50-year-old Ralph Yow has lived in nearly every corner of New York City. Born in downtown Brooklyn, he’s spent time in the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan…and certainly seen the worst of what these boroughs have to offer. Ralph’s mother battled alcoholism and he was raised in run-down shacks and projects all over the city. As a kid, ...
Last week, we celebrated our Project Comeback Graduation. Graduates, their proud friends and family, current program participants, and ACE staff gathered at the Joyce Theater to celebrate. The afternoon was, as always, filled with incredible stories of the men and women who, with ACE’s help, have left homelessness behind. Kim told the audience about ...
My name is Harvey Semler; I have been a job developer for 37 years. I’ve been at ACE for three of those years, and I have the opportunity to work one on one with our program participants every day. Our clients come to me after three months of comprehensive workshop participation ...
As promised, we'd like to share Kelvin's success story with you. Fancy parties are great (once or twice a year!), but this is the real reason we do what we do. The men and women in our program work so hard to rebuild their lives, their success means the world to us. This was one ...
Jacqueline's success story, in her own words. Walking along Prince Street near the corner of Mott last summer, you may have noticed a vibrant and engaging woman speaking to passersby about Use Your Head, ACE’s new resale boutique. That woman, Jacqueline, is one of our most recent Project Comeback graduates and we could not be prouder ...
