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Respond to COVID-19
New Yorkers step up in times of uncertainty. Volunteers have distributed 56 million meals, made 87,000 calls to isolated New Yorkers, and served more than 395,000 hours since March 2020. Our work continues as long as it's needed.
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Last year, New York Cares met the pandemic-era "new normal" with the same mission: mobilizing caring New Yorkers in volunteer service. Learn more about how our city changed but our mission stayed the same.