Help Bronx
City-funded organization
"Help Bronx" is the Bronx shelter operation of HELP USA, a New York City 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs Tier II transitional shelters for homeless families with children, including its Morris Avenue and Crotona Park North sites in the Bronx. It holds about $83.3 million in active NYC Department of Homeless Services contracts as of August 2026 (three contracts, mostly renewals) and $301.6 million awarded since 2006 across 12 contracts, 66% of that value ($200.3 million, 9 contracts) awarded without a fresh competitive bid, plus a single $86,498 City Council discretionary award (Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers, FY2022) routed through DHS.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $83,329,485 · 3 contracts
- Awarded all-time
- $301,593,101 · 12 since 2006, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $205,946,533
- Won without a fresh bid
- 66% of contract value · $200,302,402 · 9 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $86,498 · 1 awards
- Based in
- North Bronx, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Homeless Services City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- Renewal- Shelter Svcs for Fams w Children @ Morris Department of Homeless Services · CT107120258800352 $42,771,795
- Renewal + Allowance - Crotona (96 Units) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120258800680 $23,490,095
- Renewal + Allowance - Crotona II (33 Units) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120258800349 $17,067,595
- Allowance FY24 - Morris @ 285 East 171st Street Department of Homeless Services · CT107120200001456 · ended 2024 $52,222,845
- Help Bronx- Tier II Shelter Service for Homeless Families Department of Homeless Services · CT107120120000316 · ended 2016 $41,089,802
- TO PROVIDE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT (COLA) Department of Homeless Services · CT107120070001294 · ended 2011 $36,796,445
- Allowance Amendment - Crotona Department of Homeless Services · CT107120200001487 · ended 2024 $28,390,976
- FY24 Allowance Amendment - Crotona II Department of Homeless Services · CT107120200001384 · ended 2024 $20,676,878
- Shltr Srvcs for Hmls Fams w Chldrn@Morris/Crotona/Crotona II Department of Homeless Services · CT107120191405731 · ended 2019 $14,282,983
- COLA, Wage Adjustment Admin. OH, Rent Increase & New Needs Department of Homeless Services · CT107120181401941 · ended 2018 $14,126,387
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers Pandemic Support for Human Service Providers · DHS · FY2022 $86,498