Young Men's Institute records 1885-1924

Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Young Men's Institute.

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The Young Men's Institute, the second location of YMCA work in the Bowery, opened in 1885 in a new building at 222-224 Bowery. It was named the Young Men's Institute to distinguish itself from the Bowery branch, which was located at 243 Bowery. Unlike the Bowery branch, the Young Men's Institute targeted young working men. In contrast, the Bowery branch was from its beginnings primarily a relief effort, focusing on the homeless and destitute. The Institute branch was the second buil...

Dodge, Cleveland H. (Cleveland Hoadley), 1860-1926

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Young Men's Christian Association of the City of New York. Bowery Branch.

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Organized in 1872, the Bowery Branch, also known as the East Third Street Branch, had an unbroken period of service for the unemployed and homeless for 75 years. Early on the branch experimented with providing meals for free or nearly free. The experiment was so successful that it became a permanent feature of the Bowery's services. The innovation continued with opening of dormitories. The Bowery offered the first bed service of any kind in New York's YMCA. After World War II, the branch merged ...