Food & Basic Needs
Part of the Solution (POTS)
Bronx
Lunch, food pantry, showers, mailroom, medical and dental access, benefits applications, case management, employment help.
Reentry Services in the Bronx
Second Start lists 48 reentry programs based in the Bronx, from housing and legal aid to jobs and healthcare, plus 317 citywide services that also serve the Bronx residents.
If a Bronx program has a waitlist, the citywide services below can often see you sooner, by phone or at an office in another borough.
48 local services
Browse by need in the Bronx
Based in the Bronx
Education & GED
Per Scholas
Bronx
Tuition-free tech training and career placement (IT support, cybersecurity, software engineering, AWS).
Housing & Shelter
BronxWorks - Homeless Outreach Team
Bronx
Operates a mobile street outreach team in the Bronx 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing counseling, housing placement, medical services, benefits assistance, and substance use disorder treatment referrals to people experiencing homelessness.
Family & Reunification
Osborne Association
Bronx · Brooklyn
Reentry hotline, workforce services, housing support, elder reentry, court advocacy, sealing consultations, video visiting and family programs.
Substance Use Recovery
St. Ann's Corner of Harm Reduction
Bronx
Syringe exchange, drug testing kits, social work, showers, HIV/HCV testing, support groups, care coordination and advocacy.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
The Bronx Defenders
Bronx
Public defender for Bronx residents in criminal, family, housing and immigration court plus benefits; reentry and ATI advocacy. 24-hour emergency hotline 347.778.1266.
Education & GED
Bronx Community College - Adult Education & Training Program
Bronx
Free ESOL and adult education services for adults seeking to improve their English language skills.
Education & GED
Bronx Community College - Future Now
Bronx
Free HSE and vocational classes, counseling and college prep for ages 17-24.
Family & Reunification
Center for Family Representation (CFR)
Manhattan · Bronx · Queens · Staten Island
Free legal and social work help for parents contacted by ACS, aiming to keep children at home; also represents youth 7-17 facing criminal charges.
Education & GED
CUNY Fatherhood Academy
Bronx · Brooklyn · Queens
Free HSE prep or college prep track with tutoring, counseling, parenting seminars, financial incentives and job preparation.
Mental Health & Counseling
Fountain House
Manhattan · Bronx
Clubhouse community for people living with mental illness with clinical, employment and housing support, senior programs and subsidized lunch.
Education & GED
Reentry@Lehman (Lehman College)
Bronx
Support for Lehman students impacted by the criminal legal system: enrollment, registration, financial aid, referrals to housing, employment, legal and scholarship resources.
Employment & Job Training
The Hope Program
Bronx
Provides job training, placement, advancement, and lifelong career support for adults 18+ through programs including HOPEworks, NYC CoolRoofs, Green and Clean HVAC, Sustainable South Bronx (construction), and Intervine, plus support services covering food, clothing, housing, financial resources, digital literacy, and mental health.
Substance Use Recovery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Montefiore-Einstein Division of Substance Abuse
Bronx
Outpatient substance use and medication-assisted treatment across multiple Montefiore Wellness Center sites, with group and individual counseling, primary care, and medically supervised withdrawal services.
Substance Use Recovery
Argus Community
Bronx
Treatment and prevention programs: care management, intensive residential treatment, outpatient services, career training, money management, a reentry initiative and an HSE program.
Healthcare
BOOM!Health
Bronx
Harm reduction center and wellness center: healthcare linkage, health education, counseling, testing, condoms, PrEP/PEP linkage and insurance help.
Employment & Job Training
BronxWorks - Workforce Development
Bronx
Job training, placement, referrals, financial education and benefits assistance for adults, plus family, senior, immigration, eviction prevention and homeless services.
Mental Health & Counseling
CASES - Nathaniel Clinics
Bronx
Specialty mental health for court-involved people: reentry care, psychiatry, counseling, peer support, substance use services and medication-assisted treatment linkage.
Mental Health & Counseling
Goodwill Bronx ACE Program & PAL Program
Bronx
Supported employment for adults with mental health and co-occurring substance use diagnoses: vocational assessment, job development and placement, retention support, plus peer advocacy leadership program.
