Saint Barbara's Roman Catholic Church

Saint Barbara's Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic church at 138 Bleecker Street in New York, NY 11221. It is one of 3,443 churches in New York, and one of 186 Catholic congregations in the city.

138 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, 11221

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The community around Saint Barbara's Roman Catholic Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 4,700 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Food Insecurity: 37.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 32.9% (20.1–45.6%)
  • Housing Insecurity: 28.8%
  • Social Isolation: 39.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.8%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 18.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.4%
  • Unemployment: 9.4% (3.4–15.3%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.

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