Check out these faces featured on Hope for New York‘s Spring Benefit invitation. These photographs were taken by Caitlin Stiefel during Don’t Walk By, an annual search and rescue mission where volunteers fan out across Manhattan to offer homeless persons food, warm clothing, blankets, and the opportunity to get off the streets and enter a shelter and residential program.
A volunteer and a guest spend time getting to know each other.
Upper West Side
A gentleman talking with representatives of The Bowery Mission.
Upper West Side
Guests Hernando (Hernie) and his friend enjoy a hot meal together.
Midtown
A volunteer greets guests as they arrive.
Chinatown
A homeless guest who spoke only Polish. Luckily there was a volunteer who knew a little of his language.
Chinatown
Volunteers exit Madison Ave Presbyterian Church on their way to start search and rescue on the streets.
Upper East Side
A StreetLife Ministries staff member excitedly hitting the street with her Street Engagement Team.
Upper East Side
Rod helps guests at the resource and follow-up table.
Harlem
Cosmo is a regular guest at Don’t Walk By.
Harlem
Guest Stephanie and a volunteer spend time together over a hot meal.
Harlem
Paola, a volunteer from Times Square Church, serves food to guests.
Harlem
A volunteer waits for a van full of guests to arrive.
Harlem
Shanise, a guest, enjoying a hot meal and new friends.
Midtown
Young volunteers having fun serving homeless guests.
Chinatown
These pictures speak volumes of God’s grace and mercy in deeds of his people.