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Join us for Live and Silent Auctions, cocktails and buffet, plus much, much more! All proceeds benefit our programs and services, for health, homes and jobs for homeless New Yorkers!

Silent Auction includes jewelry, restaurants, theater, luxury accessories, sports tickets, and more! 

Sponsorship benefits include event tickets and distinguished program listing.

Purchase tickets on-line now. 

 

Young Professionals Dance at Union Square Ballroom on November 16.

The Junior Board and other young professionals gathered for a great party at Union Square Ballroom on Friday, November 16. Over 200 guests danced the night away all for a great cause. For more information on the Junior Board contact Robin Lee.

 

17th Annual Gala Benefit & Auction Raises $825,000 to help end homelessness

Thanks to the generosity of over 300 guests, the leadership of our co-chairs, Russ Berman and Anita Friedman and the commitment from our volunteers, Project Renewal's 17th Annual Gala Benefit and Auction at the Waldorf=Astoria broke all previous fundraising records.

Sotheby's Executive Vice President and auctioneer Hugh Hildesley led our live auction and former client Darryl Terry shared his inspirational story to help us raise over $825,000 to help end homelessness.

Project Renewal unveils new Detox Center

On May 30, 2007, in partnership with the New York State Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse, the New York City Department of Homeless Services and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Project Renewal celebrated the opening of the Detox Center at our 3rd Street Men's Shelter. 

The Detox is New York City's first non-hospital, medical detoxification clinic dedicated to serving homeless people.  It will provide homeless substance abusers the services they need to get well and begin their recovery including: medical care, substance abuse counseling and referral to aftercare treatment.  Not only is the Detox Center an alternative to inpatient detoxification services at public hospitals, it is cost effective and a new way to avoid Medicaid expenses. 

Ed Geffner, Project Renewal's President & CEO, Commissioner Robert V. Hess, Commissioner Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo, Stephanie Cowles, Associate Director of Project Renewal and Josh Rubin from the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene helped officially cut the ribbon to our ceremony. 

Junior Board kicks off the summer in style

On Thursday, May 17, over 100 young professionals came out to Pier I for open bar and barbeque buffet to celebrate the beginning of the summer and raise awareness for Project Renewal programs.  Yankees and Mets tickets were raffled off and everyone enjoyed the evening and laid back atmosphere with their friends & colleagues.

Thank you for everyone who attended--over $1,100 was raised!


If you would like more information about the Junior Board, please contact Kristin Fehrenbach

BT Americas Hosts 4th Annual Charity Gala Raising $135,000!

Cipriani Wall Street dazzled in winter splendor as 330 guests gathered for dinner, dancing, and auctions to support the partnership between BT and Project Renewal: Connecting for a Better World.  BT provides networked IT services to businesses around the world, and they own and operate the 2nd largest IP network in the U.S. 

Guests were inspired by Project Renewal graduate Darryl Terry who recently completed our recovery and work program at Renewal House. Darryl admitted that bad decisions in his life kept him trapped in a cycle of drug addiction and rehab until he came to Project Renewal.  “They address the true nature of whatever it is you’re going through…Here I re-learned to live again…At Renewal House you’re given a lot of freedom.  You go to meetings; you have to work.  Work is an important part of the program.  I worked at the Times Square Alliance (the BID).  Darryl has ambition, hope for his future, and a willingness to share his story with others.  “I like how people see me now.”

This is the 4th year that BT, under the leadership of Chuck Pol, President of BT Americas, has named Project Renewal the beneficiary of the annual Charity Gala, and we are grateful for this support. 

In Homes Now awarded Outstanding Residence of the Year!

The Supportive Housing Network of New York has recognized Project Renewal’s In Homes Now program, an innovative ‘housing first’ model for chronically homeless adults who continue to battle substance abuse. In Homes Now will be honored at the Network's annual awards gala, Building Communities, Changing Lives, on November 15.

 

AGTA Spectrum Awards Party raises over $10,000 for Project Renewal

Over 300 guests filled the Ramscale Penthouse on Tuesday, October 24 to raise funds for Project Renewal and celebrate the winners of the American Gem Trade Association's Spectrum Awards..  Many thanks go to Co-Chairs Serena Nikkhah, Chessy Wilson, and Anna Valeo for a fabulous party! Project Renewal thanks the American Gem Trade Association, the sole underwriter of this benefit.

