We are so grateful to the Breaking Ground Teen Board for stepping up to help us meet the challenge of food insecurity and to support our senior tenants at four of our sites: The Domenech, Prince George, Redwood Senior Living, and our newest building and first in Queens, Sutphin Senior Housing.
Your support ensures that the older adult tenants of these buildings have access to shelf-stable pantry items to stretch their grocery budgets, along with special holiday events that promote social engagement, combat isolation, and bring laughter and joy to everyone.
Breaking Ground is the largest developer and operator of permanent supportive housing in New York City, with nearly 5,000 apartments under management. Our housing serves people who are exiting homelessness and need support to get and remain stable for the long term, and low-income New Yorkers who cannot afford market rents. The fastest-growing demographic among our tenancy is older adults.
On average, formerly homeless tenants of Breaking Ground’s supportive housing sites have annual incomes of just $10,637. As food costs have risen considerably, addressing food security has become a consistent challenge, especially for people living on fixed incomes. Thank you for helping the Teen Board to support this vital cause!