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@AndrewYang
demands control of NYC subways: “Who the heck is responsible for the problems that you see on the subway?”
#MetCouncilMayoralForum
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Honored to be joined by
@SenSchumer
this morning! A longtime friend of Met Council, he's never missed a
#LegislativeBreakfast
.
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"I, a number of weeks ago, called for 500 additional NYPD officers to be visible and assigned to the subways and I got beat up for that, frankly. People said 'no, no, no' And then the NYPD did just that a number of days later" -
@AndrewYang
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"I'm a public school parent and I think that schools should've been open as early as possible and that would've been my stance as Mayor. And that's born of the data on a couple of levels. Number 1: remote learning is not as good as in-person learning...” -
@AndrewYang
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"In my mind, you can't afford not to take over this system. Now it's true there's a multi-billion dollar operating deficit, but that shouldn't daunt us. We need to get our arms around the way that people get to work and school every day,"
@AndrewYang
on control of subways
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It’s Day 1 and
@NYCGreenfield
is already hard at work! We’re meeting now to kick off
#PovertyAwarenessMonth
.
Did you know that
@MetCouncil
distributes 7.4 million meals to needy New Yorkers each year?
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Congrats to our CEO
@NYCGreenfield
for ranking # 14 on
@CityAndStateNY
Power 100 list of Brooklyn leaders! We’re especially proud of David’s outstanding political advocacy resulting in $100 million+ to feed hungry New Yorkers during Covid.
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We’re grateful to so many public officials who joined us to honor the legacy of Dr. King through service by packing 2,000 emergency halal food boxes!💙 TY
@NewYorkStateAG
@NYSComptroller
@RepJerryNadler
@ManhattanDA
@MarkLevineNYC
@galeabrewer
@ShaunAbreu
@tonysimone
@AlexBores
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Met Council is proud to recognize the grandchild of survivors,
@MarkTreyger718
We’re tremendously grateful for your commitment to our work in supporting survivors and all seniors. There is so much good we can do together!
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Vegans deserve an awesome Thanksgiving too! Happy to help.
Endless thanks to
@nyclass
@peta
&
@MetCouncil
for their donations for our karma-free
#Thanksgiving
distribution today!
In the greatest city in the world, no one should ever go hungry especially during the holidays.
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Start the week with a heartwarming
@NY1
news report on how 5,000 kids of all backgrounds received free kosher lunch!
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Some New Yorkers are at the beach this weekend, others are wondering where their next meal is coming from. Watch this
@NY1
clip to understand why we gave out 5,000 free kosher lunches this past week.
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Very few officials get to make historic change in their first 6 months. Congrats to
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
on funding
#FairFares
w.
@NYCMayor
for poorest New Yorkers. This will literally mean more food for our 225,000 clients. As the voice of the Jewish poor, we were proud supporters!
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Thank you Public Advocate
@JumaaneWilliams
for volunteering to pack “seder in a box” for Holocaust survivors in all 5 boroughs. We’re delivering free Pesach meals to 2,100 homebound survivors this week!
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Thank you to
@KalmanYeger
@JustinBrannan
@agounardes
@SEichenstein
@peterabbatejr
for joining
@MetCouncil
&
@bpjcc
to distribute food to 478 families today for Rosh Hashanah!
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“Ever since her senior center closed she has to wait online for food.” She’s 84. Thank you
@rubendiazjr
@Salamancajr80
for The Bronx partnership with
@MetCouncil
to feed the neediest.
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Met Council’s 42nd annual legislative breakfast is now
#SOLDOUT
! Thanks to all who registered. See you Sunday morning at The Yale Club as we celebrate outstanding leaders who are fighting poverty & hate.
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2.5 million people in Brooklyn. Congrats to our CEO
@NYCGreenfield
for being named 4th most powerful Brooklynite on
@CityAndStateNY
#Power50
list.
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Anyone is susceptible to food insecurity, especially in these trying times. If you or someone you know needs help, call 212-453-9532, or email benefits
@metcouncil
.org to see if you are eligible for SNAP benefits.
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Starting this early Sunday morning off strong. Met Council’s Legislative Breakfast welcomes the Bronx
@andykingnyc
@RitchieTorres
and Met Council Board member Robert Morris
@NYCGreenfield
#metcouncil
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#WeRemember
today and every day.
#InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
@WorldJewishCong
@jfederations
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Last year,
@MetCouncil
distributed 500 two-person
#Purim
meals to families in Brooklyn and patients at St. John’s Hospital!
#FactFriday
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How do you get 10,000 pounds of kosher food to Jersey City overnight? With lots of helping hands! Thx Mayor
@StevenFulop
& Council Members
@jermaine4wardf
@miramira4
&
@BethuneCenter
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Great meeting with
@eric_ulrich
today. We discussed all of the different services available to his constituents, including Met Council’s Family Violence Service. We look forward to continue working with him in helping all New Yorkers in need.
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We
@MetCouncil
are proud to serve over 3,000 Holocaust survivors. We have moral obligation to ensure that those who suffered be treated with dignity & respect as they age. Special thx to
@NYCCouncil
@CoreyinNYC
@RLEspinal
@MarkLevineNYC
for their support.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
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Aaron Cyperstein worked hand-in-hand with
@BPJCC
to make their dream of a new office a reality. That’s why he represented
@MetCouncil
tonight at the GRAND opening. Mazel Tov to our Boro Park affiliate!
#Nachas
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"I'm hearing a lot of conversation about reform, I'm not hearing a lot of conversation about the uptick in gun violence or the unsafe communities that many people are experiencing" - Eric Adams
@ericadamsfornyc
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Congrats to our CEO
@NYCGreenfield
on being selected by
@CityAndStateNY
as the 10th most influential person in Brooklyn!
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Pleased to have
@bradlander
join
@MetCouncil
staff in helping pack items for the needy at
@HannahSeneshDS
on our Annual MLK Day of Service. Thank you Council Member and
@UJAfedNY
for your partnership!
#MLKDay2020
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Met Council and friends,
@SenatorPersaud
,
@assemblymanalt1
, and
@BarryGrodenchik
celebrate
@FoodBank4NYC
and today’s honorees
@Salamancajr80
and
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
.
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Pleased to join
@BarryGrodenchik
and
@DavidWeprin
in raising awareness about Domestic Violence and also informing residents about
@MetCouncil
’s Domestic Violence program which helps those suffering from abuse.
#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
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It’s 85 years since Kristallnacht, the start of the anti-Semitic attacks against Jews in Nazi Germany. At Met Council, we serve over 3900 Holocaust Survivors annually, assisting these individuals with everything from food to financial aid to honor their legacy.
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As Rosh Hashanah approaches, Met Council is making sure over 100,000 families have food for the High Holidays! It's great to have supporters like
@DavidWeprin
@DanRosenthalNYC
and reps of
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
&
@RepGraceMeng
at one of those sites
@ChazaqOrg
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We’re partnering again with
@CMShahanaHanif
and the Flatbush Jewish Center to provide quality food (eggs, chicken, and produce) to 150 people in need. Thank you to
@FoodBank4NYC
for joining us!
#FightHunger
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The 225,000 needy New Yorkers we serve are going to have a better Shabbos thanks to
@CoreyinNYC
who championed
#FairFares
. We were proud to be part of
@RidersNY
@CSSNYorg
coalition. Half-price metrocards for the neediest =
#ProgressiveNYC
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Congrats to
@CoreyinNYC
on your election as
@NYCCouncil
Speaker. Thank you for making “eradicate hunger in NYC” one of your key policy priorities!
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Great meeting with Council Member
@JoeBorelliNYC
today in Staten Island. Met Council is grateful for his partnership and support in helping New Yorkers in need!
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CM
@JustinBrannan
spent the morning educating and distributing masks with Met Council’s Family Violence Services in honor of
#PurpleDay
. This important day is meant to shed light on the survivors of Domestic Violence & bring awareness to the abundance of available resources.
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Thanks to
@MM_JCCManhattan
’s 20s+30s for packing over 160 spice kits for Met Council Pantries!
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1/2 We were thrilled to welcome
@UJAfedNY
senior leadership to the Boro Park Chesed Center today! They were able to observe the incredible work we're doing and the comprehensive range of services we provide under one roof.
