Zoe Koutsoupakis
Founding Board Member
Zoe is a natural born fundraiser who has dedicated herself to assist those less fortunate. The love and compassion that she has for humanity leaves us all inspired.
Our Mission
Holy Cross Brooklyn Outreach Center is a non-profit organization servingNew York faminies and individuals in need. Its goal is to provide holistic care that adresses physical, emotional and spiritual needs in order to improve economic and social well-being.
Maria Vasaka
Founding Board Member
Maria has been apart of this project from the begining. She did what it took to make this organization come to life. Because of her and her committment to the disenfranchised population we are now offering more services than ever.
Holy Cross Brooklyn Outreach Center, PO Box 090468, Fort Hamilton Station, Brooklyn, NY 11209
Fr. Gerasimos Makris
Founding Board Member
Father has been an advocate for the homeless and disenfranchised all his life. It's only natural that he would expand his ministry to include so many services for the people of Sunset Park.
Andonios Prayannis
Operations Manager
Andonios has a background in Philanthropy, Theology and organizational operations with-in HCBOC.
Our History
The Holy Cross Brooklyn Outreach Center was established in 2012 as a charitable organization designed to serve all those in need.
The Holy Cross Brooklyn Outreach Center (HCBOC) was established by Greek Orthodox Christian philanthropists from the Bay Ridge Brooklyn area. The Founder of the Holy Cross Brooklyn Outreach Center was Father Gerasimos Makris, a much honored spiritual leader and visionary in the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of North America.
As a community, Holy Cross has been serving the needs of the poor since March 2008, with monthly Midnight Runs to bring food, clothing and toiletries to the homeless in New York City. We also lead a Sandy Relief Effort in the Rockaways and Staten Island to help New Yorkers in need with hot food, candles, clothing and much needed cleaning supplies for weeks after the devastating disaster.
There are many people that are struggling both financially and emotionally. In an ever increasingly challenging world there are more and more people suffering which require assistance with these challenges.
Now the Holy Cross Brooklyn Outreach Center (HCBOC) strives to establish a permanent mission to offer help to all those in need, regardless of religion, race or sex. We believe it is our obligation as Christians to offer help to the needy.
Our Commitment
The Board of Directors
Father Gerasimos Makris – Spiritual Advisor
Maria Vasaka-Monioudis – President
Zoe Koutsoupakis – 1st Vice President
Ioannis Pavlakos – 2nd Vice President
Peter Kontopirakis – 1st Treasurer
George Stathoudakis – 2nd Treasurer
Fevronia Soumakis – Recording Secretary
Matina Monioudis – Corresponding Secretary
Chrisafo Madimenos
Deacon Constantin Ursache
Chris Elisson
Joanna Sarris
Patrick Condren
George Stathoudakis
John Abi-Habib
Theodore Pavlounis, Esq. – Legal Advisor
Steven Soumakis – Tax Advisor