New York Research Education and Community Health

What New York Research Education and Community Health does

New York Research Education and Community Health (NYREACH) is a Bronx-based 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 2015 that operates a community health platform serving Medicaid members and underserved residents across all five boroughs of New York City. The organization's core service is the Social Care Network, established under the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115 Waiver, which connects Medicaid members with health-related social needs (HRSN) to housing support, nutrition services, transportation to medical appointments, and care navigation. Services are provided free of charge to eligible beneficiaries and funded through government healthcare transformation funding rather than direct billing.

NYREACH's product portfolio includes the NYREACH Food Program (medically-tailored meals delivered via Epicured partnership), a Pantry Program with a Bronx headquarters site and mobile distribution events, a Workforce Development program offering 10-week healthcare internships (in partnership with CommonPoint and Essen Health Care), professional Training Services (CHW Intensive certification, Trauma-Informed Care, Cultural Competence, Motivational Interviewing), and an IMG Program providing clinical observerships and residency readiness support for international medical graduates. Distribution is community-embedded rather than digital: services are delivered through home meal delivery, physical pantry pickup, mobile food distribution at community sites, and in-person clinical rotations at Essen Health Care facilities.

The organization is led by Founder & Executive Director Diane Cooper (35 years of community health nursing experience) and Chairman Dr. Sumir Sahgal (also Founder/CMO of Essen Health Care, itself a founding strategic partner). NYREACH operates with 1-10 staff from a single Bronx headquarters and supplements capacity through a tightly integrated partner ecosystem (Essen Health Care, Epicured, CommonPoint, Uber Health). As a 501(c)(3), the organization relies on grants, donations, and NYHER waiver funding rather than equity investment.

Name

New York Research Education and Community Health

Legal name

New York Research Education and Community Health

Website

https://nyreach.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NYREACH is a Bronx-based 501(c)(3) non-profit operating a Social Care Network under New York's NYHER 1115 Waiver, delivering free food, housing, transportation, and care navigation services to Medicaid members and underserved residents across all five NYC boroughs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAK

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Community health services
• Social care network
• Medicaid services
• Workforce development
• Health equity programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Social Care Network / Medicaid Services: NYREACH operates as a non-profit community health organization funded through the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115 Waiver. Services are provided free to eligible Medicaid members with health-related social needs. Revenue comes from government healthcare transformation funding rather than direct patient billing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NYREACH is a non-profit community health organization that delivers a Social Care Network connecting Medicaid members to housing, nutrition, transportation, and care navigation services under the NYHER 1115 Waiver. It supplements this with food programs (medically-tailored home-delivered meals and physical pantry distribution), healthcare workforce development internships, professional certifications (CHW Intensive, Trauma-Informed Care, Cultural Competence, Motivational Interviewing), and a clinical observership program for international medical graduates.

Product overview

NYREACH is a non-profit community health organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs designed to support health equity across NYC. The core offering includes the Social Care Network, which serves as the umbrella program connecting Medicaid members to housing, nutrition, transportation, and care navigation services. The food programs include the NYREACH Food Program (Epicured partnership for meal delivery) and Pantry Program (physical food distribution). Additional services include Workforce Development (healthcare career internships), Training Services (CHW certification, Trauma-Informed Care), and the IMG Program (clinical experience for international medical graduates). The Free Food Program Survey serves as the intake mechanism for eligibility screening.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Care Network Regional hub connecting Medicaid members with essential services including housing, nutrition, transportation, and care navigation under the NY Health Equity Reform 1115 Waiver.
• NYREACH Food Program Healthy food delivery service providing prepared meals and grocery boxes delivered to members' doors, offered through partnership with Epicured for Social Care Network participants.
• Pantry Program Food distribution program serving Bronx families with pantry bags containing rice, beans, canned goods, milk, and fresh produce, including mobile outreach distribution.
• Workforce Development Program Career pathway program for Bronx residents in healthcare and public health, offering resume development, cover letter assistance, and 10-week internships in House Calls, Urgent Care, Women's Health, and Radiology.
• Training Services Interactive, in-person professional training including CHW Intensive (1-week certification), Trauma-Informed Care, Cultural Competence, and Motivational Interviewing programs.
• IMG Program (International Medical Graduate Program) Structured clinical and community-focused experience for international medical graduates transitioning to the U.S. healthcare system, providing observerships, community health involvement, educational workshops, and residency readiness support.
• Free Food Program Survey Eligibility screening survey for Social Care Network members to qualify for free daily meals or weekly pantry boxes through Medicaid.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Uber HealthcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Uber Health provides transportation services through their platform for NYREACH's free rides program to COVID vaccination sites. The partnership uses Uber Health's dashboard to schedule rides for community members without requiring them to have the Uber app installed. Drivers transport individuals to appointments and wait to bring them home.
• EpicuredcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Epicured provides chef-prepared, doctor-approved medically-tailored meals delivered to Social Care Network members' homes. The partnership brings restaurant-quality meals designed by chefs with nutrition plans approved by healthcare professionals. Meals are tailored to specific health conditions and delivered weekly including breakfast, lunch, and dinner options.
• Essen Health CarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Essen Health Care is a multi-specialty medical group serving the Bronx and surrounding communities, founded by Dr. Sumir Sahgal who also serves as Chairman of NYREACH. The partnership provides clinical sites for the IMG Program, offering observerships and structured clinical exposure across select specialties for international medical graduates. This is a founding partnership that enables NYREACH's clinical education mission.
• CommonPointcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommonPoint partners with NYREACH to offer workforce development internships in healthcare. In conjunction with Essen Healthcare, NYREACH offers 10-week internship opportunities in House Calls, Urgent Care, Women's Health, and Radiology departments. CommonPoint provides organizational support and connects Bronx residents to career pathways.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Project Renewal: NYC nonprofit delivering integrated healthcare, housing, and workforce services to homeless and low-income populations, with comparable case management and care navigation models to NYREACH's Social Care Network.
• Community Healthcare Network: NYC FQHC network operating across multiple boroughs that integrates primary care with social services, care navigation, and food/security assistance — directly comparable to NYREACH's Social Care Network and integrated service model.
• Public Health Solutions: NYC-based nonprofit also designated as a Social Care Network lead under the NYHER 1115 Waiver, delivering health-related social needs services and family/community health programs across the same beneficiary populations as NYREACH.
• Callen-Lorde Community Health Center: NYC community health center providing integrated medical and social support services to underserved populations, with comparable focus on community-based access and addressing health-related social needs.
• BronxWorks: Bronx-based social services nonprofit serving the same low-income and immigrant populations as NYREACH, with overlapping workforce development, housing navigation, and food assistance programs in the same geography.
• Coalition for the Homeless: NYC-based nonprofit operating shelter and supportive housing services with direct overlap to NYREACH's housing navigation and social care network services for Medicaid members experiencing housing instability.
• Henry Street Settlement: Historic NYC social services organization offering workforce development, health programs, and supportive services to underserved Lower East Side and broader NYC communities — overlapping mission and program mix.

Broad incumbents

• Sun River Health: Large multi-state FQHC network headquartered in New York with integrated medical, behavioral, and social services across a broader geography — operates at a significantly larger scale than NYREACH but in an overlapping service category.
• NYC Health + Hospitals: NYC's public hospital system operating across all five boroughs with extensive social work, care navigation, and community health programs — a broad incumbent that overlaps with NYREACH's care navigation and food security work.

Others

• Healthfirst: Large New York Medicaid managed care plan that partners with Social Care Network hubs for member referrals — an ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, but central to NYREACH's referral pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nyreachinfo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nyreach

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about New York Research Education and Community Health