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Acts of
kindness
Community org
offers cash to
hourly workers
BY KEVIN DUGGAN
The Brooklyn Heights Association
has launched a relief
fund to give cash grants to the
area’s struggling hourly workers
who have suffered income
or job loss due to the novel coronavirus
pandemic,.
The civic group’s initiative,
called “Brooklyn Heights
Together,” will provide onetime
$250 cash grants to workers
formerly employed in the
brownstone neighborhood to
help ensure they can still afford
their essentials — such as
groceries, medication, or utility
bills.
The cash stipends will go to
people who worked in deliveries,
restaurant kitchens, salons,
and store clerks, among others
— many of whom are immigrant
or refugee workers that
may be unable to access governmental
assistance, but are a vital
part of the community nonetheless,
said Birnback.
The Cobble Hill nonprofi t
Arab-American Family Support
Center, which focuses on
providing services for immigrants
and refugees, will administer
the funds to applicants
who qualify.
East Williamsburg suit makers Martin Greenfi eld Clothiers have
started making medical masks for hospitals to keep staff employed
and their workroom open. LouLou D’vil
STRONG
SUIT
Williamsburg clothier
pivots to making masks
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