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News from the Front Lines
Thank you for being with us on the front lines of fighting homelessness in NYC.
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Greetings!
We thank our backpack
and school supply donors for giving homeless children and youth a great start to the school year. It’s time for our annual Winter Accessories Drive—would you like to help? And, join us for our tribute to lives lost while unstably housed: December 21 is Homeless Persons' Memorial Day.
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Winter is Coming!
As the weather grows colder, Care for the Homeless (CFH) runs an annual Winter Accessories Drive through January 31, 2018, to keep homeless New Yorkers healthy and warm. Help us collect winter accessories for the adults and children who would normally go without. Please consider donating new or gently used hats, gloves, scarves and socks (for socks, we can only accept new) to CFH*. You can also help by hosting a supply drive at your office, church, with your community group, or friends.
Every year, winter in New York City can reach below freezing temperatures with strong winds and snow, and no one should face an icy winter without proper clothing. A hat and scarf can go a long way to help a person's well-being. We gladly accept individual donations or can work with you to organize a drive on CFH's behalf. All donors will receive an acknowledgment receipt of their gift for income tax purposes.
*At this time, we do not accept coats; please donate coats to
New York Cares.
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You are invited to CFH's Homeless Persons' Memorial Day
On Thursday, December 21, we hope you'll join us, friends and family, to commemorate those that we and our city lost this year while experiencing homelessness. In partnership with
Urban Pathways
and
LIU Brooklyn's MPA Program
, CFH is hosting its' annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. We will begin with a hot meal at 4:30 p.m., followed by the program at 5:30 p.m., paying tribute with a reading of names and stories, and live musical interludes.
The memorial is free and open to the public. Please
register here,
if you wish to attend. The event will take place at the LIU Brooklyn Campus, Luntey Commons, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn (the entrance is on the corner of Dekalb and Flatbush Avenues).
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Hundreds of Kids Received School Supplies This Fall
All summer long, CFH collected school supplies for children experiencing homelessness in New York City. We received donations of backpacks, binders, tab dividers, printer paper, pens, pencils, rulers, pencil cases, and more! We would like to thank West Side Foods, Zeta Phi Beta, and Calvary Baptist Church, as well our individual donors for making a contribution. With your help, CFH distributed nearly 700 school supply kits to children in need!
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We wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and THANK YOU for your continued support!
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Care for the Homeless has gone viral!
The Health Empowered Beauty Fashion show was recently featured on NowThis! The video has been watched by over 4 MILLION viewers thus far! If you have yet to see the video, you can
check it out here.
Want more updates from CFH?
Interested in learning more about our policy and advocacy work? Or maybe you would like to volunteer at our next event. If so, sign up for our Policy Matters Newsletter and/or our Volunteer Newsletter for monthly updates to learn how you can get involved!
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News From the Front Lines
is a monthly update about Care for the Homeless' efforts to fight homelessness in New York City.
Thank you for your generous support of our mission.
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