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Kicking off Super Sunday here at Met Council. Today, we will distribute food for Passover to tens of thousands of needy New Yorkers at 15 locations across NYC. Our first stop is Bronx JCC where volunteers are preparing over 400 packages for Delivery to families in the Bronx!
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Met Council is proud to be the non-profit partner of
@Kosherfest
— and is incredibly grateful for the support of the vendors here that will help fill our pantries! Stop by and say hi 👋
#kosherfest
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We’re thrilled to help put a smile on the faces of our Bronx neighbors through our Kosher food network - America’s largest.
#StrongerTogether
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We were fortunate to have
@BarryGrodenchik
at the Queens JCC distribution packing food for Rosh Hashanah. Thank you for joining us today!
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It’s all about the honey on Rosh Hashanah! Thank you
@Biaggi4NY
&
@Fernandez4NY
for joining
@NYCGreenfield
&
@Jesschait
and David Edelstein at JCC of Pelham Parkway to distribute kosher high-holiday meals to Bronx residents.
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Excited that our Water Street digital food pantry has gone live - packages have been ordered and prepared for those who need it most.
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Thanks so much
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
for supporting New Yorkers who cant afford food during these difficult times!
#EmergencyFood
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Our CEO
@NYCGreenfield
welcomes hundreds of volunteers at our day of service to honor Dr. King. Listen as he explains how this will help needy New Yorkers.
#MLKday
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Steven Hurwitz, member of Met Council’s Young Public Policy Group, joined us in thanking Senator
@agounardes
for taking the lead in introducing legislation that addresses the issue of Benefits Cliff. We are fortunate to have his support on many issues affecting low income NY’ers!
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Two Queens elected officials and good friends of Met Council volunteered at our
@JCCofRP
High Holiday food distribution. Thank you
@SenJoeAddabbo
and
@DRichards13
for joining us today, along with Howard Pollack from the office of
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
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We’re grateful to
@SEichenstein
@
@SenatorPersaud
for championing this Benefits Cliff bill in the legislature. Kudos to
@NYGovCuomo
for signing into law.
Today we made the lives of hard working New Yorkers just a little bit easier.
Now, families can live without fear of losing their public benefits when their children participate in valuable summer programs.
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On the last night of Chanukah, join us and the New York board of rabbis
@JoePotasnik
for a free virtual event as we light the menorah while also bringing light to so many others.
Please register online today or call 212-983-3521
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Proud to provide the Passover food for our partner
@JCCMarinePark
. Thanks to
@agounardes
@ChaimDeutsch
@HeleneWeinstein
for volunteering today to help 200+ families on Super Volunteer Sunday!
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Today was the kickoff of
@MetCouncil
’s first Rosh Hashanah distribution with
@JCCofRP
. Thank you
@NYCSpeakerAdams
@Stacey23AD
@CMBrooksPowers
for your partnership and help distributing food to 300 Holocaust survivors and seniors.
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Brian Feil, member of Met Council’s Young Public Policy Group, joined us in meeting
@CarlinaRivera
to discuss the senior affordable housing sites we own and operate in her district & ways we can continue working together in helping those in need. She has been a great partner!
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We are so grateful to these companies for providing
@MetCouncil
with their amazing products for free to serve the needy during the pandemic.
@FrshfrmtheStart
@MatzoProject
@KedemFoods
@DavidsCookies
#Debelfoods
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Today in Queens,
@RepGraceMeng
,
@CMLindaLee
, and
@DavidWeprin
volunteered to help
@MetCouncil
&
@QJCCTweets
distribute food for Rosh Hashanah to over 450 families! Thank you!
#QueensCares
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Met Council COO Rob Newman is proud to announce we have been invited to join Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr.’s (
@ManhattanDA
) Special Victims Division Advisory Council.
We are honored to part of the solution in combatting domestic violence and elder abuse💜
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Nachas! That’s our Met Council CEO
@NYCGreenfield
at
#4
& our partner JCC Exec Director
@UnitedJewish
at # 8!
Congrats to
@NYCGreenfield
&
@UnitedJewish
Rabbi Niederman for being the only Orthodox Jews in the top 10 of
@CityAndStateNY
's list of most powerful Brooklynites.
