Israel had to leave his job in May 2018, when his wife began experiencing life-threatening pregnancy complications that resulted in frequent hospitalizations and bed rest. Without income, Israel returned to NYDIS on several occasions for maternity wear, summer clothes
NYDIS and our Pa’Lante Puerto Rico project with Luna Lauren Velez partnered with Jonathan William Soto’s new Project Refuge and the Thrive Collective to co-sponsor a Preparedness & Resilence day for the community of Barrio Playa in the Municipio Añasco
Highlights from our October 20th #1YearAfterMaria Interfaith Memorial Service and Vigil-March, hosted by NYDIS, Power4PuertoRico and The Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Master Lease is a service of NYDIS' and the Center for New York City Neighborhood's Temporary Housing Services program.
Since October 2016, NYDIS and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, have partnered to manage a Superstorm Sandy recovery contract with NYC Build It Back providing Temporary Housing Services (THS) to over 390 households (800+ individuals) eligible for the City's elevation and rebuild program.
Convened by NYDIS and the Human Service Council, the NYC Sandy Unmet Needs Roundtable was established in 2013 to meet the unique emergency and long-term recovery needs of Superstorm Sandy affected households.
After the closure of NYDIS' Evacuee Marketplace, our evacuee service team created a video to say Gracias to all our donors, partners, and volunteers who helped us support over 4,000 evacuees over the past 9 months.