NEW YORK (WABC) – An estimated 17,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York, with tens of thousands more expected to arrive in the coming months.
The United Way of New York says 75% come into the city’s shelter system, and 30% of those are families. The share of newly arrived families is expected to increase.
Many people arrive at the Port Authority with only the clothes on their backs, and some of them are incredibly frail.
United Way established the Emergency and Community Needs Fund to provide resources to local organizations working with newly arrived asylum seekers.
In our special Eyewitness News: Seeking Asylum in New York, we take a closer look at the growing number of asylum seekers, the huge challenge of finding shelter for everyone, the greatest needs they face now and how you can help.
DONATION PROMOTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
WHAT TO DONATE:
– New prepackaged clothing for kids, men, and women, including pants, long-sleeve shirts, socks, and underwear
– Toiletries and hygiene items including nappies, deodorants, unopened menstrual products and baby wipes
VACATION PLACES:
– MANHATTAN:
Mission Church John 3:16
518 West 168th Street, New York, New York
Tuesday and Saturday 10.00 – 17.00
Phone: 914-310-8948
-BROOKLYN:
Iglesias Havenes Christianas
8700 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214
Sunday 12.00 – 16.00
Phone: 718-795-5645
The bridge
1894 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210
Tuesday and Wednesday 10.00 – 16.00
Phone: 917-804-3942
– THE BRONX
New Life Church
2757 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468
Phone: 718-562-2230 (Please call before disembarking)
– THE QUEEN
Salvation Army Jamaica Community Centre
90-23 161st Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
Monday-Thursday 10.00 – 14.00
Phone: 914-217-3277
-STATEN ISLAND
The central hub of family life
59 Wright Street, Staten Island, New York 10304
Phone: 718-273-8414
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