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Community Wellness and Support

Information about supports available to members and attenders of all NYC Quaker meetings, including help accessing social services via University Settlement.

Community Wellness and Support

NYC Quakers recognize that individual wellness is deeply connected to the health of the community, and that wellness encompasses many areas of life: physical health, mental and emotional health, social connections, economic stability, safety, spiritual health, among other areas. 

Support for these areas of wellness exist at the monthly meeting level through committees such as Ministry and Counsel and Pastoral Care. Sometimes, the challenges we face are more complicated and may require navigating complex social service systems. To support individual Friends as they navigate such challenges, and monthly meeting care committees as they strive to best support our community, the Quarterly Meeting has partnered with University Settlement (US) to provide free resources, workshops, and one-on-one case management. Read more about this partnership here.

These free resources are available to members and attenders of all NYC Quaker meetings. All inquiries are handled with confidentiality and care. 

What kind of challenge are you facing?

  • Please contact the Community Wellness Program(communitywellness@nycquakers.org) for direct access to our partners at University Settlement (US). Our partners at US can provide individual case management, one-on-one assistance navigating NYC social services, resource sharing, and more. 
  • For financial support, the New York Quarterly Meeting Relief committee has limited loans and grants for financial support (relief@nycquakers.org) 

  • Contact your monthly meeting’s Ministry and Counsel committee or Pastoral Care committee
  • For help accessing low cost therapy, please contact the Community Wellness Program (communitywellness@nycquakers.org)

  • For short term financial help, your monthly meeting may offer relief funding. Talk to your monthly meeting’s Ministry and Counsel committee for more information. 
  • For additional support, the New York Quarterly Meeting Relief committee has limited loans and grants for financial support (relief@nycquakers.org) 
  • For resources to help navigate NYC services, case management support, or one-on-one assistance applying to social services contact the Community Wellness Program (communitywellness@nycquakers.org)

  • NYC 988: call or text 988 to connect with a trained behavior health crisis counselor (available 24/7)
  • For help accessing ongoing mental health support and resources, contact the Community Wellness Program (communitywellness@nycquakers.org)

  • For resources to help navigate NYC services, case management support, or one-on-one assistance applying to healthcare programs contact the Community Wellness Program (communitywellness@nycquakers.org)

  • For information or support navigating SNAP benefits and emergency food resources, contact the Community Wellness Program (communitywellness@nycquakers.org)
  • Brooklyn Monthly Meeting holds Community Dinner on the last Sunday of every month from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at 110 Schermerhorn Place. Join us for a hot meal, groceries to take away, and a “free store” 
  • Brooklyn Monthly Meeting maintains a food pantry at 110 Schermerhorn on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm, or Sunday from 9:00am to 4:00pm for access to the free food pantry

  • For resources to navigate NYC services, case management support, or one-on-one assistance contact the Community Wellness Program (communitywellness@nycquakers.org)

  • For resources to help navigate NYC services, case management support, or one-on-one assistance applying to NYC affordable housing opportunities contact the Community Wellness Program (communitywellness@nycquakers.org)

  • For witness, activism, and social justice projects that need support, testing, or refinement, contact your monthly meeting’s Peace and Social Action committee 
  • For projects that have been tested with your Peace and Social Action committee and need funding, contact the Witness committee (nyqm-witness-fund@nycquakers.org)

Are you facing a challenge or need help on something that you don’t see in this list? Email communitywellness@nycquakers.org for support!