Saint Rita's Roman Catholic Church

Saint Rita's Roman Catholic Church is a Catholic church at 442 College Avenue in New York, NY 10451. It is one of 3,443 churches in New York, and one of 186 Catholic congregations in the city.

442 College Avenue, New York, NY, 10451

Phone: +1 718-585-5900 · Website: https://santaritabronx.com/

Shares a ministry location with Missionaries of Charity.

Saint Rita's Roman Catholic Church is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint Rita'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. About 2 in 3 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 3,800 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.

  • Child Poverty: 65.7% (46.2–85.1%)
  • Food Insecurity: 54.2%
  • Poverty Rate: 45.3% (31.6–59.0%)
  • Social Isolation: 42.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 42.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.3%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 36.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 25.1%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 22.6%
  • Diabetes: 19.2%
  • Unemployment: 15.8% (6.8–24.8%)
  • Obesity: 39.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 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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