named programs · 8 · from sources
What they call their work
Clinton Older Adult Center
Senior center in Hell’s Kitchen providing classes, meals, and wellness programs to support independent living for older adults
Coffeehouse Older Adult Center
Full-service senior center in Hell’s Kitchen offering in-person and online classes, meals, and community programming for older New Yorkers
Hamilton House
174-unit affordable housing residence for older adults earning under 80% AMI, featuring full-time social work support and a senior center
Hamilton Senior Center
Senior center with health and wellness programming, including an annex at Hargrave House, serving residents of Project FIND housing
Hargrave House
112-unit affordable housing residence for adults aged 62+ with incomes under 80% AMI, offering social work services and senior programming access
Homeless-In-Reach Plus (HIR+)
Provides supportive services including showers, clothing, housing assistance, and case management to homeless seniors, based at the Woodstock Senior Center
Woodstock Hotel Housing
290-unit Single Room Occupancy (SRO) residence for adults aged 55+ with incomes under 80% AMI, prioritizing formerly homeless individuals referred by NYC DHS
Woodstock Older Adult Center
Senior center located on the second floor of the Woodstock Hotel offering meals, classes, computer access, and social activities for older adults
activities · 8 groups
What they do
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Facility Accessibility Improvements 1 activity
- Conduct capital improvements and building renovations to maintain safe, accessible housing and program facilitiesCompletes major capital projects to upgrade and preserve its housing and community facilities, including a $3.5 million renovation at Hargrave House (2002), a $9.7 million renovation at Hamilton House (elevators, roofing, lighting, emergency power), a $1.1 million accessibility upgrade (2013), and a $2 million renovation of program spaces and infrastructure (2019). These projects ensure safe, modern, and fully accessible environments for residents and program participants.
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Supportive Housing for Mental Illness 1 activity
- Deliver comprehensive social and medical services to supportive housing residentsProvides on-site social work, case management, psychiatric care, and in-house medical services to residents of its supportive housing buildings through full-time staff and contracted providers. Services include care coordination, hospital transition support, ongoing mental health care, and monitoring of tenant well-being by a dedicated housekeeping team trained to observe health changes.
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Food Distribution and Hunger Relief 1 activity
- Deliver meals to older adults through congregate and take-home distributionProvided 174,753 meals in 2025 through its Older Adult Centers, with service available for on-site consumption or take-home on a first-come, first-served basis. Also delivered over 10,000 meals to older adults in New York City in 2025, supporting both housed and homebound individuals.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Engage volunteers in supporting older adult programsEngages volunteers in companionship, event support, and other services for older adults, contributing hundreds of hours in 2025 to enhance program delivery and community engagement.
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Senior Social & Enrichment Programming 1 activity
- Operate Older Adult Centers offering meals, classes, and community programmingRuns four Older Adult Centers—including at the Woodstock Hotel and Hamilton House—with over 3,500 members, providing nutritious meals Monday through Friday, accessible facilities with commercial kitchens, computer rooms, and program spaces, and ongoing in-person and online classes taught by certified instructors to support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of adults aged 60 and older.
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Senior Independence Support Services 1 activity
- Provide case management and support services to homebound older adultsOffers case management services to up to 325 homebound older adults in Manhattan through a partnership with Encore Community Services, ensuring access to essential care and support.
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Mobile and Fixed Hygiene Services 1 activity
- Provide outreach, meals, and essential services to unhoused older adultsOperates the Homeless In-Reach (HIR) and HIR+ programs, offering nutritious meals, hygiene services (including showers and clothing), mail access, benefits and housing application assistance, on-site medical and psychiatric care, and peer support to unhoused and destitute older adults in Midtown Manhattan. The program builds trust through basic services and connects individuals to long-term housing and care pathways.
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Low-Income Senior Housing Operations 1 activity
- Provide permanent supportive housing for low-income and formerly homeless seniorsOperates four supportive housing residences, including the Woodstock Hotel and Park 79, providing approximately 600 units of permanent affordable housing for low-income and formerly unhoused older adults, with at least 60% of units reserved for individuals referred from the NYC Department of Homeless Services shelter system. The organization owns and manages these properties, ensuring long-term affordability and stability for residents.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$4.47M
Contributions & grants$596K13%
Program service revenue$3.46M77%
Investment income$63K1%
Other revenue$353K
expenses
Total expenses$5.28M
Program expenses87%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$1.76M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$15.60M
Cash$165K
Investments$0
Liabilities$18.17M
Net assets$-2.57M
Liquid reserves0.4 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -8.7%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK JENNINGS | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 9 | $214K |
board members · 5
- JANE SILVERMAN — CHAIR
- JEFFREY FOX — DIRECTOR
- JOHN CRANE — VICE CHAIR
- JOHN SHEEHAN — OUTGOING DIRECTOR (5/2024)
- SHELLY MICHAELS — DIRECTOR
relationships · 29
Who they work with
- Borough President Gale Brewer Government — Provided support for the $2 million capital improvement project at the Clinton Older Adult Center.
