Stories from our staff continue this month with a highlight from Syeda, a SUBL team member who is dedicated to supporting our clients. As I was completed helping Ms. Morris who needed assistance with her housing recertification, I overheard her state “thank you so much I...
April 2023, was Health Fair Month for the Hunts Point Community, here in the Bronx, New York. According to a study performed through the NYC Health Department, people living in Hunts Point and Mott Haven have a heavy burden of illness and mortality." (See source.)...
We have all seen the world change drastically over the last few years. We have had to learn resiliency, endurance, and strength. We have Stepped Up to help people in need through it all - and we continue to do so. Meet Ms. Banks, who has been...
'Tis the holiday season, but when the threat of your lights being cut off, it does not seem so jolly. What can one do? Sheriza Abrahim faced this situation, took a chance, and reached out to her worker at Step Up for Better Living for assistance. Step Up...
She knows that community matters. Ms. A. is a big part of SUBL. She has been our client for many years. We host many community events for our senior clients to help them connect with others, improving their mental health and lifestyle. She and her senior friends have...
Cancer Resource Stations are Here! The highest rate of cancer in the Bronx is breast cancer. The New York Cancer Registry recorded from 2015-2019 that 947 Bronx females tested positive for breast cancer and 186 Bronx women died of breast cancer. Step Up for Better Living...
Step Up for Better Living (SUBL) knows it takes partnerships to address the needs of communities. We can’t do this alone. For 35 years, the organization New York Cares addressed the need of communities in New York for coats. “Since then, we have gone on...
Anita Black has been a client with Step Up for Better Living and has received assistance with advocacy assistance and has been a participant in SUBL client events....
Anita Black has been a client with Step Up for Better Living and has received assistance with advocacy assistance and has been a participant in SUBL client events....
Ms. M.A. is part of our senior client group and has been a client of SUBL since 2021, thanks to her sister who is also a SUBL client. ...