Housing & Shelter
Neighborhood Association for Inter-Cultural Affairs (NAICA)
Bronx
Offers eviction prevention and rental assistance application services to single adults, families, and older Bronx tenants, including help submitting Family Eviction Prevention Subsidy (FEPS) applications and free legal representation.
Mental Health & Counseling
NYS Office of Mental Health - Bronx Psychiatric Center
Bronx
State-operated psychiatric facility providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric intervention and supportive counseling for individuals with serious mental illness.
Substance Use Recovery
Samaritan Daytop Village
Queens · Bronx
Residential and outpatient addiction treatment, methadone-to-abstinence programs, medical care, HIV testing, aftercare, and Peer Assisted Recovery Centers.
Healthcare
The Hispanic AIDS Forum, Inc.
Bronx
Provides information, counseling, and support groups for anyone with questions about HIV or AIDS, plus rental assistance resources, case management, and LGBTQIA+-specific health and support services. Offers referrals and free HIV testing.
Substance Use Recovery
VIP Community Services
Bronx
Recovery and wellness services for people with histories of substance use: outpatient and residential treatment, primary and specialty care, mental health, care coordination, HIV/AIDS services and supportive/permanent housing.
Family & Reunification
Children of Promise, NYC (CPNYC)
Brooklyn · Bronx
After-school tutoring, summer camp, mentoring, a licensed mental health clinic and family engagement services for children of incarcerated parents.
Family & Reunification
Community Connections for Youth (CCFY) - Parent Peer Support Program
Bronx
Pairs parents of court-involved youth with peer coaches who help guide them through their child's juvenile court case and connect them to parent support groups and family-strengthening programming. Peer coaches are also available on call for parents in crisis, and the South Bronx Community Connections program partners with local organizations to create alternatives to formal court processing.
Housing & Shelter
Abraham House
Bronx
Provides transitional (three-quarter) housing by referral for formerly incarcerated individuals, along with on-site education and free OSHA training in English and Spanish.
Employment & Job Training
Network Support Services, Inc.
Bronx
Therapeutic reentry support with case management: anger management, education, family counseling, housing referrals, job placement and training; runs programs in four NYS prisons and ATI programs.
Substance Use Recovery
Arms Acres - Outpatient Services
Bronx
Outpatient clinics offering alcohol and substance use disorder counseling, with a range of services varying by location. No referral is needed and most insurance is accepted.
Mental Health & Counseling
Barrier Free Living
Bronx
Offers services and support for survivors of domestic violence with disabilities. The Secret Garden program provides counseling, support, advocacy, and safety planning; calls made outside intake hours will be forwarded to Safe Horizon.
Benefits & Financial Help
Bronx Independent Living Services (BILS)
Bronx
Peer-run services and advocacy for people with disabilities in the Bronx.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Bronxconnect
Bronx
A faith-based community organization offering alternatives-todetention and -incarceration to court-involved youth in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Housing & Shelter
Catholic Charities of New York
Manhattan · Bronx · Staten Island
Emergency food, housing help, immigration services and case management; serves all faiths.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Center for Appellate Litigation (CAL)
Manhattan · Bronx
Represents people appealing criminal convictions from Manhattan and the Bronx.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Center for Justice Innovation - Bronx Community Solutions
Bronx
Provides alternative sentences, social service assessments and short-term counseling for people with cases in Bronx courts.
Healthcare
Centers Healthcare
Bronx
Composed of over 40 nursing homes and 2 assisted living facilities across New York State, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Offers discharge planning for the chronically ill.
Housing & Shelter
Destination Tomorrow
Bronx
Bronx LGBTQ+ center with housing support, job training and HSE classes.
Housing & Shelter
DHS Franklin Shelter and Intake Center for Women
Bronx
24/7 intake and assessment shelter for single women.
Family & Reunification
Emerald Isle Immigration Center (EIIC)
Bronx
Provides information on the procedures for most immigration matters such as reentry permits, lost or replacement Green Cards, family immigration visas, and more. Offers a citizenship program, by appointment, where one can obtain assistance with the application forms, as well as get the necessary photographs.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Girl Vow
Bronx
Provides services within secure and non-secure facilities, foster care agencies, and for homeless LGBTQ+ and underserved youth.