2nd Annual Boat Cruise Event for

Young Professionals

Thank you to everyone who turned out to support Project Renewal! The evening went really well and over 130 people attended. It was a beautiful night to network, mingle with friends and support a great organization. Click here to see pictures and to meet some of our Junior Advisory Board members. To learn how to become more involved with our Junior Advisory Board, please contact Kristin Fehrenbach

Tinton Residence renamed LeonaBlanche house in memory of Leona Blanche Borris

“I only wish a place like this had existed when my sister was alive, “ said Mrs. Marian B. Javits beginning an emotional rededication ceremony June 29 th renaming the Tinton Residence LeonaBlanche house in memory of her mentally ill older sister. The ceremony was held in the House garden for forty close friends of the Javits family and was presided over by Carla Javits, President of the Corporation for Supportive Housing and daughter of Marian and the late Senator Jacob Javits. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Charles Schumer sent letters of congratulations noting the generosity of the Javits family and Project Renewal's leadership in creating supportive housing for mentally ill New Yorkers.

 

unseen america: photos and stories by workers has book party at Guggenheim Museum May 1st

unseenamerica, a collection of photos and stories by the country's 'unseen' peoples -- including migrant workers, day laborers, and homeless people --is being published by Regan Books/Harper Collins next month with a book party at the Guggenheim Museum May 1st. The book features three works by Holland House tenants, including the photo pictured right. The book, unseenamerica, brings together the best work of a multi-year arts project of the same name sponsored by Bread and Roses, the cultural arm of 1199/SEIU. Tenants from the Holland House learned how to shoot and process photos that evoked their worlds during a workshop in 2002.

City Council Speaker Chris Quinn

Gives Pacesetter Award to Project Renewal's Barbara Hughes

Each year, as part of Women’s History Month, New York City Council members each pick one woman s/he thinks made an enormous contribution to the City; this year, the newly elected Council Speaker Christine Quinn bestowed this honor on our own Barbara Hughes. Calling her “my personal hero and inspiration,” and “a tireless activist who continues to lead the community in its most difficult and important battles,” Ms. Quinn’s remarks kicked off the Pacesetter Award ceremony March 20 th in the Rotunda of City Hall. The awards are the Council’s most distinguishing event honoring women for their great accomplishments in their fields and have been held since 1998. Approximately 350 guests attended this year’s awards, which were made all the more special by the fact that Ms. Quinn is the first female in the City’s history to hold the position of Council Speaker.

Project Renewal hosts press conference announcing the results of the Health of Homeless Adults in New York City study

The Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and Homeless Services (DHS) collaborated on a study that quantified the health problems faced by homeless New Yorkers and chose to release the study findings at a press conference held in Project Renewal’s Kenton Hall. While results of the study – which found that homeless New Yorkers have twice the mortality rate and twice the rate of infection from HIV/AIDS as other New Yorkers – were not in themselves, surprising, the extensiveness of the study and that the two City agencies proposed to use the data to attack these issues, was.

Project Renewal’s CEO Ed Geffner welcomed the commissioners; former client Dave Sharkey spoke movingly of turning his life around with the help of Project Renewal -- first the MedVan for medical care, then Third Street to get clean and sober, then our other programs to get housing and a job. “It’s a miracle that I’m standing in front of you today: a miracle that wouldn’t have happened without Project Renewal.” View coverage on NY1.

To read the report click here.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Corporation for Supportive Housing feature Project Renewal's In Homes Now client Craig Farrow

Seeking to put a face on homelessness and its solution -- supportive housing -- the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation worked with the Corporation for Supportive Housing to find a client who'd overcome enormous odds to reconnect to society. They chose Project Renewal client Craig Farrow, a participant in our In Homes Now program which provides immediate housing and comprehensive in-home services to 40 New Yorkers still struggling with addiction. Click here for the interactive video.                                                                                            

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Mrs. Marian B. Javits

 

 

 

Self Portrait by Project Renewal tenant Berkley Hinton from unseenamerica

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Homes Now client Craig Farrow on RWJF website

 

 

 

 

 

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