The HopeLine takes a holistic approach toward serving the community.
Over the years, we have met our client’s immediate needs through:
The Food Pantry
Diaper Center
SNAP Enrollment
FREE Tax Preparation
ESL Classes
Financial Literacy Workshops
Referral Services
Our approach is rooted in the idea of empowering the individual. We seek to provide social, psychological, and moral support for our clients and to equip them with the tools they need to be able to improve their lives and the lives of their families.
Maria, top center in white, with staff of The HopeLine
Meet Executive Director Maria Cintron
Maria Cintron is the executive director of The HopeLine (aka The Resource Center for Community Development, Inc).
She has been with the organization since 2013 and oversees finance, budgeting, human resources, and fundraising for the agency. Maria directs the development and execution of major financial policies, workplace procedures, and policies.
Cintron is responsible for creating the first diaper center of its kind in the Bronx, providing low-income mothers with diapers and baby products. The diaper center has been recognized by the Clinton Foundation, Telemundo, News12, and PIX11 for excellence in service. She was also responsible for expanding the organization, implementing additional programs and services for children, families, and immunocompromised individuals impacted by food security and poverty.
Ms. Cintron received her AA in business management and a BS in public administration from John Jay College. She also has a certificate in nonprofit management.
Ms. Cintron came to The HopeLine after working as a consultant for a neighboring non-profit. Having been raised in the Baruch Housing Projects on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and experiencing welfare as a young child, Ms. Cintron is well familiar with poverty and food insecurity and the impact they have on a person’s life. It is why she has made it her life’s mission to assist families in New York City in combatting poverty and food insecurity by providing them with vital resources and services.