Living on His Own for the First Time to a Soundtrack of Heavy Metal

At 26 years of age Jonathan Lewis is living on his own for the very first time​ in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood​. ​ Jonathan has a mild intellectual disability​ and receives​ assistance from BCS and ​through ​the Neediest Cases Fund he was able to secure supportive housing and maintain his job in Times Square. ​ When talking about his new apartment ​Jonathan said, “This is where I’m going to retire. I could see myself growing old here.”

BCS is a proud partner of The New York Times Neediest Cases Campaign, which provides direct assistance to struggling New Yorkers, including BCS clients.