In 2007, the Sharing Community provided 700+ Over 700 different single homeless individuals found shelter or housing with supportive services — including nutritious meals, medical care, mental health and/or substance abuse counseling, and case management services.

More than 155,000 different nutritious meals were prepared and served to soup kitchen guests, home-delivered meals recipients, shelter guests, and residents of our various housing facilities.

Over 503 vouchers for nutritious food were given to 71 different households in our Food Voucher and Nutrition Education Program.

In 2007, over two hundred different individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless were able to retain their housing by The Sharing Community making either one-time emergency payments, by providing ongoing shallow-rent subsidies or other assistance.

Over 1,800 different unsheltered homeless individuals were engaged by our HOST workers on the streets of southwest Yonkers or at our Hudson Street site. Our workers provided shelter referrals, domestic violence interventions, detox and medical referrals, food pantry and food stamp assistance, and entitlements advocacy.

Our street and community outreach programs made more than 22,500 contacts to at-risk individuals in our community, distributing HIV prevention packets, referrals to hospitals, shelters or detox programs, or HIV testing.

The Upper Room (our HIV drop-in center) and related programs engaged over 110 people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS in ongoing case management, prevention education, and support services.