400 HUGE BOXES OF GROCERIES DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES IN HARLEM
In June of 2020, Indivisible Harlem and Meals For Good teamed up to raise money purchase farm fresh produce, eggs and some healthy shelf-stable items to distribute to particularly at-risk families in the Harlem area.
State Senator Brian Benjamin helped pinpoint some of the neediest families. The West Side Coalition Against Hunger helped by adding some traditional foods such as peanut butter. And thanks to the generosity of St Michael’s Church, Indivisible Harlem and Meals For Good were able to organize the food and pack boxes in their great room.
Everyone wore masks of course, and only seven of people were allowed in the room at the same time. A rented truck which was driven by two other people who helped to load and unload the truck at four different destinations in Harlem.
The grocery bags were overflowing. Each family received: 4 apples, 4 peaches, 4 pears, 4 potatoes, 1 avocado, 1 head of lettuce, a pound of carrots, 1 pint of grape tomatoes, 1 box of oatmeal, 1 jar of peanut butter, 3 cans tuna, 1 can mushroom soup, 1 shelf-stable container of milk, 2 cans black beans, string cheese and for 210 families, an additional dozen eggs.
These were families who had either run out of SNAP (food stamps) or were not eligible for that federal help, people who struggle between trying to pay rent and paying for food, and families burdened by the increasing cost of food at the same time as they are struggling to find new work.
Indivisible Harlem and Meals For Good continue to work together to raise more money, particularly during the colder months.
In June of 2020, Indivisible Harlem and Meals For Good teamed up to raise money purchase farm fresh produce, eggs and some healthy shelf-stable items to distribute to particularly at-risk families in the Harlem area.
State Senator Brian Benjamin helped pinpoint some of the neediest families. The West Side Coalition Against Hunger helped by adding some traditional foods such as peanut butter. And thanks to the generosity of St Michael’s Church, Indivisible Harlem and Meals For Good were able to organize the food and pack boxes in their great room.
Everyone wore masks of course, and only seven of people were allowed in the room at the same time. A rented truck which was driven by two other people who helped to load and unload the truck at four different destinations in Harlem.
The grocery bags were overflowing. Each family received: 4 apples, 4 peaches, 4 pears, 4 potatoes, 1 avocado, 1 head of lettuce, a pound of carrots, 1 pint of grape tomatoes, 1 box of oatmeal, 1 jar of peanut butter, 3 cans tuna, 1 can mushroom soup, 1 shelf-stable container of milk, 2 cans black beans, string cheese and for 210 families, an additional dozen eggs.
These were families who had either run out of SNAP (food stamps) or were not eligible for that federal help, people who struggle between trying to pay rent and paying for food, and families burdened by the increasing cost of food at the same time as they are struggling to find new work.
Indivisible Harlem and Meals For Good continue to work together to raise more money, particularly during the colder months.