All-in-One Support: Connecting 12,000 Jewish New Yorkers to Essential Services

For families working toward stability, support rarely comes from a single place. They may need help securing a job, applying for benefits, accessing food, resolving legal issues, or finding safety from intimate partner violence. When those services are scattered across a city, families are forced to repeat their stories, juggle multiple appointments, and face delays that make progress harder.

For the 37% of Jewish families in Brooklyn who live on low incomes, the Brooklyn Hub — run by Met Council on Jewish Poverty — offers a better way forward. By bringing essential services together in one trusted space, the hub makes it easier for families to get the support they need when they need it. It’s a clear, coordinated path to greater stability and long-term economic security.

A Space Built for Comfort and Trust

At the Brooklyn Hub, how services are delivered matters just as much as what’s offered. Families are welcomed into a space that prioritizes comfort, dignity, and ease:

• Private consultation rooms offer a quiet setting for one-on-one conversations.
• A digital kosher food pantry lets families quickly choose what they need on their own terms.
• A large waiting area and wide entrance doors send the message that children are welcome as parents get support.
• Services in Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, and English ensure families can speak comfortably and be understood clearly.

These choices remove language barriers, reduce confusion, and build trust, making it easier for families to take their next step forward.

Scaling a Proven Approach

The Brooklyn Hub builds on a successful model already serving families in Queens, where more than 29,000 people have connected to the help they need. The Queens model showed that when services are streamlined, families are more likely to follow through, return for support, and achieve lasting results.

The new hub expands that same approach to Brooklyn, reaching 12,000 additional Jewish New Yorkers each year. Residents across the borough — from Holocaust survivors to immigrant families — have a place to go for coordinated care that reflects their needs and opens the door to a more secure future.