Mutual Aid NYC

Filters: Incarcerated people

Social Service Support at Community Benefits Assistance Centers - Brownsville

Walk-in Tuesdays: 10am-3:30pm or call the office. Community Benefits Assistance (CBA) provides individuals and families with hands-on assistance in applying for public benefits. At our centers, we of...

718-346-2200 Ext. 20006

2588 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn NY 11207

Need Category: Social Service Guidance Legal

Community Focus: Unemployed people People with low-income/limited income

Social Services on the Upper West Side

Group: West Side Campaign Against Hunger

Email socialservices@wscah.org or call 212-362-3662 ext. 126 to be connected with the Social Services department. Benefits include referrals to access shelter, substance abuse treatment, mental health...

212-362-3662 ext. 126

263 West 86th St

Need Category: Social Service Guidance

Community Focus: Unemployed people People with low-income/limited income

Source of Income Discrimination (SOI) Mapping Tool

Group: Unlock NYC

Explore the crowdsourced map to see how widespread discrimination based on housing vouchers is in a specific NYC neighborhood.

Need Category: Housing

Substance Use and Mental Health 24-Hour Helpline

Group: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Call (800) 662-4357 (HELP) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) runs a 24-hour mental health ho...

(800) 662-4357

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Medical

Community Focus: People who use drugs

Support for Formerly Incarcerated People

Group: The Fortune Society

New clients call 212-691-7554 for services including intakes and enrollment, counseling, case management, access to benefits, job readiness training and employment services, education, mental health,...

(212) 691-7554

29-76 Northern Boulevard Long Island City NY 11101

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Jobs Education Social Service Guidance Legal

Support for mothers impacted by the criminal legal system

Group: Hour Children

Support services for mothers who have been incarcerated including food pantries, thrift shops, supportive housing, job training, educational opportunities, and programming for children and teens.

(718) 433-4724

36-11 12th Street Long Island City NY 11106

Need Category: Food Housing Jobs Education Legal

Community Focus: Parents/guardians/caregivers

Support Groups for Gender-Expansive Children, Transgender Adolescents, Their Families & Communities

Group: Ackerman Institute

The Gender & Family Project (GFP) of the Ackerman Institute offers a variety of support groups in addition to other services. There are groups for children 5-10 years old, for gender expansive and tra...

938 Broadway New York NY 10010

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health

Community Focus: LGBTQIA2+

Supportive housing for adults, seniors, and veterans living with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders

Group: The Bridge

Call 212-663-3000. Supportive housing. The Bridge houses 1500+ people in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, and offers a range of on-site services based on client level of need, including case manage...

(212) 663-3000

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Housing

Community Focus: Veterans

Supportive Network for Caregivers for People with Special Healthcare Needs

Group: Parent to Parent New York State

Call 1-800-405-8818 if you are working with a parent of a child with disabilities or special health care needs looking for information about support groups and available resources.

1-800-405-8818

25 Beaver Street, Room 405 New York NY 10004

Need Category: Social Service Guidance Medical

Community Focus: Domestic workers/care workers

Talkin’ It Out - Phone Chat for Older Adults

Group: Search and Care

Call to learn more. Older adults 60+ can "chat” confidentially by phone for free with a bilingual (Spanish/English) licensed Master’s Level Social Worker, to discuss issues and concerns outside of for...

212-289-5300 ext. 205

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health

Community Focus: Seniors and elders