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Lantern Community Services Lantern Community Services creates pathways to stability for New Yorkers impacted by homelessness.

Our shelter and supportive housing programs support New Yorkers at different stages of their journey from homelessness to housing stability. Lantern Community Services provides stability and support for New Yorkers moving forward from homelessness. We combine housing with personalized services to meet the diverse needs of those we serve. Our holistic approach helps individuals and families secure a home and build their foundation for long-term empowerment and wellbeing.

🎉 Big congratulations to our Executive Director, Diane Louard-Michel, who has been named a Community Service Recognition...
09/28/2026

🎉 Big congratulations to our Executive Director, Diane Louard-Michel, who has been named a Community Service Recognition Honoree by Belongó! Diane will be honored at Belongó’s Casa Blues Annual Benefit on October 14th.

This honor comes at a meaningful moment — Lantern and Belongó are proud partners on Timbale Terrace, a new development creating space for community engagement in the arts alongside supportive housing.

Congratulations, Diane — this recognition is well deserved! 🙌

https://www.afrolatinjazz.org/benefit

🌸 The Bloom Awards 🌸 Progress doesn't always look like a headline moment. Sometimes it looks like keeping an appointment...
09/24/2026

🌸 The Bloom Awards 🌸

Progress doesn't always look like a headline moment. Sometimes it looks like keeping an appointment, showing up for a wellness group, or simply choosing — again — to keep going.

Last month, residents at Amber Hall and Leeward Hall were honored at the first annual Bloom Awards, a new tradition created by Sr. Program Director Anthony Mercedes in memory of a beloved staff member who spent her career celebrating exactly this kind of growth — the quiet, steady, sometimes invisible work our residents do every day to build stable, healthier lives.

Awards like Rooted Growth, Resilient Bloom, and Flourishing Wellness recognized everything from starting new routines to years of sustained progress — because at Lantern, we believe every kind of growth deserves to be seen.

To everyone honored this year: we see you, and we're proud of you. 🌱

In memory of a woman who never stopped noticing the small, meaningful moments.

Back to School Drive: complete. 🎒 School's been in session for a few weeks now, and thanks to you, 222 kids who call Lan...
09/22/2026

Back to School Drive: complete. 🎒 School's been in session for a few weeks now, and thanks to you, 222 kids who call Lantern home started it with everything they needed. We even hit our goal early. Thank you for showing up for our students — stay tuned for what's next.

Today Lantern Community Services is recognizing National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.Advances in treatment mean HIV can now b...
09/18/2026

Today Lantern Community Services is recognizing National HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

Advances in treatment mean HIV can now be effectively managed, and transmission can be prevented. As a result, people living with HIV/AIDS are aging — more than half of people with diagnosed HIV in the U.S. are now 50 or older.

Aging with HIV/AIDS introduces complex needs: managing comorbidities, navigating a healthcare system not always built for this population, and confronting persistent stigma. Supportive housing is uniquely positioned to help meet these needs — providing stability, connection, and access to care as our residents grow older. ❤️

Recovery doesn't happen in isolation. Across our 21 residences, Lantern's team including staff who've walked this road t...
09/17/2026

Recovery doesn't happen in isolation. Across our 21 residences, Lantern's team including staff who've walked this road themselves works every day to build the kind of stability that makes long-term recovery possible. This Recovery Month, we're grateful for that work, and for the tenants who trust us to be part of their journey.

September is National Su***de Prevention Month. At Lantern Community Services, our work spans the full continuum of care...
09/11/2026

September is National Su***de Prevention Month. At Lantern Community Services, our work spans the full continuum of care from emergency shelter to long-term supportive housing because we believe stability and connection are two of the most powerful protective factors against crisis, no matter where someone is in that journey.

In our shelters, staff are often meeting people at their most vulnerable, and that first relationship matters just as much as the ones we build over years in supportive housing. Across every site, our teams are trained to notice when someone needs support and to make sure help is never far away.

This month, we're asking our community to check in on one another. A simple "how are you, really?" can open a door.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, support is available around the clock. Call or text 988 to reach the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline, or text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line.

Twenty-five years ago today, our city changed forever. Every person on our team, and every neighbor we serve, carries so...
09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago today, our city changed forever. Every person on our team, and every neighbor we serve, carries some connection to that morning — a memory, a story passed down, a skyline that still looks different to those who remember before.🗽

At Lantern, we spend every day working toward something September 11th also taught us: that New Yorkers show up for each other. In the hardest moments, this city becomes neighbors carrying neighbors — and that's the same spirit that guides our shelter and supportive housing programs.

Today we remember. Tomorrow, like every day, we keep showing up for each other. 💪

We honor all those we lost that day, those we lost since that day, and everyone still healing. 💙

This Labor Day, we're reflecting on the wise words of Dolly Parton: "Don't get so busy making a living that you forget ...
09/07/2026

This Labor Day, we're reflecting on the wise words of Dolly Parton:

"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."

And to our residents, staff, and neighbors working today — thank you.

Whatever your Labor Day looks like this year, we hope you find a little bit of life in it. 🦋

Today, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day — a day to remember the lives we've lost, support the people s...
08/31/2026

Today, August 31, is International Overdose Awareness Day — a day to remember the lives we've lost, support the people still struggling, and acknowledge the grief so many of our families, neighbors, and communities carry.

At Lantern, we see this issue up close every day. We know that overdose isn't just a personal crisis — it's shaped by isolation, instability, and lack of access to care. And we know that safe, stable housing changes that equation. And we know that safe, stable housing changes that equation. When people have a place to call home, they have a foundation to build trust with providers, access treatment and harm reduction resources, and stay connected to the people who care about them.

Today we're holding space for everyone affected by loss — our residents, our staff, and the broader community. We're also recommitting to the work: building housing and support systems where people are met with dignity, not judgment, and where no one has to face this alone.

One thing everyone can do: Learn to recognize the signs of an overdose (see graphic below) and know how to use naloxone (Narcan). It's easy to carry, easy to use, and it saves lives. Free training and naloxone kits are available through NYC Health + Hospitals and many local pharmacies.

Together, we can end overdose. 💜

That's a wrap on Supportive Housing Week! 💙 Thank you for following along this week as we shared why supportive housing ...
08/28/2026

That's a wrap on Supportive Housing Week! 💙

Thank you for following along this week as we shared why supportive housing changes lives.

In our 2026 fiscal year, 97% of our residents maintained their housing or exited to permanent housing — a powerful reminder of what's possible when people have the right supports in place.

But most of all, thank you for listening to our residents' voices. Their stories are the reason this work matters, and the reason we do it every day.

Supportive housing isn't just a roof overhead — it's stability, dignity, and community, all in one place. We're grateful to build that alongside our residents, and grateful you're part of the journey with us.

Here's to another year of doing this work together. 🏡


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575 8th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY
10018

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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(212) 398-3073

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