Helping New Yorkers in Need Find Home
The opportunity to find home is the right of every New Yorker. Learn how S:US is transforming lives through our innovative programs to ensure stability, safety, community, and a sense of belonging for all.
We’re thrilled to host our annual Friends & Family Picnic celebrating our hardworking and dedicated staff!
"S:US is an extremely great example of giving" Andrew Zimmern, 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
“S:US is an extremely great example of giving. We give and take care of those who have fallen through so many safety nets, other organizations won’t care for them. And we do portal-to-portal services, which is how I describe it. Which basically means there’s nothing we won’t do for our clients from full residential, family residential, and all the wonderful services that we actually provide for them.” - Andrew Zimmern , S:US Board Member at the 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
To learn more about the Dinner for a Better New York, please visit: https://sus.org/cheers-to-10-years-of-the-dinner-for-a-better-new-york/
Honoree, Samantha Magistro - 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
“S:US believes in the essential dignity and value of each individual. We act on this belief by treating thousands of vulnerable New Yorkers. We serve them every single day with compassion, care, and courtesy as we partner with them to reach their potential. I don't think it gets any better than committing your life to doing just that.” - Samantha Magistro, Honoree and CEO of the Bronx Pro Group at the 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
Make sure to follow along as we share videos to commemorate the one-month mark of Dinner for a Better New York throughout the week!
To learn more about the Dinner for a Better New York, please visit: https://sus.org/cheers-to-10-years-of-the-dinner-for-a-better-new-york/
Honoree, Barbara Lehrer - 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
“The long-standing relationship that Beacon and S:US has is greatly appreciated. We are honored to be there, to work with an agency as well regarded as S:US in the community. We do not take that relationship for granted. We value it and we work every day, the staff at Beacon, to ensure that the people that we're sending out, be they direct care workers, be they therapists, be they nurses, be they LPNs are well-trained and able to do what the individuals need in the community.” - Barbara Lehrer, Honoree and the President & CEO of the Beacon Therapy Services at the 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
Make sure to follow along as we share videos to commemorate the one-month mark of Dinner for a Better New York throughout the week!
To learn more about the Dinner for a Better New York, please visit: https://sus.org/cheers-to-10-years-of-the-dinner-for-a-better-new-york/
Andrew Zimmern Award Winner, Susan Stockmar - 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
“I cannot say it enough how grateful and thankful I am. Winning the Andrew Zimmern Award has opened my eyes a bit further… I need to do more to give to others, need to spend more time with my kids which is very important, and most of all, keep surviving.” - Susan Stockmar, Andrew Zimmern Award Winner at the 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
This year, S:US awarded Navy veteran Susan Stockmar the Andrew Zimmern Award. Her story of perseverance and optimism despite several hardships perfectly exemplifies the values, approach to life, and loving heart that S:US represents.
Make sure to follow along as we share videos to commemorate the one-month mark of Dinner for a Better New York throughout the week!
To learn more about the Dinner for a Better New York, please visit: https://sus.org/cheers-to-10-years-of-the-dinner-for-a-better-new-york/
“Thank you chefs." 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
This week marks a month since the 10th Dinner for a Better New York, which supports S:US’ life-changing work. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Andrew Zimmern and all of the participating chefs who provided yet another extravagant meal for our guests this year.
“Thank you chefs. We're so grateful for all of you – truly, truly, truly. Without you, this dinner doesn't happen. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.” - Andrew Zimmern , S:US Board Member at the 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
Chef Daniel Boulud , ChoiBites , Leah Cohen , Marc Forgione , PJ Calapa , Dan Kluger , George Mendes , Stefano Secchi , Chef Eric Adjepong , and Calvin Eng.
Make sure to follow along as we share videos to commemorate the one-month mark of Dinner for a Better New York throughout the week!
To learn more about the Dinner for a Better New York, please visit: https://sus.org/cheers-to-10-years-of-the-dinner-for-a-better-new-york/
At S:US, we believe that the solution to homelessness is homes.
This week marks a month since the 10th Dinner for a Better New York, which supports S:US’ life-changing work. Make sure to follow along as we share videos to commemorate the event throughout the week!
