About us
THE VISION
We aim to sustain lives and empower communities by providing short and long term services that foster stable and independent lives.
Word of Life International (WOL) is a not-for-profit community outreach agency located in the South Bronx, New York City. Currently, running domestic programs that serves the Bronx community and its surrounding neighborhoods. Each week, WOL’s feeding program supports an average of 8,000 household members in the Bronx monthly. We envision strong communities and individuals without the immediate threat of hunger, homelessness, and unemployment.
“We envision a community without the threat of hunger, able to support and sustain itself”
The Community we Serve
The South Bronx continues to be the poorest and most at-risk community in the city. In the zip code where WOL operates, over 42% of families and 45% of individuals live below the poverty level. A majority of WOL’s HIV/AIDS clients are undocumented immigrants. Three-quarters of the seniors served have complicated medical conditions. Access to opportunities such as jobs, stable housing and consistent medical care is very limited.
Hunts Points and Longwood
Mott Haven and Melrose
Morrisania and Crotona
Parkchester and Soundview
Our Programs
FEED THE COMMUNITY
The Feed The Community Program provides food support to individuals and families at risk of hunger in the South Bronx and New York City as a whole.
HIV/AIDS OUTREACH
HIV/AIDS continues to cause significant damage in the South Bronx Community. The spread of this deadly virus has unfortunately been overlooked. In partnership with National Black Leadership Commission on Health, Inc., WOL provides free HIV/AIDS Outreach, workshops, seminars and onsite testing and referrals clients and community residents.
COUNSELLING
WOL has Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) that provides much needed counseling to our clients and community residents. A central focus of this program is to work creatively with clients to ensure that they are able to receive counseling and access public benefits – including – housing and legal assistance, employment/vocational training, mental health services and other critical resources as needed.
