Project Renewal, Inc. history

1980 Governor Hugh Carey requests a plan to address the problem of mentally-ill homeless people in the Times Square area, leading us to initiate Street Outreach teams the following year.

1986 Our New MedVan delivers professional healthcare to homeless adults on the streets and in shelters.

1990 Our Clinton Residence, one of the city’s first transitional housing programs that sought to help mentally ill New Yorkers integrate into the community.

1998 Our new Suburban Jobs program connects unemployed New Yorkers to job opportunities in the New York City suburbs.

1999 Job Links helps clients with serious mental illnesses and a history of homelessness to prepare for and obtain competitive jobs.

2003 Our Fort Washington Dental Clinic opens, becoming the first permanent dental clinic dedicated to serving homeless and indigent New Yorkers.

2004 St Nicholas House in Harlem and the Leona Blanche House in the Bronx provide homes and support to 147 mentally ill and formerly homeless adults.

2007 The Detox, the city’s first non-hospital detoxification clinic, offers a new model for providing medical detox services to homeless addicts, with follow-up care.

2010 Our Occupational Therapy program connects Columbia University interns with clients transitioning from homelessness to permanent, independent living.

2012 CareVan and Lifeline, two new medical vans, expand our capacity to deliver healthcare.