York

​​​​At our Virtual Spring Benefit on Thursday, June 17, we celebrated the creative reimagining that HFNY has encouraged and fostered in our network this year!

Earlier this month, we held our fourth annual HFNY Pitch Night! Pitch Night is one of our favorite events because it brings a core group of our network together to celebrate the big initiatives that HFNY affiliate partners are planning for the year.

Grantmaking is one of the four cornerstones of our model (which also includes volunteer mobilization, capacity building, and collaborative networks). Every June, we give Direct grants to many of our affiliates so they can plan their programs for the coming year.

This year, we launched a few fitness and fundraising program called the Miles of Hope Challenge! Starting in March, our network was encouraged to run, bike, walk, etc., between affiliate sites across our city!

Our first Virtual Homelessness Summit was an impactful day focused on the challenges our homeless neighbors face daily. More than 300 attendees tuned into the online Rescue Alliance event on a Saturday morning to be educated, equipped, and engaged! 

Earlier this month, we reintroduced our Young Supporters Community (formerly Young Supporters Committee), an expanded network of young professionals who are passionate about mercy and justice in NYC.

Hope for New York laments all the recent violence against the AAPI community and the eight people recently killed in the Atlanta metro area.

For over 12 years, the Rescue Alliance has been able to positively impact the lives of our friends on the street and provide them opportunities for change. In February 2020, we saw our most successful outreach in history, but this year, our annual winter outreach changed to Pandemic Don't Walk By.

Hope for New York recently added two new team members! Laura Rogers joined our Program Team as the new Manager of Volunteer Programs.

Hope for New York recently added two new team members! Eileen Spencer joined our Mobilization Team as the new Director of Mobilization and Generosity.