Mission

Founded over 35 years ago on the simple premise that all human beings have unsurpassable worth, City Relief is a mobile, faith-friendly, front-line responder whose mission is to end homelessness for individuals and communities by: (1) Providing personalized support to people without stable housing; (2) Building an accessible network of care; (3) Promoting empathetic narratives about homelessness that recognize every person’s value and (4) Equipping and empowering rising leaders to fight economic injustice. We consistently and compassionately offer hope, innovative care, and ongoing services that ultimately lead to life transformation for NYC/NJ Metro area individuals struggling with homelessness and economic insecurity. <br><br>Our innovative mobile "pop-up" models use repeated and targeted outreach to effectively provide emergency food relief, socks, hygiene items, and access to care in a community-based setting that promotes dignity, comfort, and trust. This also allows us to offer integrated care coordination and referral services to our outreach guests both onsite and virtually, helping them to successfully navigate and overcome barriers to gaining housing, healthcare access, legal services, employment and economic independence, SNAP benefits, and other services.