Organization Details

Using a holistic approach to community development, BronxWorks has been working to build sustainable communities in the Bronx for the past three decades. Since its inception, BronxWorks has grown from a single office into an organization operating from 23 sites and serving over 27,000 Bronx residents annually. Our offices are located in some of the poorest areas of the Bronx, allowing us to bring programs directly into the communities that need them most. The broad and diverse spectrum of services we offer addresses the needs of all age groups ranging from infants to senior citizens, as well as selected special need populations. These include immigrants, homeless individuals and families, people with and families impacted by HIV/AIDS, and adults making the transition from welfare to work.

Today, BronxWorks is the largest settlement house in the Bronx with 467 staff members and 30 volunteers. We are proud to be a member of United Neighborhood Houses, the umbrella organization for the settlement house system in New York City.

In 1972, when the South Bronx was undergoing profound social change, BronxWorks opened its first Bronx office, a walk-in information and referral service. BronxWorks has since played a part in the continuous effort to rejuvenate the South and West Bronx from an impoverished, underserved area to a vibrant, diverse, and vital cluster of communities. Since 1972, BronxWorks has grown tremendously and now operates more than twenty offices with a strong presence in Bronx Community Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7.

Information and referral (I & R) services for individuals and families remain a central element of BronxWorks services. Many programs have built an I & R component into program activities, while offices devoted to I & R serve as "one stop shops" where residents can find help identifying, evaluating, and pursuing solutions to a broad range of problems. Staff members are trained in tenant and consumer rights, entitlement regulations and senior issues; staff are caring, compassionate, and knowledgeable, and help link residents to BronxWorks and community resources to resolve problems.

Address

60 E Tremont Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453

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