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Free Resources - Children's Mental Health and Learning Challenges

Visit the Family Resource Center to find information to help support children who are struggling with mental health, behavior or learning challenges. Resources available in English and Spanish.

212-308-3118

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Social Service Guidance

Community Focus: Parents/guardians/caregivers

Free Services for Residents of Upper Manhattan and the Bronx

Group: NMIC (Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation)

Call the hotline at 929-415-8970 to get assistance in a number of areas including a food pantry, tax preparation, unemployment insurance, benefits, housing, or immigration needs.

(929) 415-8970

Need Category: Food Housing Social Service Guidance Legal

Free Showers and Personal Hygiene

Group: Shower Power

Get free showers, toiletries, clean clothes, snacks, and water with Shower Power NYC’s Fresh City program in Harlem (Mon/Fri at Harlem United) and Ridgewood (Tues at Ridgewood Presbyterian Church), 10...

59-14 70th Ave Ridgewood NY 11385

Need Category: Exercise and Wellness

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents

Free Vegan Meal Distribution Sundays in the Lower East Side

Group: Lower East Side Food Not Bombs

Free vegan meals served every Sunday at 4:30pm inside the SW corner of Tompkins Square Park (E 7th st & Ave A).

Avenue A and East 7th St New York NY 10009

Need Category: Food

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents People with low-income/limited income

Free Virtual Support Groups for Eating Disorders

Group: ANAD

Communities of Healing virtual support groups are free and open to anyone with an eating disorder. Each group is facilitated by someone who has personally experienced and recovered from an eating diso...

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Socializing

Free Virtual Tutoring for NYC Public School Students

Group: EduMate NYC

EduMate NYC provides free virtual tutoring from volunteer college students for K-12 students enrolled in the NYC public school system. Priority will be given to students who are on free and reduced-pr...

Need Category: Education

Free Water Testing Kits for Lead

Group: New York City Department of Environmental Protection

Fill out the request form to receive a free kit to test your drinking water for lead. The kit comes with a pre-paid label to send it to a laboratory for lead analysis, and the results will be mailed t...

Free weekly grocery distribution in Bedstuy and Long Island

Group: Community Solidarity

Find a Food Share location and weekly date/time on the website: Bedstuy, Farmingville, Wyandanch, Hemstead, and Huntington Anyone can come to a Community Solidarity Food Share and get most, if not al...

Need Category: Food Clothing

Friendly VOICES Program

Group: New York City Department for the Aging

The Friendly VOICES program builds friendships and limits social isolation for older adults who are isolated for reasons such as COVID-19. Volunteers can do virtual or in-person visits. Call Aging Con...

(212) 244-6469

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Socializing

Community Focus: Seniors and elders

From Shelter to Apartment: A Guide to New York City's Department of Homeless Services

Group: Center for Urban Pedagogy

A foldout poster (English and Spanish versions) that breaks down people’s rights in homeless shelters and the different programs available to help them leave shelter and find affordable permanent hous...

Need Category: Housing

Community Focus: People who are unhoused/housing unstable/public housing residents