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Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
distributes over 17K meals in Elmhurst
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
cmohamed@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
distributed 17,600 meals and served 1,725
individuals at an emergency pop-up food
pantry in Elmhurst on May 15.
Th e event was held at St. Bartholomew
Roman Catholic Church, at 87-34 Whitney
Ave., with 50 volunteers from the church’s
parish, members of Th e New York City
District Council of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, and Th e Knights of Columbus,
a Catholic fraternal organization.
Each individual received three bags of
food — consisting dry staple goods, produce,
apples, tortillas and juices — for a
total of 11 meals.
Th e organization also distributed $25
and $50 supermarket gift cards to another
125 individuals. Th ey were also off ered
access to supportive services via the
CCBQ call center and behavioral health
services via telehealth.
Since March 24, Catholic Charities
has provided more than 71,400 meals
at emergency pop-up food distributions
in Brooklyn and Queens. According to
Catholic Charities, there has been a 200
percent increase in demand for food at
its existing food pantries, where volunteers
have provided over 100,000 meals
to families.
Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
Brooklyn and Queens account for nearly
60 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the
New York metropolitan area.
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