Close to the welcome of the Statute of Liberty is the inhumanity of the Elizabeth Detention Center.  Upon entering the Country, asylum seekers are manacled and deposited in a prison devoid of windows or privacy for the 12-24 months before their asylum requests are adjudicated.

For domestic violence victims, New York City with over eight million residents, has insufficient accommodations for their escape.  The City’s medical centers draws critically ill patients for exceptional life-saving treatment, but none but the most affluent family members can afford hotel rooms to accompany their loved ones.

Our mission to sojourners in New York City is to help them to reclaim their lives amid adversity and distraction.  We seek to be a “home away from home” for them, providing necessary lodging, pastoral care and other services.  If our mission doesn’t have the resources to address a particular sojourner’s needs, we’ll find a mission that does, and make the necessary arrangements to get the sojourner there.

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