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International humanitarian relief organization CARE is partnering with the Hutchins Family Foundation and Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network to provide 175,000 nutritious meals to frontline health workers and vulnerable people impacted by COVID.
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Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) will distribute 65,000 meals in Harlem and the Bronx with CARE and Hutchins Family Foundation for COVID Relief.
International humanitarian relief organization CARE is partnering with the Hutchins Family Foundation and Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network to provide 175,000 nutritious meals to frontline health workers and vulnerable people impacted by COVID in the Bronx and Harlem, two of the neighborhoods most affected by COVID in the world.
The Community Meal Distribution Program will start on Monday, May 4th (at Noon) until further notice. Meals will be distributed at Fort Motte Baptist Church at 446 Willis Ave – Bronx, NY 10455.
These “CARE Packages®” mark the first time that CARE has delivered relief domestically since its founding in 1945 when CARE coined the term “CARE Package®” by sending packages filled with food and other essentials to survivors of World War II.
ABOUT CARE:
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty that reached 68 million vulnerable people in 100 countries around the world in 2019. Since the onset of the pandemic, CARE has pivoted their life-saving food security, health services, educational, and women’s empowerment programming to directly fight the spread and impact of the disease. As of April 17th, 2020, CARE has reached a total of 107.4 million people with COVID specific or adapted programs. 1.9 million people have been directly reached with hygiene messaging, over 600,000 with hygiene kits, over 700,000 with increased clean water, over 100,000 with food or cash assistance and over 20,000 with handwashing stations.
About the National Action Network
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, criminal record, economic status, gender, gender expression, or sexuality.
www.nationalactionnetwork.net.