Benefits & Financial Help
James J. Peters VA Medical Center
Bronx
Provides comprehensive healthcare including primary and longterm care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, cardiology, orthopedics, infectious diseases, radiology, specialty clinics, rheumatology, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord...
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Mercy Center - Immigration Services
Bronx
Offers free legal assistance with naturalization applications for legal permanent residents, DACA renewals, and Green Card renewals. Makes referrals to partner organizations for other legal immigration matters.
Housing & Shelter
NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) - Prevention Assistance & Temporary Housing (PATH)
Bronx
All families with children must apply for shelter at the PATH intake center. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays.
Housing & Shelter
NYC DHS - PATH Intake Center (Families)
Bronx
Intake center where families with children apply for city shelter.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Office of the Appellate Defender (OAD)
Manhattan · Bronx
Handles criminal appeals and post-conviction work, including the Reinvestigation Project for wrongful convictions.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
The Children's Village
Bronx
Provides services including residential treatment centers, shelters for undocumented children, foster homes, mom/baby boarding homes, runaway/homeless shelters, foster care related services, residential programs, community centers, after-school programs, mentoring initiatives for court-involved youth, and daycare...
Healthcare
Urban Health Plan
Bronx · Queens
Federally qualified health centers in the Bronx and Queens.
Citywide services
These serve people from every borough, often by phone, online or at more than one office.
Housing & Shelter
Unlock NYC
Citywide
Online tools and peer support for people facing housing discrimination because they use rental vouchers (CityFHEPS, Section 8, FHEPS, HASA); helps document and report discrimination and connects to agencies.
Benefits & Financial Help
Community Health Advocates
Citywide
Offers free one-on-one help finding and using health insurance and care, including resolving medical billing and debt problems, disputing coverage denials, accessing hospital and prescription financial assistance programs, and understanding health insurance tax credit forms.
Housing & Shelter
Housing Court Answers
Citywide
Information for tenants, landlords and advocates: housing court procedures, landlord-tenant rules, code violations, referrals to free legal help and back-rent assistance.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
LawHelpNY
Citywide
Online directory of free legal services across New York with plain-language rights information, court info, and live chat Mon-Thu 9am-9pm.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Legal Services NYC
Citywide
Free civil legal services in housing, benefits and immigration, plus representation for conviction-history employment discrimination.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Mobilization for Justice
Citywide
Provides free legal assistance to low-income New Yorkers on housing, civil rights, disability rights, aging rights, bankruptcy, tax, consumer, employment, government benefits, and kinship care matters, including advice, counsel, and representation to help people with past criminal records re-enter the workforce.
Healthcare
New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF)
Citywide
Helps New Yorkers and people traveling to New York State access abortion care through financial assistance, case management, and referrals to legal, counseling, and community resources. A volunteer case manager returns calls or emails within 48 hours, and information is kept confidential.
Family & Reunification
NYC HRA - Office of Child Support Services (OCSS)
Citywide
Help with child support orders, license suspensions, lowering or eliminating child support debt owed to the government, paternity, DNA testing, mediation, and free financial counseling.
Education & GED
NYPL Free English Classes
Citywide
Free ESOL, ABE and English-for-Work classes in 10-week cycles.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York (PLSNY)
Citywide
Provides free legal services to people incarcerated in NYS DOCCS prisons on matters including mental health and medical care, discrimination, disciplinary hearings, excessive force, conditions of confinement, sentence calculation, and immigration. A Pre-Release and Re-Entry Program (PREP) offers counseling and planning for people within 6-18 months of release, and an immigration unit represents noncitizens in removal proceedings. Case acceptance is decided individually and does not extend to county, federal, or out-of-state facilities.
Legal Aid & Record Relief
The Legal Aid Society
Citywide
Free legal representation and advice on criminal, civil and juvenile issues: policing, bail, benefits, housing, immigration, parole, sealing and more.
Benefits & Financial Help
ACCESS NYC
Citywide
Screens eligibility and guides applications for 40+ city, state and federal benefits (food, cash, housing, internet, childcare).