Provides essential reentry services including mental health care coordination and application assistance for those transitioning back to the community.

Offers reentry support including mental health service navigation and medication assistance for those recently released from incarceration.

CRAN provides support for individuals released from city jails in the last two years. Services include medication management, appointment scheduling, and connection to community mental health resources.

Provides bridge housing and supportive services for individuals recently released from incarceration. The program focuses on long-term stability and wellness through various housing models.

Private program. Offers a monthly bill discount for eligible low-income customers. It helps reduce the monthly cost of electricity and gas services.

State program. This program provides financial assistance to low-income households to help pay for heating costs. It helps eligible residents manage their energy bills during the winter months.

State Government program. This program offers payment for emergency housing and utility assistance to individuals and families facing immediate crises.

State/Federal Government program. SNAP provides monthly benefits to low-income individuals and families to purchase nutritious food. It is administered at the state level across all listed states.

State Government program. HEAP helps low-income New Yorkers pay for heating their homes. It provides assistance for heating costs and emergency situations like utility shut-offs.

Official New York portal to apply for SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and other cash and food assistance.

Local New York Community Action Agency offering emergency rent, utility, and food assistance.

The New York Tobacco Quitline offers free, confidential phone coaching to help you quit smoking, vaping, or chewing tobacco. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) to speak with a trained quit coach. Many callers qualify for free nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges mailed to their home. Open to all New York residents — no insurance required. Coaching is available in English and Spanish, with specialized support for pregnant smokers, teens, and veterans.

Licensed bail bond company serving Brooklyn. Agents available to post bond and help secure release from jail, typically charging a state-regulated percentage of the total bond amount. Call for current rates and 24/7 availability.

Licensed bail bond company serving New York. Agents available to post bond and help secure release from jail, typically charging a state-regulated percentage of the total bond amount. Call for current rates and 24/7 availability.

Free professional grief counseling and consultation services available to New York residents. Individual and family sessions help those coping with the loss of a loved one, with no cost and no insurance required. Reach out to schedule a confidential consultation. The Grief.com National Helpline (800-537-9353) offers free 24/7 grief support, and SAMHSA's National Helpline (1-800-662-4357) provides free referrals to local grief counseling and mental health services.

Free grief support groups meeting in New York and throughout New York. GriefShare offers weekly in-person and online grief recovery support groups where you can find comfort, encouragement, and practical help after the loss of a loved one. The Compassionate Friends provides free support specifically for families grieving the death of a child, with local chapters across New York. The National Alliance for Grieving Children (Hellogrief) connects families with free children's grief support programs statewide.

New York has one of the largest gig economies. Same-day pay through DoorDash, Uber Eats, Lyft, Amazon Flex, Instacart, Instawork, Wonolo, TaskRabbit, Gopuff, and more.

New York State Office for the Aging connects residents to free yoga classes at senior centers and community facilities statewide.

New York State Office for the Aging connects residents to free Tai Chi classes at senior centers and community facilities statewide.

Habitat for Humanity New York has affiliates across NYC, Buffalo, Albany, and statewide. Builds affordable homes and offers critical repair programs. Zero-interest mortgages available.

Amazon has dozens of delivery stations and fulfillment centers across New York City, Long Island, Buffalo, and Albany. Immediate openings. Pay starts $18+/hr. Background-friendly.

Located adjacent to LaGuardia Airport, Vaughn offers one of NYC's premier FAA-approved A&P programs with direct access to major airline employers.

One of NYC's oldest nonprofits. Emergency shelter, transitional housing, meals, recovery programs, and job training for homeless adults.

NYC's main food rescue organization, collecting 80 million pounds of surplus food annually and delivering free to 400+ community food programs across all five boroughs.

Annual coat drive distributing free coats and clothing to 100,000+ New Yorkers. Year-round free clothing distribution through partner sites across NYC.

Emergency shelter and transitional housing for homeless adults and families. Meals, showers, case management, and housing navigation provided.

Transitional and permanent supportive housing for homeless adults with mental illness and substance use disorders. Comprehensive case management, counseling, and life skills training.

Free peer recovery support and mental health navigation for Monroe County. Connections to free and low-cost mental health treatment throughout Rochester.

Free and low-cost outpatient mental health services. Medicaid accepted. Individual, group, and family therapy, psychiatric services, and crisis support.

Free and low-cost inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services in the Bronx. Medicaid accepted. Crisis stabilization, psychiatric care, and outpatient therapy.

