Vol. XXXVI · Est. 1989 · NYC
Since 1989 · A community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Issue 26.05

Behind every
number, a neighbor.

Numbers tell part of the story. Behind every statistic is a New Yorker who found stability, healing, or hope through Comunilife — someone who needed more than a roof. Here is what the work has looked like, year over year, since 1989.

By the numbers

New Yorkers served in 2024

Affordable & supportive housing units

Promotion and graduation rate

§ 02 – Our impact

Numbers tell
part of the story.

Behind every statistic is a person who found stability, healing, or hope through Comunilife — a New Yorker who needed more than a roof.

Fig. 01

4,000+

New Yorkers served in 2025

Fig. 01

2,459

Affordable & supportive
housing units

Fig. 03

1,348

Housing units under development

Fig. 04

0

Suicides among LIP
participants

Fig. 05

63

Medical Respite beds

Fig. 01

4,000+

New Yorkers served in 2024

Fig. 01

3,107

Affordable & supportive
housing units

Fig. 03

750+

Affordable & supportive housing units

Fig. 04

0

Suicides among LIP
participants

Fig. 07

12

Affordable & supportive
housing units

Fig. 05

80

Medical Respite beds

Fig. 06

8

New Yorkers served in 2024

Fig. 10

3

Medical Respite beds

Fig. 08

148

Affordable & supportive housing units

Fig. 9

+1

Suicides among LIP
participants

§ 03 – RECOGNITION

The field points to our work.

RECOGNITION · BEST PRACTICES

Included in the SPRC Best Practices Registry

As testimony to the results achieved, Life is Precious™ is included in the Best Practices Registry of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) — an SPRC-approved program.

SOURCE · SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER

COVERAGE · NATIONAL TV

Featured on The Today Show

Life is Precious™ was featured on The Today Show — a national look at the only program of its kind.

SOURCE · THE TODAY SHOW, NBC NEWS

EVIDENCE · INDEPENDENT EVALUATION

Evaluated by NYS Psychiatric Institute / Columbia University

An evaluation by the New York State Psychiatric Institute / Columbia University Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence demonstrates that for each month an adolescent participates in LIP, their level of suicidal ideation and depression decreases.

SOURCE · NYSPI / COLUMBIA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCE

STANDING · PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS

Trusted partner across city & state systems

Comunilife works in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYS Office of Mental Health, NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, NYS Homes and Community Renewal, NYC Human Resources Administration, NYC Department of Social Services, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, the Social Care Network, and community-based foundations across New York.

SOURCES · NYC + NYS PUBLIC AGENCIES

The need is
greater than ever.

With your partnership, we can do more.

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