Pictured: SFDS parishioners alongside our guests from Ignacio House in the Bronx, part of the mission work of Thrive for Life Prison Project.
community partners
SFDS is a church that practices synodality which signifies “walking together.” Our ministries make a difference all over NYC through the dedication of our parishioners and numerous community partners. Together we are impacting our neighborhoods and answering the call to LIVE JESUS ON 96TH STREET!
SFDS IS PROUD TO WORK WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZaTIONS IN OUR COMMUNiTY:
PROTECTION FOR THE VULNERABLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
Bigs & Littles NYC
Butterflies USA
Catholic Guardian Services
The Dwelling Place
Hope's Door
Hour Children
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
Lifeway Network
LSA Family Health Services (Little Sisters of the Assumption)
Rising Ground
Search and Care
Zonta Club of New York
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING & EDUCATION
Catholic Charities
Catholic Relief Services
Center for Religion and Culture at Fordham University
Duke University History Department
Fordham University
Franciscan Action Network
Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers
Marymount School of NY
Pax Christi Metro NYC
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Sacred Heart University
Thrive for Life Prison Project
LGBT
The Ali Forney Center
Interparish Collaborative
THE ARTS
Danza Yaocihuatl
East Harlem Culture Collective
El Barrio's Artspace PS 109
El Museo del Barrio
Escuela de Mariachi Angeles de NY
Jaime Tapia–Combinacion de Mexico
The Mark Howell Singers
Playful Substance
THE MEDIA
America Magazine
Commonweal Magazine
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Ben Kallos, NY Council Member
The Brick Presbyterian Church
Carnegie Hill Neighbors
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Church of the Living Hope
Community Board 11
Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts
NYC Audubon Society
NYPD 23rd Precinct
People's Institute for Survival and Beyond
Robert J. Rodriguez, Assemblymember
Union Settlement House
US Census
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE AID
Action Potluck/Sanctuary Neighborhoods
Cabrini Coalition
Cayuga Centers
The Migrant Center at St. Francis of Assisi
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS)
Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights (NMCIR)
Qualitas for Life Foundation
SHELTER
Ascendant Neighborhood Development
Civitas
Fair Housing Justice Center
The Junk Luggers/Remix Market
The Legal Aid Society
Met Council on Housing
NYC Consumer Affairs
NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development
SOLACE AND SUPPORT
Are you interested in putting your faith into action in our commuity?
Check out our Social Justice Ministry—click here!