Moya helps combat food insecurity in Corona
BY BILL PARRY
Food insecurity continues
to torment immigrant families
in Corona and surrounding
neighborhoods that were
impacted the hardest during
the height of the COVID-19
pandemic.
Councilman Francisco
Moya together with the
Mets Council and volunteers
sought to alleviate some of
the need by distributing 400
food boxes to the community
on Monday outside his district
office .
“As we continue to battle
COVID-19, we need to do everything
possible to lessen
the burden families are facing
especially when it comes
to putting food on the table,”
Moya said. “I remain steadfast
in making funding and
resources available so that
New Yorkers have access to
fresh food and hot meals. I
am grateful for partners like
Mets Council who share this
commitment and for their
tireless work to support vulnerable
communities.”
Moya and his team distributed
additional food
boxes at the Food Pantry at
First Baptist Church in East
Elmhurst.
Moya has doubled down
on tackling food insecurity
in New York City since the
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pandemic started. He funds
food pantries across his
district, which provides access
to food to hundreds of
people every week, including
$15,000 for Mount Horeb
Baptist Church food kitchen
and $15,000 for City Meals on
Wheels.
Through the Food Bank,
Moya designated $65,000 to
fund food pantries at First
Baptist Church, Elmcor, Mt.
Olivet Gospel Church, and
St. Mark AME Church/The
Voice of Hager. Since joining
the New York City Council,
Moya also brought health
bucks back to the community
every year. This year,
he funded the program with
over $11,000.
“Council member Moya
does exceptional work for
his constituents every day
and Met Council is proud to
partner with him to ensure
the neediest in his district
have food on their tales,”
Met Council CEO David G.
Greenfield said. “Met Council
works with communities
throughout New York City
to ensure those in need have
food on their table and groceries
in their pantries. Thanks
to Council member Moya, we
are able to provide food to his
district so his most vulnerable
constituents can have
healthy food without risking
their safety during this
COVID-19 pandemic.”
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone
at (718) 260–4538.
Councilman Francisco Moya distributed hundreds of food boxes to combat food insecurity in Corona
which was devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of Moya’s offi ce
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