Project Hospitality
Organization background

Founded in 1982, Project Hospitality (PH) is a food pantry and community service organization in Staten Island, NY. They have been providing services to homeless individuals for over 39 years and have grown to become the largest provider of social services on Staten Island, serving 40,000 people per year. Their services provide a continuum of care including providing access to housing, food, mental health treatment programs, HIV care, legal assistance, benefits outreach and more. They also adminster government grants and assist households in applying for emergeny financial assistance.

Project background

Due to COVID-19 and Hurricane IDA, the number of people seeking assistance has greatly increased. Housing instability, food insecurity combined with the backdrop of intergenerational urban poverty, exacerbated by the ongoing economic impacts of the global pandemic, has increased the need for PH's services.

GKF contributions to PH