Bronxworks Inc

Homeless sheltersthe bronxworks jerome avenue men's shelter, homeless outreach team, and safe haven programs provided temporary shelter to 2,069 people. bronxworks-administered family residences provided temporary housing and on-site social services for 560 families with about 1,220 persons.

Children and youth programsbronxworks' children and youth department programs serve children and young people from 2.9 years to the age of twenty-four, as well as their parents or guardians and families. for children ages two to five, programs include the home instruction for parents of pre-school youngsters (hippy) program and two neighborhood-based early childhood learning centers (eclcs) for pre-school aged children. afterschool programs for k-8th grade as well as high school, college retention and four cornerstone community centers located in nyc housing authority developments.our compass and sonyc after-school and summer camp programs that are based in schools or neighborhood centers specifically served 1439 young people in elementary and middle school, programs. include the middle school transitions initiative (msti) assists 286 young people and 92 parents/caregivers transition from middle school to high school by offering workshops for participants and caregivers on the high school application and selection process. older youth participate in the center for achieving future education (cafe) a college readiness program, for high school youth who attend selected bronx-based high schools as well as a college retention component for college students pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree. the care program served 416 high school and college students.bronxworks provides a range of academic enrichment and other services to young people at the jill chaifetz transfer school (jcts). our organization serves as the lead community-based organization for the community schools programs for jcts and the two middle schools that comprise the webster campus, is 313 and is 339. we served a total of 574 students in our community school programs. cornerstone community centers based in or near public housing complexes served school-aged youth and their parents or guardians. in fy 2024, bronxworks was the lead organization for four cornerstones, serving 17,326 children, youth, and adult residents through afterschool programming for children, teens, adult activities, and services.in fy 2024, hippy served fifty parents with 58 children. the two eclcs enrolled a combined total of 96 pre-school children.

Community programs bronxworks' community programs efforts included to health insurance enrollment and navigation services, protective and crime victim services for adults, emergency food assistance, benefits and entitlements assistance, and immigration or family support services. these programs reached residents from throughout the bronx.the health insurance enrollment and navigation services engaged 6,706 people. they enrolled 6,685 people without insurance into a health plan.the adult protective services (aps) program engaged 445 people. crime victim assistance was offered to 137 people.selected bronxworks locations distributed 53,835 bags of food that contained about 227,722 pounds of food that were used by vulnerable households to prepare about 366,419 meals throughout the year for an average of about 5,163 persons a month. the estimated monetary value of the bags was $2,691,750.the bronxworks walk-in offices and access to benefits program offered benefits and entitlements assistance to 2,882 people, providing 816 consultations that led to the acquisition of public benefits worth $1,556,252.bronxworks enrolled 208 households for snap (food stamp) benefits with an annual value of $472,238, while selected sites served 670,723 meals to bronx residents, including seniors, children, young adults, and people with chronic health conditions. bronxworks' immigration services helped 348 new americans from 31 countries retain legal residency status or become ci