The mission of BronxWorks is to help individuals and families improve their economic and social well-being. From toddlers to seniors, we feed, shelter, teach, and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. BronxWorks makes a difference in the lives of 37,500 Bronx residents each year.

In 2010, BronxWorks realized the following accomplishments:

• Determined 3,707 individuals or families to be eligible for Food Stamps, enabling them to purchase $2.9 million worth of food from local bodegas, farmers’ markets, and supermarkets
• Supplied over 350,000 meals to children, young adults, persons impacted by HIV/AIDS, street homeless individuals, and seniors
• Maintained a pantry at our Morris Senior Center that supplied over 250 neighborhood residents (including 125 seniors) with approximately $200,000 worth of food

• Placed 374 families with approximately 1,200 people (including about 700 children) who had been in shelters into permanent housing
• Helped over 3,000 families with approximately 8,600 people (including about 5,000 children) at risk of homelessness remain in permanent housing
• Made 10,294 contacts with street homeless persons and placed 223 chronically street homeless individuals into housing
• Provided services for 261 street homeless individuals at the Living Room and 74 at the Safe Haven

• Provided early learning opportunities to over 200 children between 3 and 5 years of age
• Enrolled over 2,400 school aged youngsters in after-school, summer camp, youth development, or GED preparation programs
• Graduated 95 youth from two BronxWorks-sponsored high schools, the Community School for Social Justice and the Jill Chaifetz Transfer School
• Offered ESOL, workplace literacy, and other instruction to 550 working age adults

• Helped 1,000 immigrants prepare family or spouse petitions, citizenship applications, employment authorization renewal applications, and other documents
• Secured jobs for 1,037 adults and internships or employment for approximately 500 youth
• Conducted HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention activities that engaged over 7,000 persons, including youth, working age adults, and seniors
• Helped over 2,800 neighborhood residents or families obtain entitlements, secure tax credits or refunds, and resolve consumer inquiry matters
• Worked with over 200 families with over 400 children to maintain stable households and avoid entry into the foster care system