Trinity Church Grants for Year Top $20 Million
More than $22 million in grants has been given away thus far this year by Trinity Church, with a focus on housing insecurity and mental health needs. Recipients include more than 100 nonprofit organizations in New York City, around the United States, and abroad.
“This is a time of great and increasing need in our neighborhood, and across the world,” said the Rev. Phillip A. Jackson, Rector of Trinity Church. “Our faith calls on us to use our gifts to help all people, advancing equity and justice in the here and now—and hopefully for generations to come.”
Among the organizations supported by Trinity in this funding round are more than half a dozen headquartered in Lower Manhattan. These include Alliance for Downtown New York, which is receiving $175,000 to support street homeless outreach south of Chambers Street, and Tribeca’s Borough of Manhattan Community College, which has been allocated $450,000 to bolster academic success for students impacted by the justice system. Children’s Rights, located in the Financial District, will get $200,000 to improve access to critical mental and behavioral health services for New York City children.
The Committee Against Anti Asian Violence has been granted $100,000 for organizing and advocacy efforts that will help prevent illegal evictions and harassment of Asian residents of Chinatown, the Lower East Side, and Astoria. And Enterprise Community Partners will receive $450,000 for the organization’s work to expand fair housing protections in New York, secure funding for more supportive housing units, and develop an education program for the real estate industry on the housing needs of justice-involved people.
The Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter is being gifted $500,000 to support the development of a housing model to assist college students experiencing homelessness or housing instability. TakeRoot Justice is getting $350,000 to expand its capacity to provide legal services and tenant organizing support that prevents the displacement of low-income and undocumented New Yorkers. And the Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project has been designated for a $100,000 grant to produce recommendations for community mental health services and alternatives to detention and incarceration among people with mental health concerns.