Care For the Homeless

Gabriela befriends a child at Nelson before giving him a vision screening.           Gabriela always had an interest in health care. In her junior year of college one of her professors suggested that she look into Health Education as a career. She decided to gain work experience in the field at her school as a College Peer Educator. Shortly after obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Rutgers University, she was hired at Care for the Homeless (CFH) as a Health Educator. “At first glance I saw the dedication that CFH’s medical providers have. It was truly remarkable and left a memorable first impression on me,” said Gabriela. “I started working at CFH with the same dedication that I saw in my peers and could not wait to use her skills to help homeless individuals,” she continued. Born and raised in a small valley in Ecuador, Gabriela’s first language is Spanish, a skill she uses to communicate with many CFH clients. Gabriela provides a mother at Jamaica Family

Did you know that approximately 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in the United States? Care for the Homeless (CFH) is educating women who are experiencing homelessness on the risks of cervical cancer and will be giving away pocketbooks as incentives. Would you like to help? Look through your closets, trunks and storage bins for lightly loved pocketbooks, wallets or bags to donate! Or, find a great sale and buy 1 or 2 to donate. You can host a pocketbook drive at your office, church, community group, or with your friends. We can help you achieve this with some tips and instructions to help you put together a successful drive. The pocketbooks will be given to homeless women in order to encourage them to take charge of their health by getting their annual Pap test and pelvic exam. Drop-off Location 30 E 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016 Please drop off items by January 15, between  9 AM and 5 PM Questions? Email info@cfhnyc.org

On December 21, in partnership with Long Island University Brooklyn and Urban Pathways, Care for the Homeless (CFH) held its 6th Annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Day Service, commemorating those who passed away this year while experiencing homelessness. The event was streamed LIVE on Periscope, which you may view  here. If you do not have time to view the entire 60 minute service, you may read what the press has to say about the service via the links below: AMNY December 19 - Homeless people who died this year to be recognized at memorial service  Former CFH client, Calvin Alston interviewed by Jay Dow, journalist at PIX 11. Photo cred: PIX 11 News Pix 11 News December 21- Nearly 200 homeless men and women who died in New York City remembered at memorial service Global Citizens December 22 - In 2017, Violence and Injustice Killed at Least 188 Homeless New Yorkers Brooklyn Paper December 27 - Gone but not forgotten: Do-gooders host winter-solstice vigil at Fo