Category: COVID

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,...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...