- Center for Urban Community Services Partner — Provides psychiatric services on a contract basis to residents of the Woodstock Hotel.
- Charles Lauster Architect, P.C. Partner — Completed the $1.1 million buildout of the senior center space in 2013.
- City of New York Government — Partnered with Project FIND to secure Hamilton House for conversion to affordable senior housing.
- Community Preservation Corporation Funder — Provided acquisition and capital financing for the purchase and renovation of Hargrave House.
- Corporation for Supportive Housing Partner — Provided assistance for the $4.6 million tax credit syndication used in the 1993 renovation of the Woodstock Hotel.
- Councilperson Helen Rosenthal Government — Provided support for the $2 million capital improvement project at the Clinton Older Adult Center.
- Encore Community Services Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project FIND to deliver case management services for homebound older adults.
- Fairstead Partner — Development and construction partner for Park 79; Project FIND is nonprofit owner and social services provider while Fairstead provides property management.
- Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Partner — Provides in-house medical care through the Community Medicine Program at the Woodstock Hotel.
- Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Funder — Provided funding in 2019 to expand the Homeless-In-Reach program to HIR+ with added psychiatric and peer support services.
- Holy Cross Church Partner — Hosts McCaffrey Hall in its undercroft, where the senior center is located.
- Housing Development Corporation Funder — Provided funding for the $9.7 million renovation of Hamilton House in 2005.
- Hud Government — Supported Project FIND in securing Hamilton House for affordable senior housing.
- Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Funder — Provided funding in 2020 to expand outreach services to more street unhoused older adults.
- NYC Department for the Aging Government — Funder and supporting government agency for the case management program.
- NYC Department for the Aging Government — Funding source for the Coffeehouse Older Adult Center.
- NYC Department of Homeless Services Government — Provides direct referrals of homeless individuals and funding through the SRO Support Subsidy Program.
- NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Government — Provided a $9.8 million loan for the complete financial restructuring and renovation of the Woodstock Hotel in 1993.
- NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development Government — Provided acquisition and capital financing for the purchase and renovation of Hargrave House.
- NYCHA Government — Supported the $2 million capital improvement project and hosts the Clinton Older Adult Center within Harborview Terrace, a NYCHA housing complex.
- National Equity Fund Funder — Underwrote a $4.6 million tax credit syndication for the renovation of the Woodstock Hotel in 1993.
- New York City Department for the Aging Government — Designated Hamilton Senior Center as an Innovative Senior Center and provided opportunity to redesign programs in 2012.
- New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Funder — Funds social work services for residents of Hargrave House.
- Port Authority Partner — Provided assistance in securing a new facility for the senior center in 2012.
- Project FIND Network — Woodstock Older Adult Center is operated by Project FIND as part of its network of senior services.
- Project FIND Partner — Collaborates with Project FIND to support older adults in Manhattan through meal provision, housing, and social services.
- Project FIND Partner — Collaborates with corporate partners to engage in volunteer activities, skills-based service, and team-building initiatives supporting older adults in New York City.
- ProjectFIND Partner — Operates the Woodstock Older Adult Center as part of its network of Older Adult Centers.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Adaptive Reuse for Affordable Senior Housingmethodology: adaptive_reuse_affordable_housingBy transforming underutilized or historic buildings into modern affordable housing through public partnerships, the organization expands housing supply for older adults, because adaptive reuse leverages existing infrastructure to efficiently create long-term, community-integrated residences.
- Permanent Supportive Housing for Elderly Individualsmethodology: permanent_supportive_housingBy providing permanent supportive housing combined with on-site social services, the organization enables formerly homeless low-income seniors to achieve housing stability and reduce institutionalization, because integrated housing and social support address both structural and personal barriers to independence.
- Trust-Based Engagement with Unhoused Seniorsmethodology: trust-based_engagementBy using basic hygiene and comfort services as entry points, the organization builds trust with unhoused older adults and connects them to critical health and social services, because low-barrier, relationship-centered outreach increases engagement among populations wary of institutional systems.