How we help:
LESFU has worked tirelessly during the pandemic to ensure families have the support they need to cope with these difficult times.
We are reaching out for funds to help us continue our mission to support families in crisis,
Please donate and share.
Who we are:
The Lower East Side Family Union (LESFU) is a leader and innovator in providing community-based services and family support, dedicated to preserving, strengthening and empowering families.
As one of the first organizations established to prevent foster care placement in New York City, LESFU was among the first to address the connection between poverty, culture and language barriers.
For nearly 50 years and contracted by the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), NYS Department of Health (DOH), LESFU has provided a continuum of specialized services to families in the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens, aimed at promoting social and emotional well-being.
Our programs and services equip our families to break the cycles of intergenerational poverty, multi-system involvement and foster care placement. Today informed by rigorous research and highly qualified staff, LESFU programs promote the safety and well-being of approximately 1,000 children.
