Downtown Street Sheets are Here!

All over New York City, there are programs designed to help our neighbors, offering food, mental health counseling, warm clothes, showers, and more. NCS staff members realized that not everyone who could benefit from these services knew where to find them. We wanted to change that and decided to start in our own backyard.

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Na'eema's Journey with NCS

Before she started working for NCS three years ago, Na'eema Nadir performed outreach in NYC's subways, connecting people experiencing homelessness with meals, shelter, and other services as needed. That experience was helpful in her first role at NCS, providing information and referrals for guests at Upper East Side meal programs through our Community Human Services Information Referral Program (CHIRP).

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CHIRP is Now Virtual!

NCS's Community Human Services Information and Referral Program (CHIRP) provides information and referrals to those in need of but disconnected from services— and it's now available virtually over the phone!

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