The Food and Housing Relief Fund is a resource designed to support New York City youth navigating the systemic violence of poverty. With over two million New Yorkers living below the poverty line, and Black youth disproportionately impacted, we seek to create brief but significant moments of relief from the material conditions through which poverty imposes itself upon the lives of the individuals we serve.

Launched in January 2026, the Fund has distributed a total of $2,000 in direct financial assistance, providing $500 each to four New York City youth and their families