Manhattan Youth’s Lower Manhattan Family Fund is a special program that assists working families with limited incomes by providing after-school and summertime childcare. For twenty years, Manhattan Youth has provided care for children of families that are in crisis due to a parent’s death, illness, job loss, divorce, or other extenuating circumstances. In addition, the fund assists Manhattan Youth childcare workers by providing assistance for college applications, school books, and funds necessary to begin college. This year Manhattan Youth’s Lower Manhattan Family Fund has given families in need more than $400,000 in assistance.

The Lower Manhattan Family Fund is funded by private contributions, foundation and corporate grants, and allocations from Manhattan Youth’s annual budget.

If you wish to apply for assistance with the after-school program, please click here for a copy of our application form.

Please consider helping children and families in need with your gift to Manhattan Youth’s Lower Manhattan Family Fund.  Please call Jim Hopkins at 212-766-1104 ext 232, or e-mail Jim@manhattanyouth.org.