Understanding and facilitating life beyond the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

CITY & STATE —An interview with Lani Santo, CEO of Footsteps.

While current events have put international and intercultural conflict front and center in political discourse and heightened concerns about free speech and antisemitism, there is an important but often overlooked story about Jewish poverty and vulnerability here in New York City.

Recent studies by the Pew Research Center and the UJA Federation of New York reveal that the majority of ultra-Orthodox Jews live below the poverty line. New York Nonprofit Media caught up with Lani Santo, CEO of Footsteps, about what that looks like here in New York City and the challenges faced by those leaving the ultra-Orthodox community. 

Read the full interview here.