The challenge

Every night, countless families in New York City seek refuge in shelters and safe houses, escaping the trauma of domestic violence and the grips of homelessness. One in 100 babies is born into this harsh reality, initiating a life where stability and safety are merely dreams.

For nearly 160 years, The Floating Hospital has sailed in the service of hope, providing high-quality healthcare to anyone who needs it, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, immigration or insurance status, or the ability to pay Our integrated care model delivers not just health services but a lifeline of education, access to healthcare and essentials to those most in need.

Your generous donation can steer a family towards stability and health. Please help us navigate through these turbulent times and provide a sanctuary of holistic care for families in need.

JOIN OUR PLEDGE FOR THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK CITY FAMILIES

The Floating Hospital is a lifeline for those in crisis.

As the only healthcare provider serving all domestic violence safe houses in New York City, we offer comprehensive care that helps survivors heal and rebuild.

Your support enables us to provide patients with primary healthcare, women’s wellness services, HIV testing and counseling and affordable medication through our pharmacy. We also make our program and services accessible through telehealth visits and our Good Health Shuttle, which makes 100+ trips a day and provides patients with safe and reliable round-trip transportation free of charge.

With your contribution, we can sustain vital education programs in our clinic, homeless shelters, and Department of Education classrooms. Our teaching kitchen can go on helping families experiencing homelessness learn and practice healthy eating and cooking through demonstrations, workshops and tastings. Camp Rise Up can continue to rise to the challenge of helping children cultivate essential life skills such as healthy relationship building and financial literacy.

Thanks to people like you, our efforts over the last century and half have been made possible. Together, we will ensure that 2025 ushers in a year of stability and hope for all our patients. With your help, we can continue carrying out this work—until it is no longer necessary.

AN ANCHOR: THEN. NOW. ALWAYS.

The Floating Hospital provides a healthcare safety net to more than 25,000 children and their families each year. Nearly 100% of the unhoused families we serve—40% of whom are children—report living below the Federal Poverty Line. Support has empowered us to transform lives with healthcare, education and life’s essentials. It’s not just aid; it’s a path to rewrite stories and break cycles of poverty and abuse. We go where families are to given them what they need to thrive. Join us and be a beacon of change.

Be the key to what happens next. Your support today nurtures safety, health and flourishing futures for generations to come.

The Floating Hospital Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All donations are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.