Without the help of our volunteers, we simply would not be able to cook and deliver 80,000 delicious and nutritious meals each week to our neighbors affected by illness. Volunteers work in the kitchen, deliver meals and work in meal packaging, work in our office and help out with special events.
Our Impact
Nourishing New York Since 1985.
Founded in 1985 at the height of the AIDS pandemic, God’s Love We Deliver improves the health and well-being of people affected by life-altering illnesses. We provide medically tailored meals and comprehensive nutrition care and education at no cost to those we serve, always delivered with love.
By the Numbers: Clients
- 15,000 Served annually including clients, children & caregivers
- 70% of our clients reside in some of New York City's most historically and systemically under resourced neighborhoods
- Over half of our clients live with 4 or more diagnoses
Primary Diagnosis
- 17% Cardiovascular
- 16% Severe Diabetes
- 14% Other Conditions
- 13% Cancer
- 10% Kidney Disease
- 9% HIV/AIDS
- 9% MS/Musculoskeletal
- 7% Alzheimer's/Neurological Disorders
- 4% Pulmonary Disease
- 1% Liver Disease
Number of Diagnoses
- 10% 1 diagnosis
- 90% 2 or more diagnoses
Geographic Distribution
- 26% Brooklyn
- 24% Bronx
- 20% Manhattan
- 19% Queens
- 4% Staten Island
- 2% Suffolk County
- 2% Hudson County, NJ
- 1% Nassau County
- 1% Westchester County
- 1% Other
Client Age
- 36% 70+
- 25% 60-69
- 16% 50-59
- 9% 40-49
- 6% 30-39
- 3% 20-29
- 3% 13-19
- 2% 0-12
Language
- 20% English as primary language
- 80% Other primary language
By the Numbers: Volunteers
- 20,000 Volunteers annually
- 144,000+ Hours of service annually with a savings of more than $2 million
- Hundreds Volunteer groups engaged