“At S:US, we believe that the solution to homelessness is homes. And we also believe that housing is a human right. Having a home is much more than just having a roof over your head. Home is stability, safety, community, and a sense of belonging.” - Perry Perlmutter, S:US President & CEO at the 2024 Dinner for a Better New York
For 46 years, S:US has driven solutions to transform the lives of those most vulnerable in New York City. To combat the current housing crisis, we continue to invest in our communities by providing housing opportunities, supportive services, and sustainable solutions for people with developmental disabilities, people living in poverty, and people facing homelessness.
To learn more about the Dinner for a Better New York, please visit: https://sus.org/cheers-to-10-years-of-the-dinner-for-a-better-new-york/
Founded in 1978, S:US brings hope, possibility, and opportunity to New Yorkers in need. #opportunityforall #susdinner4nyc
S:US Summit: Kate Mackenzie on Food & Climate
“If you are thinking about climate when you are eating, and about personal health, reducing [red meat and dairy] is something to consider … Food is the #3 contributor of all carbon in this city.” - Kate Mackenzie, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Food Policy, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York.
S:US Summit: Kate Mackenzie on Food Choice
“This is about choice. People deserve to choose the kinds of foods they want and need … Changing a 30-year-old program is not always popular.” - Kate Mackenzie, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Food Policy, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York.
S:US Summit: Cathy Nonas on the Poverty Threshold
“The poverty threshold is so low – it doesn’t matter if you live in NYC or the rural areas of Mississippi, it’s the same threshold. If you’re a single woman with one child and you work full-time at minimum wage, you won’t get food stamps and you are not poor in terms of the poverty threshold.”
-Cathy Nonas, Executive Director of Meals for Good, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York.
S:US Summit: Cathy Nonas on Money for Food
“We should be giving people money for food. People say ‘Well now that I have money for food, I find I can pay my rent … I don’t have to miss a meal so my kids can eat.'” - Cathy Nonas, Executive Director of Meals for Good, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York.
S:US Summit: Leah Penniman on Zip Codes
“Your zipcode is the leading determiner of your life expectancy. It’s also the best predictor of the quality of your school, whether there’s any food to eat, morbidity, disease burden, over-policing, incarceration rates…” - Leah Penniman, Founding Co-Executive Director & Farm Director, Soul Fire Farm, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York.
S:US Summit: Leah Penniman on the Climate Crisis
“The climate crisis is real and now for farmers.” - Leah Penniman, Founding Co-Executive Director & Farm Director, Soul Fire Farm, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York. Leah gives an “example of the challenge where the impacts of climate change are being felt by folks on the front lines who didn’t actually create the crisis.”
S:US Summit: Leah Penniman on the U.S. Food System
“The DNA of the U.S. food system and, more broadly, U.S. society is really stolen land and exploited labor. … There have been new ways of continuing to concentrate land and wealth and continuing to build society on the backs of low and unpaid wages … That’s fundamental to racial capitalism.” - Leah Penniman, Founding Co-Executive Director & Farm Director, Soul Fire Farm, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York
S:US Summit: Leah Penniman on Food Justice
“Our vision of food justice and food sovereignty is not just getting food into people’s bellies, but making sure that we democratize the food system so that power shift puts resources and control back in the hands of the people who are currently under the boot of racial capitalism.” - Leah Penniman, Founding Co-Executive Director & Farm Director of Soul Fire Farm, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York
S:US Summit: Dennis Derryck on Food Insecurity & Poverty
“Discussion related to food insecurity is really a discussion about poverty. Proposed food insecurity solutions, which I call trojan horses, are consistently designed to accommodate poverty … [It’s] by design, intentional, perpetuated at every level, and is a policy choice.” -Dr. Dennis Derryck, Founder of Corbin Hill Food Project, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York
S:US Summit: Dennis Derryck on Economic Rights
“We can no longer be solely consumers, but rather become economic citizens as we fight for a moral agenda regarding economic rights.” -Dr. Dennis Derryck, Founder of the Corbin Hill Food Project, speaking at the S:US Summit to Serve New York
S:US Summit: Mike Hollis on Urban Farms
“Urban Farms has been a community-driven initiative that has sought to empower the individuals and families we support, whether it’s decision-making agency around land use, building social capital through employment, or treating issues of social justice as integral to public health.” -Mike Hollis, S:US Director of Urban Farms at the S:US Summit to Serve New York
