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UA3's Community Response to COVID-19
Community First Food Pantry
UA3 created the Community First Food Pantry in the wake of the
COVID-19 pandemic to combat food insecurity. Populations that are most affected are often overlooked and include racial minority groups, seniors, people with disabilities, domestic violence survivors, and undocumented immigrants.
We package and deliver foods from Trade Joe's donations and the federal Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to NYCHA residencies, senior citizen homes, and tenement buildings throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. The food packages consist of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, milk, eggs, baked goods, cereals, and cheeses.
We are the first food pantry to open in Chinatown, Manhattan.
Our original food pantry operation began in April 2020, but in order to accommodate a larger capacity, we moved to our current permanent location at 384 Grand Street. This new pantry was renamed the Community First Food Pantry and was created in partnership with Councilmember Margaret Chin and Covenant Mercy Mission. We work together with Manor Community Church's food pantry at 350 W 26th Street to deliver foods throughout NYC.
OUR IMPACT
1 MILLION+
POUNDS
since April 2020
At least 200,000 pounds of food are distributed per week
Over 3000 gallons of milk are distributed per week
Food is the uniting force that brings people and community together.
UA3 believes people of all race, creed, sexual orientation, and gender should have access to nutritious food to live a healthy life.
Together with the Manor Community Church food pantry, we continue to expand our area of service and deliver packages to NYCHA, senior, and low-income residences, and tenements in Manhattan, to local food pantries and distribution sites in Harlem, and all across Brooklyn and Queens including Brownsville, Sunset Park, Jamaica and Flushing.
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One in Four New Yorkers face food insecurity due to COVID-19.
"Before the coronavirus, we thought somewhere around a million people were food insecure and needed food. Now we think that number is 2 million or more."
-Mayor Bill De Blasio
May 21, 2020
There's been a 51% increase in NYC's food pantry clientele since the COVID-19 crisis.
Statistic courtesy of Food Bank for New York City
FOOD INSECURITY IN NYC
BY THE NUMBERS
Future Change Makers Join Our Pantry
In addition to the help of our regular volunteers, we are so excited to welcome a group of young volunteers (ages 10 to 15) from the Youth Community Club, a youth group of Chinese Coffee Club, to help out at our pantry.
Each week, a group of 8 youth volunteers, accompanied by two parents who help coordinate the logistics, rise up early to drive all the way from Westchester, NY to our lower Manhattan location. These young volunteers work tirelessly and swiftly to help sort, bag, and prepare food packages to meet the schedules for pick up and deliveries by other volunteers and other community organizations.
About the Chinese Coffee Club, ACUC, & Youth Community Club
The Chinese Coffee Club is a network of more than 1,000 Chinese Americans. Most are first generation professional immigrants in NYC.
During the start of COVID-19 pandemic, they organized a notable donation campaign by forming the ACUC (American Chinese United Care) alliance. In a very short time, since March, they raised a whopping $5.8 million worth of cash donations and PPE supplies to assist greater New York. The ACUC alliance is comprised of 159 Chinese American organizations, alumni organizations, and small businesses.
An ACUC founder, Ms. Angelene Huang, launched the Youth Community Club with a goal to raise the next generation of Chinese Americans with more social responsibility.
UA3 is grateful that Ms. Huang connected with our pantry to offer their help and created this wonderful opportunity for our youth to participate in community service.
To learn more about The Youth Community Club, 青少年社务俱乐部, a youth group of Chinese Coffee Club, 华人咖啡俱乐部, please visit: www.chinesecoffeeclub.com.
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Supporting Our Frontline Heroes
With the pandemic in full-force, UA3 rapidly responded to provide PPEs and meals to frontline heroes in the battle to save lives.
Since March, UA3 has delivered over 6,000 PPEs (gloves, masks, medical gowns) and 1,800 hot gourmet meals to healthcare workers, first responders, and essential workers.
Since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed on March 1, 2020 our first responders - healthcare workers, fire fighters, EMS medics, and other essential workers - have been working non-stop to combat the influx of COVID-19 cases.
Brooklyn: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York Community Hospital, Kings County Hospital and Medical Center, Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, FDNY EMS Station 44
Manhattan: Bellevue Hospital, Harlem Hospital Center, New York-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital.
Queens: Elmhurst Hospital Medical Center, Queens Hospital Center
Staten Island: Clove Lake Health Care, Eger Health Care, FDNY EMS #22, FDNY EMS #23, NYPD Precinct #121, NYPD Precinct #120
Locations We Serve
WAYS TO GIVE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THANK YOU !
Supporters, Organizational Partners, & Donors of UA3’s COVID-19 Response Efforts
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Alfred E. Smith Houses
American Hotel Owners Charitable Association, Inc.Bowery Mission
Brooklyn Community Foundation
China AIDs Fund, Inc.
Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation
Chinese Coffee Club – Youth Community Club
Chung Park LDC
Covenant Mercy Mission
CPC Open Door Senior Center
Grand Street Guild
Green Top Farms
Manhattan Downtown Bangladeshi Community Association, Inc.
Manor Community Church Food Pantry
New York Cares
New York Count 2020
New York Global Leaders Lions Club
NYC Chinese American Support Corp.
NY Cosmopolitan Lions Club
NY Japanese-American Lions Club
rethink Food
The American Buddhist Confederation
US Taishanese Volleyball Association
Vision Urbana, Inc.
Wenzhou Association of Industry & Commerce of America
1199SEIU
384 Grand Street, HDFC
IN-KIND DONATIONS
DONORS
DIAMOND
384 Grand Street, HDFC
United Way of New York City
GOLD
Brooklyn Community Foundation
Con Edison
SILVER
Pepsico
BRONZE
Jenny Chan
Kin Wah Lee
Lions Club International
Veronica Cheong
SUPPORTERS
Fredrick & Lorri Reiger
Peter & Joanne Pergolis
Xiaohong Huang
FRIENDS
Chinese Coffee Club- Youth Community Club
Grand Street Guild
Greater NY Chinese Dollars for Scholars
Howard Hughes Corporation
iFresh, Inc.
Lions Club International
Lu's Foundation Limited
Owen Huang
SUPPORTING OFFICIALS
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gilibrand
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis
Councilmember Margaret Chin
Aki Ando
Ai Ling Wang
Amy Lau
Andrew Yuk Sing Yu
Bentley Zhao
Brenda Wong
Charles P. Wang
Chi Loek
Ching He
Debbie Lee
Elizabeth OuYang
Ginny Zhu
Gloria Chin
Ianzhen Zhou
Jacqueline Huey
Janine Barnshaw
Jeff Ribakoff
John Lam
Joyce Yu
Ki Kun Lam
Lanzhen Zhou
Lidan Yang
Lily Leong
Linda Young
Linying Liu
Lisa Lee
Lu Zhang
Maggie Li
Mannar Wong
Mari Morimoto
Michael Lai
Mona So
NY Cosmopolitan Lions Club
Ngee-Pong Chang
Ping Yang
Qinghua Wang
Robin Kramer
Robin Mui
Roger Ho
Salome James
Samantha Wong
Sherman Eng
Sok-Wah Lee
Susan Louie
Virginia Myung
Wei Li
Xiaocui Ge
Xiaofong Wei
Xinkai Hu
Yanye Li
Yeren Sun
Ying Shi
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