Mutual Aid NYC

Community Fridge in Washington Heights

Community Fridge in Washington Heights at 181st St & Fort Washington Ave. Take what you need, give what you can. Open 24/7.

Need Category: Food

Community Health Access to Addiction & Mental Healthcare Project (CHAMP)

Group: New York State Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASES)

Call the CHAMP live-answer Helpline for free and confidential assistance accessing mental health and substance use disorder care. Monday-Friday 9am-4pm. Supports multiple languages and all insurance...

1-888-614-5400

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health

Community Focus: People who use drugs

Community Services for Tenants, Immigrants, Seniors, and Youth

Group: Asian Americans For Equality (AAFE)

Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) works with clients one-on-one to ensure their rights to safe and decent housing, to secure and extend appropriate government housing subsidies, to make sure they ha...

(212) 979-8988

Need Category: Housing Social Service Guidance Legal

Community Focus: Youth Seniors and elders Undocumented people/immigrants

Connections 2026: A Guide for Formerly Incarcerated People in NYC

Group: New York Public Library (NYPL)

A collection of resources for formally incarcerated people. The guide includes resources related to education, money, housing, mental and physical health, substance use, and more.

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Housing Education Money Additional Resource Libraries

Consumer Debt, Tax & Small Business Help

Group: Legal Aid Society

For help with new and existing small businesses and not-for-profit organizations or existing HDFCs contact the Community Development Project at 212-298-3340, CommunityDevProject@legal-aid.org, or rese...

(212) 298-3340

Need Category: Money Legal

Cost saving programs and resources for HDFC co-op members

Group: UHAB (Urban Homesteading Assistance Board)

Call 212 479 3337 to learn more about resources for HDFC co-ops (Housing Development Fund Corporation co-ops), including free classes, cost savings on fuel and insurance, and more.

(212) 479-3337

Need Category: Housing

Counseling, Legal, and other Resources for People Experiencing Domestic Abuse

Group: The Retreat

All free & confidential services: 24/7 domestic violence crisis hotline at (631)329-2200, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, a residential shelter for adults and children, and violence p...

(631) 329-2200

Need Category: Safety from Violence Legal

Community Focus: Survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence

Covenant House crisis shelter and resources for youth experiencing homelessness

Group: Covenant House NY

Any youth 16-21 and their minor child(ren) may go 24/7 to Covenant House NY crisis shelter at 460 West 41st near the Port Authority Bus Terminal. They have beds, clothes, food, showers, laundry, charg...

(212) 613-0300

Need Category: Housing

Community Focus: Youth

Criminal-Immigration Helpline

Group: Immigrant Defense Project

Immigrants and their loved ones who are affected by the criminal system, including immigrants who have been arrested, ticketed, or convicted of a crime: call the helpline for limited immigration legal...

(212) 725-6422

Need Category: Legal

Community Focus: Undocumented people/immigrants

Crisis Intervention Hotline for Shelter Services

Group: Coalition for the Homeless

Call the Crisis Intervention Emergency Hotline at 1-888-358-2384 with questions about accessing shelter or other services, including if you have been denied access to shelter. Leave a detailed message...

1-888-358-2384

Need Category: Mental & Behavioral Health Housing Safety from Violence

Community Focus: Survivors of domestic and intimate partner violence