Data Brief: 60% of Heads of Migrant Households Surveyed in HELP’s Family Sanctuary Shelter are Employed

This brief on countries of origin, employment status and asylum application rates of our migrant clients is part of an ongoing effort, as detailed in previous reports, to understand the needs and best ways to serve this population.

The brief highlights that 60% of adults at HELP Queens Family Sanctuary are employed, mainly through informal jobs such as cleaning and food delivery services. The brief describes the strategies that these clients use to find jobs as well as the nature of the livelihoods in which they are currently engaged.

walk with help usa on december 7

Join HELP USA for Winter Walk NYC 2025 — a two-mile walk through Central Park on Sunday, December 7 at 10:00 AM.

This powerful day of solidarity brings together housed and unhoused New Yorkers to reduce stigma, raise awareness, and support real solutions to homelessness.

We’re walking in honor of our 40th anniversary and aiming to raise $40,000 to support programs that keep New Yorkers safely housed.

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