Gramercy Park Block Association
Children with backpacks provided through the neighborhood’s educational support efforts.
Backpacks and school supplies are one part of the neighborhood’s support for children.

Who we help

Our work includes meals, household essentials, books and school supplies, clothing and holiday gifts.

The program gives neighbors opportunities to contribute and volunteer, extending the care of this community beyond the blocks immediately surrounding the Park.

Helping children take part

Through Project LIFT, we have connected children with arts education: scholarships, mentoring, books, backpacks, clothing, laptops for remote learning and tickets to performances.

In 2023, we helped provide a full scholarship for a child’s first year at New York Theatre Ballet School. Read about our scholarship and mentoring work.

Project Cicero collects books for students in under-resourced schools. In 2016 we helped neighbors take part in a collection organized by the Brotherhood Synagogue’s Social Action Committee.

Books collected through Project Cicero.
Books for students through Project Cicero.
Scholarships and mentoring

Food and household essentials

We have contributed food-pantry supplies to St. George’s Common Table. Our work with Kenmore Hall has included pantry and household supplies, holiday meals and a veterans’ luncheon in November 2024.

Our partners run these services; we contribute supplies and connect neighbors with their established programs.

Neighbors gathered around a table through the Common Table program.
The Common Table at St. George’s.

Holiday giving

Our holiday collections have provided toys, clothing and gifts for children and families through local shelters and other partner organizations.

Explore the community-service record

Homebound neighbors

Our work for homebound and frail elderly neighbors has included meals, clothing, gifts and connections to services.

A 2008 neighborhood house tour raised funds for homebound neighbors. In 2017, Daily Provisions contributed food to the program.

Read about helping homebound neighbors
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