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Community

As Christians we face the injustices of the world head-on and respond with love in action. At Trinity Church, we steward our resources to meet the needs right in front of us, here in our Lower Manhattan neighborhood. Loving our neighbors is how we follow Jesus. 

How We Work

Trinity Church uniquely serves as both a grant-maker and an organization providing support to those in need.

How to Get Help

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Food Assistance

Free meals and groceries
Trinity Youth at the Trinity Retreat Center

Youth & Afterschool

Tutoring and test prep, music and dance, athletics, and more
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Legal & Housing Resources

How we can help protect your rights
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Women & Children

Resources, mentorship, childcare
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Mental Health

Support groups and professional contacts
Neighborhood Support staff restock Compassion Market inventory.

Asylum Seekers

English language classes, legal aid, job readiness

How We Partner

At Trinity Church, we use the tools of philanthropy, our convening power, and the expertise of our staff and partners to help build healthy neighborhoods, generations of leadership, and the financial capacity to support those goals.
Neighborhood Council

Neighborhood Council

Community organizers, policy makers, and other stakeholders in lower Manhattan help us better serve our neighborhood.
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Leadership Development

We work with seminaries, education programs, and nonprofits to expand opportunities for faith leaders.
September 27, 2023, Mental Health Symposium

Convenings

We bring together the people and organizations best equipped to help solve problems in our community.
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St. Margaret’s House

An affordable housing community for seniors and mobility-impaired individuals in Lower Manhattan.
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CDSP

An Episcopal seminary in Berkeley, CA., Church Divinity School of the Pacific forms leaders called to find new ways to create Christian communities and share God’s love.

How We Give

At a time of great and increasing need in our neighborhood, and across the world, our faith calls us to use our gifts to help all people, advancing equity and justice in the here and now — and hopefully for generations to come. Since 2020, Trinity has granted $180 million to more than 400 organizations.
Grantees, including Cheavanese Diedrick (at center), gather at last year's racial justice convening in November 2019.

Grants

The work we fund and how to apply
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Gifts

See how we donate to our community

All Community Content

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ClassesNovember 21, 2024Trinity Commons

Stone Carving Workshop

Learn basic skills and craft your own original work in a two-part stone carving workshop with teaching artist Max Cohen.
Trinity Speaker Series with Hugh Ryan
Trinity TalksJune 16, 2022 Trinity Commons

Trinity Speaker Series with Hugh Ryan

Hear from bestselling author Hugh Ryan as he shares insights from his new book, The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison, in conversation with the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, on June 16, at 6pm in Trinity Commons and online.
ClassesNovember 21, 2024Trinity Commons

Yoga from Dawn to Dusk: The Practice of Daily Living

The essence of yoga is not just postures on the mat. These sessions will include simple 1-10 minute practices from waking to sleeping including sitting, standing, walking, eating, stretching, sensing, computer time, and yes simple breathing. Learn how to practice ways to care for yourself and your well-being throughout your day. Limited to 22 participants.
ClassesNovember 21, 2024Trinity Commons

The Way of Words & Images: Riding Life’s Waves through Creative Journaling

Bring to life the words and images that come from within and around you as you ride the ever-changing waves of living in our world. Journaling can help you to process your fears, celebrate your joys, and acknowledge your inner and collective strength. Together we will use various writing and creative arts experiences, that can help you document, express, find balance, and access resilience on your ride. No writing or art experience needed. Facilitated by Julia Kristeller, MEd and Ann Durant, LCSW of the Psychotherapy & Spirituality Institute.
Let's Grow! art for summer program
ClassesNovember 21, 2024Trinity Commons

Let's Grow! A Summer Program for Kids

A fun-filled week of creativity rooted in the musical, visual, and culinary arts with mini-lessons in sustainability and stewardship of the Earth and its resources for rising kindergarten through fifth graders.
ClassesMay 19, 2022Zoom

Befriending the Trees: Creating Relationship with Our Living, Breathing Co-Habitants

The changing seasons are great times to tap in to the healing power and beauty of trees. In this workshop we will explore poetry, photos, physiology, and our personal relationships to trees as teachers, healers, and members of our community and global home. Facilitated by Julia Kristeller of Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute.

Class is limited to 40 participants.

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