Get Help at the Kindness Center

We offer services designed to meet your immediate needs and connect you with ongoing support.

When: Tuesdays, 3–7 pm
Where: St. George Church, 307 West 54th Street (Between 8th and 9th Avenues)

What to Expect

  • You’ll be welcomed, and we’ll help you check in

  • We’ll do our best to keep things moving 

  • If we can’t provide something on-site, we’ll help connect you to partners

What to bring (if you can)

  • Any ID you have

  • Letters/notices you’ve received

  • Forms or documents related to what you need help with

    If you don’t have documents, still come, we’ll do our best to help.

    We aim to support neighbors in English, Spanish, and French.

Services we provide

Legal Services

We provide guidance to recent immigrants in the completion of their asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and work authorization applications in our pro se (self-representation) legal clinics.

Learn English

We help you enroll in English classes and build confidence through lessons and conversation practice groups.

Job Readiness

We help you prepare for work with resume support, job-search guidance, interview practice, and referrals to local employment resources.

Reduced Fare OMNY Cards

We will assist you in obtaining a reduced-fare OMNY card.

Health Insurance

We will help you enroll in health insurance.

School Enrollment

We support families with school enrollment guidance

Stress Management & Clothing

We help you learn how to handle stress and provide clothing if you need.

Know Your Rights

We provide know-your-rights information so you can navigate life in NYC with more confidence.

Our networks include our parent organization, Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden Inc., Artists Athletes Activists (https://artists-athletes-activists.org/), Afrikana, Metro Baptist Church (https://mbcnyc.org/), Plymouth Churc (https://www.plymouthchurch.org/), and the National Immigration Transit Assistance group.