S:US Receives Grant from the Maria Grazia Panaro Foundation for New Community Fridge
Our community fridges provide fresh produce and pantry staples to people served by S:US as well as to low-income New Yorkers from the surrounding communities.
Reducing Stigma through Harm Reduction Interventions
People with mental illness and substance use disorders are reluctant to seek care due to the pervasiveness of stigma among providers and systems of care. Using a Harm Reduction approach is not only on...
Consumer Perspectives: Food Security is a Social Justice Issue
People served shared their experience with SNAP, food pantries, and supports from S:US that ensures they have enough to eat. They are grateful for the services they receive and are also worried about ...
Sharing an Adult Autism Diagnosis with Family, Friends and Community
The qualities of acceptance, compassion and self-compassion, empathy, sensitivity and kindness along with mindful attunement help an adult living with a diagnosis of ASD, I/DD or another disability fa...
Ribbon-cutting ceremony helps welcome new Brownsville community fridge
"The people we serve with developmental disabilities are the fridge stewards. They come, they stock, they clean. They're really managing this process and it gives them not only meaningful activities t...