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As we get closer to Rosh Hashanah, another Sunday with more
@MetCouncil
board members, their families and volunteers from
@ParkAvenueSyn
packing food for seniors & CUNY
@HillelIntl
at our Manhattan HUB. More than 1,150 packages packed today alone!
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Thank you to
@kosherkart
for their generous donation of quality kosher chicken, beef and more to benefit hundreds of New York’s seniors!
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Bronx Borough President,
@rubendiazjr
, joins us to present the Champion of Affordable Housing Award!
#LegislativeBreakfast
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Tova asked us to go on camera to thank
@MetCouncil
for Pesach food distribution today at Bensonhurst JCC. She’s 1 of 180,000 people we’re helping celebrate Passover. Thx
@UJAfedNY
&
@MarkTreyger718
for Bensonhurst support!
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Last week we honored our two volunteer
@NYCService
Corps members, Dan Valentino and Bram Woolley for their incredible year of service to Met Council! The support of our nearly 1,500 volunteers enables Met Council to aid and empower struggling New Yorkers throughout our city.
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Wednesday evening, Rabbi Nissim and a group of young professionals from our neighbors at Chabad of Greenpoint came to help out in the warehouse. We had over 15 volunteers packaging food for hungry seniors and Holocaust survivors!
#kosherfoodpantry
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Met Council joined forces w/
@QC_News
Hillel students to pack essential resources for students in need. Many students taking finals this week don’t have enough to eat. Together, we're providing a helping hand & making sure no one goes hungry.
#metcouncil
#Hillel
#NoStudentHungry
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Thanks so much
@MarkTreyger718
for supporting New Yorkers who can’t afford food during these difficult times!
#EmergencyFood
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Excited to host our network of food pantries for Met Council’s 4th Annual Kosher Food Network Agency Conference! Met Council works with our partner pantries located throughout the five boroughs, to provide millions of meals a year to needy New Yorkers.
#heretohelp
!
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Thank you
@Nily
for volunteering today at our food distribution with Young Israel of Forest Hills to help 150 seniors before Rosh Hashanah!
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Thank you
@JasonKoppel
and
@YanaLukeman
! Here is a link to the emergency fund
@MetCouncil
has set up to help the most vulnerable New Yorkers during this difficult time:
This is so important.
@MetCouncil
under the leadership of
@NYCGreenfield
serves as a beacon to so many in need. During this challenging time we can’t take for granted that everyone has the food they need.
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You can make a difference in the lives of Holocaust survivors suffering from food insecurity. Click here to sign up for a 2 hour shift in our Greenpoint warehouse and package food boxes for New York's most vulnerable:
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Over 20,000 Holocaust survivors in the New York area live in poverty. We package grocery boxes in our Brooklyn warehouse all week to make sure they don’t have to worry about their next meal. Click here to volunteer:
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Grateful to our elected officials
@JulieMenin
&
@AMGraceLee
who volunteered today in Manhattan with
@metcouncil
and the UJC of The East Side to distribute food to families for the upcoming holidays. Thank you for your partnership!
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Thank you
@DanRosenthalNYC
for helping us shine the light on Domestic Violence by handing out flashlights & flyers with information about our services.
@MetCouncil
can help. Text us 917.540.0225 or call us 212.453.9618 for free confidential services
#DVAM2021
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We’re proud
@MetCouncil
to support
@JCCMarinePark
with tremendous resources as one of our 15 affiliate JCCs across NYC. They do great work.
Congrats to the honorees &
@shearubenstein
the Exec Director!
Congrats to
@EricDinowitzNYC
@FarahNLouis
@CMMercedesCD46
@MarkMeyerAppel
on your recognition today
@JCCMarinePark
Perfect photobomb by
@PesachOsina
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Thrilled to partner with
@COJO_SI
and their leader
@Mendyforcouncil
for our largest Staten Island Passover distribution ever. This is number 127 of 129 of our Passover distributions and it starts at 5pm!
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@NYCCouncil
member, RitchieTorres, receives the Champion of Affordable Housing Award this morning!