Free 24/7 mental health helpline offering crisis counseling, peer support, and connections to free and low-cost mental health services in New York City.

Free and low-cost residential and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment. Medicaid accepted. Therapeutic community model with education and job training.

Free long-term residential drug treatment. Therapeutic community model. Medicaid and state-funded slots available. Counseling, education, and job training.

FQHC with multiple Bronx and NYC locations providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, HIV services, and pharmacy on a sliding fee scale. Serving New York's most underserved communities for decades. Returning citizens are actively welcomed.

FQHC network with multiple NYC locations providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and HIV services on a sliding fee scale. Serving the community since 1967. Returning citizens are actively welcomed.

Community Health Center of Buffalo is a FQHC providing comprehensive primary care, dental, behavioral health, HIV services, and pharmacy on a sliding fee scale. Serving Buffalo's most vulnerable residents. Returning citizens are welcome.

Prime Inc. recruits New York residents for their free CDL training program. NYC and upstate NY applicants welcomed. Prime is actively felon-friendly and reviews each application individually. Training covers Class A CDL, refrigerated, dry van, and flatbed. Training academies in MO, UT, PA, and IN. Nationwide hiring after graduation.

Free college application assistance in Buffalo through Say Yes Buffalo and Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Counselors help with applications to Erie Community College, Buffalo State, UB, and other NY schools. FAFSA, TAP Grant, and Say Yes scholarship. Returning citizens welcome.

Free college application help in New York City through CUNY's College Access for All and NYC's College Access for All initiative. Counselors help with applications to CUNY schools, SUNY, and private colleges. FAFSA, TAP Grant, and scholarship guidance. Returning citizens from Rikers Island and NY prisons are prioritized — NY TAP Grant is available to them.

Erie Community College provides adult education including GED preparation and high school equivalency. Free for qualifying adults in the Buffalo area. Returning citizens are welcomed and supported.

CUNY's Adult Literacy Program provides free GED and HiSET preparation at all seven CUNY community college campuses. One of the largest adult education programs in the nation. Returning citizens from Rikers Island and NY state prisons are actively recruited and supported.

Social Security Administration office serving Brooklyn (Kings County). Full SSA services including disability, SSI, retirement, and Medicare. One of the busiest SSA offices in the nation.

Social Security Administration office serving Buffalo and Erie County. Full SSA services including SSDI, SSI, retirement, Medicare, and replacement Social Security cards.

Social Security Administration office serving Manhattan. Full SSA services. New York supplements federal SSI with significant additional payments. Extremely busy office — appointments strongly recommended. Critical for returning citizens from Rikers Island and NY state prisons.

NYC MTA offers the Reduced-Fare MetroCard providing 50% discounts on all subways, buses, and Staten Island Railway. Free Access-A-Ride paratransit. NYC reentry organizations provide free MetroCards to returning citizens leaving Rikers Island and state prisons.

New York has the Article 23-A law protecting returning citizens from arbitrary employment discrimination. NYC also has Fair Chance Act. Major employers including Con Edison, NYC Transit, and many corporations have second chance hiring programs.

The nation's oldest and largest legal aid organization. Comprehensive civil and criminal legal services for low-income NYC residents including reentry, housing, family, and immigration.

Emergency shelter for men, women, and families in Buffalo. Provides comprehensive social services, recovery programs, and reentry support.

One of NYC's oldest and largest rescue missions (since 1879). Emergency shelter, meals, and transitional housing for homeless men. Strong reentry and recovery programs.

NYC's largest hunger-relief organization, distributing 136 million pounds of food annually through 1,000+ community food programs across all five boroughs.

Construction management, HVAC, electrical, and technology programs in Brooklyn. CUNY school with affordable tuition and financial aid.

State-registered apprenticeships in construction, manufacturing, IT, and healthcare. NY has strong union apprenticeship infrastructure.

Oversees SNAP, cash assistance, Medicaid, and emergency services. NYC Human Resources Administration handles NYC cases. Local social services districts throughout NY State.

Affordable thrift clothing in Manhattan and Brooklyn locations. Proceeds fund housing and services for people living with HIV/AIDS and homelessness. Known for quality donations.

Free readjustment counseling, PTSD treatment, MST (military sexual trauma) counseling, and family therapy. No VA enrollment or disability rating required. Walk-ins welcome. Community-based, not on a VA campus.

Free 6-month residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. Includes housing, meals, counseling, and job training. Faith-based but open to all.