Delancey Street stands as a leading residential self-help organization in the US, offering a unique path to transformation for individuals facing immense challenges. For over four decades, Delancey Street has been changing lives without staff or government funding.
Operating like a large family, Delancey Street provides a home and a community for substance abusers, ex-convicts, and the homeless. Residents, many with histories of addiction and hardship, learn to support each other and develop their strengths. This “against all odds” approach focuses on peer-led rehabilitation and empowerment.
From the beginning, Delancey Street defied expectations. They committed to training residents – many with limited education and work experience – in skilled trades like teaching, construction, and trucking. When they announced plans to build their own 400,000 sq ft waterfront complex, critics were skeptical. Delancey Street proved them wrong, just as they did with their successful restaurants, moving companies, and furniture businesses, all run without professional staff.
For more than 40 years, Delancey Street has refined its model of social entrepreneurship, education, and rehabilitation. They offer hope and tangible change to those who need it most. If you are seeking help or wish to support Delancey Street’s mission, please reach out.
Delancey Street embodies the extraordinary potential within ordinary people. Their achievements are a testament to the power of community, self-help, and second chances. “Enter with a history, leave with a future” encapsulates the transformative journey offered at Delancey Street.