#LegislativeBreakfast
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Making Rosh Hashanah brighter with free food for 300+ families at
@MetCouncil
's Boro Park Chesed Center! Thank you
@SEichenstein
,
@NYSenatorFelder
,
@AMWilliamColton
,
@AMLesterChangNY
,
@susanzhuangnyc
,
@YidelPerlstein
& reps from
@NYCComptroller
&
@NYCSpeakerAdams
for your help!
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Great to have Pinny Hikind represent the
@NYCComptroller
at Met Council sponsored Rosh Hashanah food distribution
@bpjcc
Thank you for joining us today!
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As 2023 draws close, we thank you for your incredible support! Your generosity has enabled us to provide over 20M pounds of food & essentials for 325K+ individuals, including 2K Holocaust survivors! Please support our work this New Year: 💙
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Thank you to all of our essential workers here at
@MetCouncil
, working tirelessly to keep New York fed. We appreciate you!
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This week we worked with
@FlatbushFund
as they became our 140th food partner here at
@MetCouncil
. On Sunday, we came together with a team of dedicated volunteers to package food for over 70 families.
#metcouncil
#flatbushfund
#covidresponse
#foodbank
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Met Council Service Corps for Young Professionals packaged over 500 Domestic Violence Awareness Kits for synagogues, mikvahs, schools and community centers across NYC to let people know how Met Council can help those experiencing domestic violence
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We’re hosting a Mayoral forum this Monday @ 6pm for YOU! What do you want to ask NYC’s next Mayor? Let us know by text, WhatsApp or right here!
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On Friday, more than 25 volunteers in westchester, helped pack over 300 feminine care packages as part of the
@UJAfedNY
Dignity Project. All of these packages will be distributed to
@MetCouncil
clients throughout our network.
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We ❤️ this!
A stalk of corn sprouts in Brooklyn.
@CurbCorn
to help food pantries.
The first Avenue H & Ocean Parkway
#Brooklyn
@CurbCorn
has been named!
This corn sits to the WEST.
Their name is "Adam."
They're the largest of the three siblings.
CURB CORN, CURB HUNGER!
All T-shirt proceeds and donations go to benefit
@MetCouncil
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@MetCouncil
was proud to join the WeRemember campaign for International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
@WorldJewishCong
#WeRemember
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We are grateful to have had
@HelenRosenthal
join us for our Met Council Family Violence Services
#PurpleDay
mask distribution. She has been a great partner! Together, we handed out thousands of masks & flyers with information about our Domestic Violence program & resources.
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Great to have
@MarkLevineNYC
join us at the JCC of Washington Heights today. Thank you for being such a great partner and for joining Met Council on back to back days at two different Manhattan locations distributing food for the High Holidays!
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If you’re elderly, low-income, and stuck at home, how are you supposed to get food? That’s why we launched a new senior home-delivery food program. Apply here via email: Food
@MetCouncil
.org
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The Met Council team is hard at work processing the tons of applications that have come in for
#Passover
Food Cards!
#ItTakesAVillage
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Beautiful FREE Chal Hamoed event in Boro Park today at noon sponsored by
@NYSenatorFelder
& hosted by
@bpjcc
. The weather is perfect. Go out and enjoy!
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We look forward to working with the dynamic
@JulieMenin
in her new capacity as NYC Director of Census. Every New Yorker must be counted to ensure that we receive representation and resources - especially the neediest New Yorkers.
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We are
#BlessedAndGrateful
for the support of
@BarryGrodenchik
@CMKoslowitz
@RoryLancman
@Dromm25
@eric_ulrich
@BobHoldenNYC
@DRichards13
and the entire Queens delegation for supporting the neediest New Yorkers.
#ThankYou
I am happy to be a longtime supporter of Tomchei Shabbos of Queens. TSQ helps to feed over 1500 people every week. Delighted to have helped lead the charge in the
@NYCCouncil
to support this outstanding charity.
@NYCSpeakerCoJo
@StephenLevin33
#efaphelps
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Our very own, Jacki Ebron, is honored with Employee of the Year Award for her 41 years of service to New Yorkers in need!
#LegislativeBreakfast
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This year we moved our FREE Kosher lunch program to
@bradlander
’s district to celebrate the beautiful Dome Playground that he renovated. Thanks Councilman Lander,
@NYCGreenfield
&
@bpjcc
!
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