Prospect Studios

Our Mission 
Our goal is to offer New York City’s needy and mentally ill safe, stable, reliable places to live and provide individually tailored counseling and supportive services that give them a sense of self worth, leading them on a path to independence.  Every day in every Geel program it is our aim to coach those in our care to achieve their greatest degree of competence and gain self-respect.

Our Philosophy
Central to our philosophy is the belief that people with mental illness thrive when they take increasing responsibility for themselves and become more productive in their communities. We passionately believe that by recognizing and addressing emotional, educational and behavioral issues that touch homeless mentally ill people, we can help those in our care re-enter the community and live independently to the best of their ability.

Our History
Founded as a nonprofit 501(C)3 in 1976 by mental health professionals and community members in the Bronx, we embrace a celebrated tradition of successfully and compassionately caring for the mentally ill pioneered more than 700 years ago in Geel, Belgium.  Since we began our work almost thirty years ago, we have grown from offering counseling services and a roof over the heads of a handful of people, to providing housing and comprehensive support services to hundreds of formerly homeless and mentally ill people in New York City today.