Organization Details:

Housing Works Bookstore Café is a not-for-profit venue located in lovely SoHo, New York. Our extensive selection of books, CDs, records and DVDs are all donated from the community, and the majority of our daily operations are run by volunteers. In addition to a fabulous array of discounted books and music, we also host readings, concerts, parties and more!

All proceeds support Housing Works, Inc., a non-profit service agency that provides housing, healthcare, job placement, advocacy, and more to homeless New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS.

Description and/or History:
It is Housing Works mission to reach the most vulnerable and under served among those affected by the AIDS epidemic: people who, in addition to struggling with homelessness and AIDS, are also burdened with histories of chronic mental illness and chemical dependence. Housing Works has designed a comprehensive range of services designated to meet the complex multiple needs of our clients; these services are specifically intended to help them gain stability, security, and independence so that they can live longer, healthier lives with renewed hope and dignity.

Housing Works Inc. was founded in 1990 as an outgrowth of the Housing Committee of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Our Bookstore Cafe has been in operation since 1996.

Contact person: Zoe Ward, Director Of Volunteer Programs, (212) 966-0466 x1169, (email)

Address:

126 Crosby Street New York, NY 10012 (See a map)

Directions:

Bookstore is located on Crosby between Houston and Prince Subway: W / R to Prince Street B / D / F / V to Broadway-Lafayette 6 to Bleecker Street   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: B / D / F / V to Broadway-Lafayette,   Walk distance (in minutes): 1