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 2009, BronxWorks realized the following accomplishments:

• Screened over 4,500 persons for Food Stamps, enabling vulnerable families to purchase over $3.7 million worth of food from local supermarkets, bodegas, and famers’ markets
• Supplied over 350,000 meals to children, young adults, persons impacted by HIV/AIDS, street homeless individuals, and seniors
• Provided 20 tons of food to low-income Bronx families and seniors for the Thanksgiving holiday
• Maintained a pantry at our Morris Senior Center that supplied neighborhood residents with over $140,000 worth of food

• Working in concert with the Department of Homeless Services (DHS), other government agencies, and other human service organizations, reduced the number of street homeless in the Bronx by 72% between February 2005 and February 2009
• Cited by DHS Commissioner Robert Hess for having “the best homeless outreach services in the country”
• Helped 3,955 families with 11,280 people at risk of homelessness remain in permanent housing, preventing evictions 96% of the time and saving taxpayers roughly $100 million in shelter costs
• Placed 308 families with approximately 900 people who had been in shelters into permanent housing

• Enrolled 1,450 school-aged children in after-school, summer camp, and adolescent development programs
• Provided high school or college application and selection counseling to 350 young people and their parents
• Helped 110 high school seniors obtain over 200 selections to college and secure over $750,000 in grants or scholarships
• Offered pre-GED or GED preparation assistance to 100 out-of-school youth, with 75% of those deemed GED ready obtaining the credential

• Provided job readiness or skills training counseling to over 1,500 persons, placing over 650 adults into permanent jobs and helping 450 youth obtain summer jobs
• Provided harm reduction or HIV/AIDS case management assistance to approximately 640 persons
• Helped over 200 families with over 400 children maintain stable households and avoid entry into the foster care system
• Worked with over 6,000 neighborhood residents to obtain entitlements, obtain income tax credits or refunds, and resolve consumer inquiry matters