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Bed-Stuy Food Pantry Will Open Temporary Coronavirus Warehouse

The Campaign Against Hunger needs extra space to distribute nearly 2,000 bags of food a day. Source: https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-food-pantry-will-open-temporary-coronavirus-warehouse By Matt Troutman, Patch Staff May 7, 2020 4:53 pm ET | Updated May 7, 2020 4:56 pm ET BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A Bed-Stuy food pantry continues to step up to meet rising need caused

Multifamily Gives Back During Pandemic

The industry has come together during a difficult time to give back to the community as well as assist residents affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Source: https://www.multihousingnews.com/post/multifamily-gives-back-during-pandemic/ By Sibley Fleming In times of national emergency—from 9/11 to the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 to Superstorm Sandy—many multifamily leaders redirect their focus to

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Hunger Stalks Amid Virus

‘We Don’t Know How It Will End’: Hunger Stalks Amid Virus By Associated Press May 04, 2020 10:41 AM A volunteer prepares bags with groceries for delivery at The Campaign Against Hunger food pantry, April 16, 2020, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York WASHINGTON – When all this started

Bed-Stuy Councilman Robert Cornegy Reveals Coronavirus Battle

Robert Cornegy said he lost 36 friends and family members to COVID-19 as he battled the virus himself over the last month. Source: https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-councilman-robert-cornegy-reveals-coronavirus-battle By Matt Troutman, Patch Staff Apr 23, 2020 3:08 pm ET | Updated Apr 23, 2020 3:33 pm ET BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A prominent Brooklyn politician recently reemerged in

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COVID Pandemic to Double World Hunger, Report Finds

ByLisa Schlein Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/covid-pandemic-double-world-hunger-report-finds April 21, 2020 09:28 AM Anthony Swain stands with his wife Connie as he holds a sign advocating for safe housing for the homeless during a news conference by various community organizations, during the new coronavirus pandemic, April 17, 2020, in Miami. GENEVA – A new report warns more than

NYC soup kitchens are now serving grad students, actors and musicians

Source: https://nypost.com/2020/04/19/food-banks-feeding-more-people-amid-coronavirus-unemployment-crisis/ By Jennifer Gould Keil The vast ranks of newly unemployed are straining the capacities of food banks, soup kitchens and pop-up services across New York City. One user, Brittany, a 35-year-old Ph.D. candidate at Teachers College at Columbia University, who declined to give her full name, says she started visiting food

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‘No New Yorker Goes Hungry’: De Blasio Announces Next Steps to Combat Food Emergency

April 16, 2020 | by Katie Kirker As the coronavirus crisis was unfolding in New York City last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio named his sanitation commissioner, Kathryn Garcia, as the new “food czar” to lead the implementation of a massive effort to ensure New Yorkers don’t go hungry. With the city already home

NYC launches $170M plan to combat hunger, urges grocery stores to require masks

By ERIN DURKIN 04/15/2020 12:38 PM EDT New York City is launching a $170 million plan to feed its residents as coronavirus-driven job losses leave many unable to pay for food — and it’s urging all grocery stores to require their customers to wear face coverings. “Half a million New Yorkers have lost their

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NY Daily News: Mayor de Blasio touts $25 million in emergency food funding during visit to Brooklyn pantry

By Shant Shahrigian New York Daily News | Apr 14, 2020 | 6:31 PM When coronavirus hit the city and schools were closed, Danielle Chung had to stop working as an Uber driver so she could take care of her kids. “Prices are skyrocketing for some of the things, so if you can get help

Coronavirus attacking NYC’s food supply; Big Apple fighting back with $25 million for pantries

Here’s some food for thought: The global pandemic that is killing jobs, crippling the economy and upending the nation’s healthcare system is also making it harder for more and more people to get a decent meal. Poor people in New York and across the nation were already bracing for new federal regulations that were scheduled

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