We started by feeding people. Now we're empowering them.
From Hunger to Hope. From Hope to Opportunity.
Homeward Bound NYC is building a Workforce Academy that attacks poverty at its root — creating real career pathways, industry-recognized certifications, and life-changing opportunities for New Yorkers who've been left behind.
For more than a decade, our family showed up with food, compassion, and sweat equity — because no New Yorker should face hunger alone. Today, we're expanding that mission with a Workforce Academy designed to break the cycle of poverty through training, credentials, and careers that lead to stability, dignity, and generational change.
Meals delivered
Active volunteers
Boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens
Days of outreach
Our vision
Where we're headed
Today we provide emergency meals on the streets and subways of NYC. With your support, we're building toward a full continuum of care.
Currently
Workforce Academy
Industry-recognized certifications and career pathways for New Yorkers ready to break the cycle of poverty through skills and employment.
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Future goal
Transitional Housing
Safe, stable housing with wraparound support services to help individuals and families rebuild their lives and achieve lasting independence.
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Future goal
Emergency Meals
Delivering sandwiches, fruit, drinks, and snacks directly to New Yorkers experiencing hunger on the streets and subways throughout Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx daily
Learn moreOur Mission
"We showed up with food. Now we're showing up with opportunity."
We started with emergency meals on the streets and subways of New York City. Now we're building toward a full continuum of care — from food relief to workforce training to stable housing.
Show up for your neighbors.
Our volunteers are the heart of everything we do. Whether you can give an hour or a hundred, there's a place for you in this work.