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Fast Forward More money needed for kosher and halal food, says Jewish anti-poverty agency
The nation’s largest Jewish anti-poverty charity is warning that more government funding is needed to provide meals to struggling New Yorkers who keep kosher or eat only halal foods. “The sad reality is that kosher and halal emergency food is underfunded in New York,” said David Greenfield, CEO of the Met Council. “Simply put that…
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News Jewish charities fear budget cuts are coming as New York State slows government aid
The YM and YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood has distributed more than $230,000 in emergency cash assistance since the start of the pandemic. At its peak, the Y’s meal delivery program prepared and dropped off 300 hot meals each day. It opened a childcare center for first responders. It performed wellness checks for the…
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News Coronavirus depletes kosher food pantries at worst possible time — Passover
In a normal year, the weeks leading up to Passover are a boom time for a Hasidic handyman who specializes in installing dishwashers and stoves. His services are in high demand right before the holiday, when Orthodox families like to schedule home improvements to coincide with a rigorous cleaning. This year is different. He hasn’t…
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Food Kosher Turkey Donations Address Sharp Rise In Poverty Among NY Jews
A recent email from food-rescue organization City Harvest about kosher-turkey distribution at Thanksgiving revealed a staggering figure: There are more than half a million food-insecure poor or near-poor Jews in New York City. Hard as it is to fathom, the number is correct: One in four Jewish households in the five boroughs is in poverty…
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Fast Forward NYC Councilman Cries Anti-Semitism In Affordable Housing Fight
The crisis over the Broadway Triangle continued this week, with opposing sides exchanging barbs ahead of a major zoning vote. A group of activists called for Councilman David Greenfield, who supports a major development in the Triangle, to recuse himself from the vote in a letter sent this week. They cite his close ties to…
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News EXCLUSIVE: Met Council Spends $750K On CEOs As Revenue Plunges 30%
The Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty paid a combined $750,000 to two separate CEOs in 2016 while its revenue dropped by 30% in just one year, according to tax filings obtained by the Forward. The new filings, provided by the Met Council on Thursday night, shed further light on the crisis roiling the group, which…
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Fast Forward David Greenfield’s Hand-Picked Successor On City Council Once Worked For Met Council
David Greenfield, the powerful City Councilman tapped Sunday to run the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, is keeping his City Council seat in the Met Council family. Kalman Yeger, the longtime advisor Greenfield handpicked to inherit his seat, is the Met Council’s former director of external affairs. Yeger worked at the Met Council from 2003…
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