ACMH – Care and Support

In May 2019,
61,129 people spent the night in New York City shelters,
a 90% increase since June 2008.

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ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers.

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Join us in creating solutions for your neighbors.
Give. Learn. Advocate.

Need support?

ACMH has 300 staffers providing direct services to over 1,500 people daily

We provide warm beds, emotional support and a compassionate network.

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"Together we can do so much."
- Helen Keller

Meet the People of ACMH

At its core, ACMH is about people - those who rely on the organization, those who provide the care and services the organization offers, those who run the administration, and those who support it.
ACMH is a reflection of the very best of New York City.

Jane Chavez
ACMH community member since 2010
Senior Health Navigator/ Care Coordinator, Care Management Services

As a native New Yorker, I love knowing that I am helping members of my community and in doing so improving life in the city for everyone. The internal satisfaction I get from my job assisting others is deeply rewarding.

JANE CHAVEZ
Jeanette Williams
ACMH community member since 2013
Peer Specialist
ACMH was a gamechanger for me. I have better housing because of ACMH. I have a job because of ACMH. I am happy because of what ACMH has helped me achieve. So many people in NYC struggle to find a home, to care for themselves and to manage their wellness. ACMH helps us by finding safe places to live and then by teaching life skills so people can get on their feet and take care of themselves.

JEANETTE WILLIAMS
Yimeng Wang
Senior Case Manager, Independence House
ACMH community member since 2016
ACMH has taught me how to empower and inspire the people we serve. Seeing change happen in the lives of those we serve is moving, it is to see real impact in real time. Working at ACMH transcends the traditional idea of work as it is really to labor in the service of humanity.

YIMENG WANG
Loraine Baker, MA
ACMH community member since 2014
Program Director, Ana's House
ACMH is about inclusion, everyone in the community is accepted and celebrated at ACMH. The company provides a dignified and respectable work environment, which has yielded the best team in the business. ACMH offers opportunities for growth within the company and access to education in realizing growth. You are never alone at ACMH because upper management is always there to provide support.

LORAINE BAKER
Marlon Garcia
Peer Specialist
ACMH community member since 2017
ACMH gave me a home. Literally. I had not had a home setting in more than 10 years. I had been in the system, relying on hospitals. I was angry. It was me against the world. The day I met a caseworker from ACMH my entire life changed. That day, they drove me to a house to see if it might be a place I would like to live. I loved it. In that instant, my life changed.

MARLON GARCIA
Milicent Kitay
ACMH community member since 2017
Peer Specialist

ACMH is a team. This allows me to do my best work. I feel very included on the team, I am a peer and I am a valued member of the team regardless of what my colleagues’ titles or degrees are. I am seen as relevant. I am a better peer as a result of my team. I bring something unique to the equation. That is a really nice thing. And I think clients see that and get a lot out of that.

MILICENT KITAY
Antonio Frias
ACMH community member since 2010
Director of Care Management Services
ACMH’s CMS program hosts quarterly community meetings in restaurants centrally located in Times Square. It’s always a pleasure to have members participate especially in geographic areas that are often intimidating to them, places they tend to feel unwelcome. These gatherings reflect the best of ACMH and make me proud to work for this organization.

ANTONIO FRIAS
Thomas Cusack
ACMH community member since 2017
Peer Specialist

ACMH helped me build confidence which led to my being able to get back to full time employment. Through ACMH I have been able to develop my skills with hands-on field experience. ACMH is a very supportive and dynamic place. Everyone is engaged in the success of the ACMH family.

THOMAS CUSACK
Emanuel Kelly
ACMH community member since 2016
Peer Specialist

Peers are a key component to the ACMH organization because we understand where the client is, we relate, and that helps open the door to relationships in a huge way. People want to work, they want to function in the community, but without support they do not know how to start. I learned how to turn life around and I can do that for others now. I love my job, I want to do this forever.

EMANUEL KELLY