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Counseling Support Available to New Yorkers 24/7/365

Jan 07, 2021 ● By Michael Lehrman

While FDA approval of two Covid-19 vaccines offers real hope for a return to normalcy in 2021, Americans are still dealing with an unprecedented level of stress and uncertainty until we get there.

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New York Cares Coat Drive Launches Early

Nov 01, 2020

With New York City’s homelessness and unemployment as high as they’ve been since the Great Depression, the New York Cares Coat Drive—one of the city’s largest and most cherished charitable winter traditions— has taken on special significance this year. In fact, New York Cares has launched its 2020 drive early,

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Volunteers Needed to Help Food-Insecure New Yorkers

Jun 04, 2020

Even before the pandemic, food insecurity was a constant concern in New York City. Some 250,000 public school students depended on free lunches, and 1.8 million New Yorkers qualified for public food assistance. Now one in four New Yorkers is in danger of going hungry, and New York Cares is looking for volunteers to help get them the food they need.

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Volunteer In Person or Remotely through New York Cares

May 02, 2020

Unlike 9/11, when New Yorkers could quickly channel their fear and sorrow into volunteerism, the uncertainties surrounding Covid-19 have made it hard for citizens to know the best ways to help. New York Cares, founded in 1987 to harness New Yorkers’ famous spirit of giving through efficiency and economies of scale, has partnered with the city’s Volunteer Coordination Task Force to centralize and coordinate coronavirus volunteer efforts.

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Longevity Through Hiking

Jan 04, 2020

He offers three bits of advice for anyone in the trenches like he was: Take care of yourself first, get a dog to break the tension, and maintain a trail.

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