The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced $4 million in emergency grant funding as the Foundation’s initial response to the developing COVID-19 public health crisis.
Every disaster brings stories of everyday heroes: first responders, service providers, victim advocates, relief workers, and other frontline workers who chose to take the risks necessary to save lives during a catastrophic event.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation today announced two emergency grants totaling $1.25 million to support efforts to feed and nourish New York City’s elderly and health-compromised populations during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
It was a proud moment for New York City when its public school system began implementing universal free school lunch on the first day of the school year in 2017.
Preparing fresh, marinated chicken from scratch may not seem like a big deal at home. Now add in hundreds of schoolchildren, federal nutrition guidelines, and a kitchen that needs updating, and it becomes a gargantuan task.
City’s community foundation addresses maternal morbidity among African-American women in New York hospitals, helps start a museum program for families using food assistance, and much more.