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Free Programs and Services for Young People Ages 12 to 24

The Door offers a variety of services in health, mental health, legal, education, arts, housing, and more for youth and young people ages 12 through 24.

212-941-9090

555 Broome Street New York NY 10013

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Education Medical Legal

Community Focus: Youth

Free Rapid PCR Testing in Brooklyn

Group: G-REBELS

Periodic free Rapid PCR tests for COVID, Flu A + B, and RSV. If you are positive for any of them, G-REBELS will provide you with a care kit and discuss support services so you can focus on rest and re...

Need Category: Medical

Free Resources - Children's Mental Health and Learning Challenges

Group: The Child Mind Institute

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...

321 W 125th Street 321 W 125th Street NY 10027

Need Category: Exercise and Wellness

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 with low-income/limited income

Free Vegetable Distribution Sundays in Queens

Group: Gratis Grove

Free veggie distro every Sunday, ~2:30pm at Roosevelt Ave & 58th St in Woodside, Queens until November 2026.

58th St and Roosevelt Ave Queens NY 11377

Need Category: Food

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...