About Us

"The Caring Community has been my home away from home for the last 28 years! Now as I get older, I know they will help me live independently for as long as I want to, and that means so much."
—Flo Amarosa

Our Mission
Since our founding in 1973, the mission of The Caring Community has been to serve the active and frail elderly of Greenwich Village and Lower Manhattan in a manner that fosters independence, dignity and respect. Our goal is to assist and empower senior citizens so that they may live safely in their homes, and remain in the community for as long as they are willing and able. A combination of volunteer and professional staff have kept the agency active and functioning, and many of our seniors have been with us since their retirement. We are currently serving 650 individual senior citizens. However, we also serve approximately 62,000 weekday congregate meals at our four senior centers and approximately 60,000 homebound meals to our shut-ins (those clients unable to leave their homes and/or cook for themselves) seven days a week.