Dear Community,
God’s Love is no stranger to crisis. In fact, we were founded at the height of one – the HIV/AIDS epidemic – and it is truly moving to see our community rallying again to serve those that need us most.
The number of people in New York who need us is growing at an unprecedented rate. As senior centers across the City have shuttered, home health aide hours are stretched to the limit, family members are not able to bring food to loved ones, and neighbors are less able to help out, we have experienced a huge uptick in referrals. More and more people whose care situation has changed have now turned to God’s Love because they have no other option. To meet this growing demand, we have adapted a streamlined menu, overseen by our team of Registered Dietitians, to get the maximum production out of our kitchen, while maintaining our strictest attention to the dietary requirements of our compromised population.
To keep everyone safe, we have changed many of our protocols from screening volunteers and practicing social distancing, to implementing no contact deliveries and wearing masks in our building and on the road. Our goal is to ensure that everyone connected to God’s Love – staff, volunteers and clients – feels safe and cared for.
- Last month, we brought on more than 1,000 new clients, which represents a 22% increase in the number of people we are serving and meals we are cooking.
- Overall, we are now cooking and home-delivering more than 50,000 meals each week.
- We have delivered 210,000 emergency shelf-stable meals since the pandemic began.