METROPOLITAN NEW YORK COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JEWISH POVERTY
77 WATER STREET 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10005 www.metcouncil.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: METROPOLITAN NY COORDINATING COUNCIL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH SERVES AS A PRIMARY ADVOCATE FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS OF THE POOR, NEAR-POOR AND ELDERLY IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AREA. THE ENTITY IS DEDICATED TO THE ALLEVIATION OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, HOUSING AND ANY RELATED PROBLEMS OF THE POOR, NEAR-POOR, WORKING POOR, ELDERLY AND RECENTLY ARRIVING IMMIGRANTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA. MET COUNCIL WORKS TOWARD THE DELIVERY OF NEEDED SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING LINKS BETWEEN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

METROPOLITAN NY COORDINATING COUNCIL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH SERVES AS A PRIMARY ADVOCATE FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS OF THE POOR, NEAR-POOR, WORKING POOR, ELDERLY AND RECENTLY ARRIVING IMMIGRANTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA. THE ENTITY IS DEDICATED TO THE ALLEVIATION OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND HOUSING PROBLEMS.

THE EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM HELPS FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN, NEW IMMIGRANTS WITH LITTLE INCOME, OR FRAIL ELDERLY PEOPLE WITHOUT NUTRITIOUS FOOD, MET COUNCIL'S KOSHER FOOD PROGRAM MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL WHO ARE HUNGRY. PROVIDING A HOLISTIC CARE PROGRAM OF FOOD PACKAGES AND EMERGENCY FOOD VOUCHERS, MET COUNCIL IS MEETING THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF STRUGGLING NEW YORKERS. ALL FOOD PROVIDED IS KOSHER, MAKING MET COUNCIL A UNIQUE PROVIDER FOR THE NEEDY JEWISH POPULATION. AT THE SAME TIME, ALL NUTRITIONAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN NEED, WHETHER THEY KEEP KOSHER OR NOT, REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE JEWISH OR NOT.

CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES IS A RESOURCE TO HELP PEOPLE WHEN IN SERIOUS NEED. FAMILIES WHO HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE AND MUST PAY FOR MEDICAL BILLS; AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO LOSES HER HUSBAND AND FACES EVICTION; A POOR PERSON DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL WITH NO PLACE TO GO - THE CASES ARE ENDLESS AND ALWAYS VARIED. ADDITIONALLY, OUR BENEFITS ENROLLMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CLIENTS IN BOTH EDUCATION AND ENROLLMENT INTO NEW YORK CITY'S PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MEDICAID, CHILD & FAMILY HEALTH PLUS, AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. MET COUNCIL HAS A SPECIFIC EXPERTISE IN SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE IN INSULAR COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.

HOUSING - MET COUNCIL AND ITS AFFILIATED HOUSING COMPANIES PROVIDE HOUSING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS: LOW INCOME ELDERLY, AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. THESE PROGRAMS AND ENTITIES ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. THE ENTITIES PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 1,100 UNITS OF HOUSING.

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