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The Sharing Community provides services that
meet the changing needs of our community. Public health threats and tired
public systems challenge communities to be innovative in their approach to
problems. The Sharing Community's dynamic continuum of services has evolved
over 20 years in response to the changing needs of southwest Yonkers. Since
our inception, we have continued to meet fundamental needs - food , shelter,
companionship - while adding a broad array of ancillary services to address
new needs including substance abuse services, HIV/AIDS counseling and
support, job training and placement, housing development and eviction
prevention.
The Soup Kitchen
Our commercial kitchen at 1 Hudson Street provides a hot, nutritious, midday
meal seven days a week 365 days a year to approximately 200 community
residents, a total of some 50,000 meals each year - and this on top of
another 100,000 meals provided through internal programs. We begin serving
at 12:30 p.m. and continue until approximately 2:30, until everyone has
eaten. Religious and community groups provide the bulk of the soup kitchen
meals, supplemented by private contributions and fund-raising. |
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Transitional Shelter
One of our first programs, our shelter for homeless men provides not only a
place to sleep, but a variety of health-related and supportive services,
plus three nutritious meals each day. Current shelter capacity is 19 beds.
Using a service-intensive model, each guest is provided an array of on-site
services - case management, mental health assessment, health assessment, and
substance abuse counseling to assist them in addressing issues which caused
or contributed to their becoming homeless. It is funded by the county's
Department of Social Services.
Case Management
All of our programs - from permanent housing to street outreach - have case
management components to assist our tenants, clients and guests in
navigating the increasingly complex system of social services, health care,
treatment, community resources and the like. Our case managers often assume
the role of advocate for the people we serve, assuring that the system is
responsive and is providing the full measure of support that is required or
possible.
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