MERCY HOUSE LIFE CENTER
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR THE DISPLACED COMMUNITY
MERCY HOUSE LIFE CENTER
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR THE DISPLACED COMMUNITY
SOCIAL IMPACT
Mercy House Life Center’s mission is to mobilize and provide access to technology, information, and essential resources to displaced individuals through guidance, advocacy, and support services. Through mobile outreach, education, and personalized support services, Mercy House empowers participants to improve their lives, achieve stability, and attain self-sufficiency while addressing the systemic barriers of homelessness, poverty, and digital exclusion.
WHO IS MERCY HOUSE LIFE CENTER?
Mercy House Life Center is a nonprofit organization that aims to help displaced adult men and women in the New York City area connect with technology, information, and resources to enhance their lives and achieve self-sufficiency. We are an inclusive resource center for displaced individuals who have experienced a significant life change or a catastrophic event that has disrupted their access to a computer, smartphone, tablet, or printer. Additionally, if such persons lack an address, we will allow them to use our personal post office box to receive their mail temporarily until they secure a permanent address. Mercy House will provide a safe space for displaced individuals to attend to their essential needs, reintegrate them into the community, and foster their independence.
WHY MERCY HOUSE?
We live in a world where technology is at the front and center of our daily lives. Most people eat, sleep, travel, and even use the bathroom with their cellular devices. Well, those who are displaced or facing a significant life change may not have the same luxury of waking up next to a computer or cell phone to check emails and texts or make a phone call to a loved one. However, the benefits of providing technology to displaced individuals extend beyond their personal lives. By equipping them with the tools to connect, learn, and communicate, we also invest in their future contributions to society. Connecting displaced individuals to technology can significantly impact their lives. Providing them with essential technology such as computers, tablets, smartphones, printing options, wi-fi, and a personal post office box to securely receive mail correspondence can improve their quality of life and create several opportunities for self-sufficiency.
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Mercy House Life Center is committed to empowering displaced adult men and women over 18 years old who face significant life changes without access to technology. Our inclusive services, including personal post office box service, are designed to provide a sense of stability. We also offer free benefits advisement and guidance, equipping individuals with the knowledge and tools to navigate government benefits such as public assistance, cash assistance, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security Insurance, Social Security Disability Insurance, and other social service programs.
- Computer, tablet, and printing services with free wifi to connect to the internet for personal and business use.
- Phone services to make and receive calls for personal and business use.
- Post Office Box Service for displaced individuals who need a secure place to receive their mail until they get a permanent address. For personal and business mail correspondence only.