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Finalist
Edafe Okporo
Bringing humanity to homelessness in a shelter that prioritizes community and healing for refugees and asylum seekers
- Year
- 2020
- Organization
- Refuge America
- Sector
- Human Rights
- Borough
- Manhattan
Edafe is striving to end street homelessness through partnerships with faith institutions and with targeted advocacy. The RDJ Refugee Shelter is more than a shelter; it’s a space where asylum-seekers and immigrants can access community and start to rebuild their lives. There are currently 83,000 people looking for housing in NYC, and Edafe’s mission is to ensure every New Yorker can transition with dignity to safe housing.