As we prepare for the holidays with our York Street Families we could use your help! This year we will be building family baskets with household essentials (bedding, towels, cleaning supplies, etc.) While these items might not seem like a holiday gift for some, they mean the world to our families! Please check out our… Read more »
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YSP Staff Awarded for Service
Congratulations to the Staff at York Street Project, proud recipients of the 2021 Sr. Kristin Funari Legacy of Hope Award. As presented by Susanne Byrne, Executive Director at York Street Project, “They take those we serve upon their shoulders. They carry their burdens. They love them unconditionally and it shows in the lasting impacts they make on the families we serve.”
Letter from Our Executive Director
Dear Friends,
As I sit down to write this letter, I desperately want to say “it was an unprecedented and difficult year, but we got through it and things are looking better.” The reality is that we are not “through it” and we may have a long way to go before we are back to “normal.”
I know that right now we all feel a sense of lost control, of real pain, and a longing for things to be different. And as we wait for the future, a return to a time when we can hug our friends and family without fear, when our children can return to the classroom full-time, when we can gather together to celebrate life and love, I continue to ask myself, “What does this future look like for those who were struggling before all this?”
At York Street Project, we keep moving forward to the best of our ability. Even with our best efforts, here is the harsh reality: the women, children and families we serve will be feeling the profound effects of this pandemic for many years to come. The wrath of this pandemic is hitting these families hard. The need for our services will continue to grow as families who previously were able to “get by” are now plunging deeper into debt and poverty and homelessness…
Emergency COVID-19: Urgent Request
Dear Friends of York Street Project, I am asking for your help. The COVID-19 virus is causing terrible hardship around the world and York Street Project is no exception. Our ability to feed, shelter, and care for the homeless women, children, and families we serve, as well as our staff, is challenged. We need your… Read more »
September Newsletter
The Colors Love Each Other YSP super-volunteer, Jack Egan, released his latest book and the proceeds of its sales will benefit our programs. (From the article,“Preschoolers Inborn Wisdom Inspired Former Priest As He Continues Lifelong Mission for Social Justice,” by Margaret Schmidt. The Jersey Journal, www.nj.com, September 26, 2019) Jack’s fourth book is inspired by his… Read more »
May Newsletter
Soulphia is putting our clients on the pathway to success 22 former and current YSP clients are now certified to work for our new Soulphia office at York Street Project. We have recently partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Jersey City and Soulphia to provide certifications to our clients in teaching English as a second… Read more »
March 2019 Newsletter
Former YSP Client is Making Headlines Who hasn’t heard about the formerly homeless high school student who now has been accepted to 18 colleges?! When Dylan and his family found themselves without a place to sleep, the York Street Project intervened. After a brief stay with us, we helped Dylan’s family find… Read more »
