Off the Streets. On with Life.
The Jericho Project helps homeless men and women move off the streets and on with life complete with homes, families, jobs and dreams for the future. Thousands of individuals have already benefited from our holistic approach and permanent solutions. Fewer than 5% of our graduates return to homelessness.

Description:
Our Principles
At Jericho Project, we are dedicated to:

Finding cost-effective, innovative and permanent solutions to homelessness.
Using a comprehensive and holistic approach to address all conditions that have led our residents into homelessness.
According each resident the dignity and respect necessary to achieve individual success.
Helping each resident resume and maintain a productive life in the community.

Jericho timeline
1983 – Jericho Project founded
1987 – Gene Estess named Executive Director
1991 – Jericho House opens in Harlem for 56 homeless men and women
1991 - First Anthony Avenue residence opens for 33 men and women
1994 – Family Reunification Program initiated
1996 – Second Anthony Avenue residence opens; Jericho now serves 132 residents
1998 – Computer Learning Center begins to serve Jericho and the Harlem community
1999 – Loring Place residence opens; capacity rises to 174 residents
2003 – Jericho breaks ground for West Tremont residence
2005 – West Tremont residence opens; Jericho serves 253 residents Tori Lyon named Executive Director
2006 – Edie’s House dedicated Strategic plan completed with McKinsey & Co.
2007 – Acquisition of site for sixth residence, for homeless veterans Administrative offices move to West 29th Street

History:
Our History
Jericho Project was founded in 1983 to help a vastly increased number of homeless people, many of them alcoholics, living on the streets of New York. Today Jericho owns and operates five residential buildings in Manhattan and the Bronx serving more than 250 men and women. A sixth residence – for homeless military veterans – is in development.

Three churches on the Upper West Side joined efforts to provide food, clothing and, eventually, services. As Jericho’s mission began to evolve, our Board realized that safe housing was needed. Jericho rented space in a single room occupancy (SRO) hotel and began to house those suffering from alcoholism. Later in the 1980s, when the crack epidemic caused an explosion in the number of men and women on the streets, Jericho’s mission and approach were further refined.

Residents benefit from comprehensive programs that encourage skills-building and self-confidence, while preventing relapses. Our goal is to prepare residents to succeed once they graduate from the Jericho Project.

Contact people:

Keitha Stewart, Assistant Director, (212) 222-1400, (email) Lynette Choice, Director Of Vocational Services, (212) 222-1400, (email) Rebecca Cruz, Vocational Counselor, (718) 299-1400, (email)

Address:

2013 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. Manhattan, NY 10027 (See a map)

Directions:

D Train To 125th Street 2 or 3 Train to 125th Street