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This NYC Nonprofit Is Battling Food Insecurity With Restaurant Leftovers
The pandemic shined a spotlight on food insecurity, with young folks looking for ways to help curb this issue around the country. In New York City, one local organization powered by Millennial and Gen Z volunteers is doing its part in a much larger capacity. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine partners with restaurants to deliver excess food from restaurants to people experiencing…
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Inside an NYC Nonprofit Turning Would-Be Food Waste Into Meals
The pandemic shined a spotlight on the problem of food insecurity. In New York City, one local organization, powered by Millennial and Gen Z volunteers, is fighting the problem by partnering with restaurants to deliver excess food from restaurants to people experiencing food insecurity. Rescuing Leftover Cuisine acts as the middleman, transporting food to those in need.
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Nonprofit Helping Kids Now May Get Kicked Off CUNY Campus
A longtime nonprofit program designed to give New York City kids a boost in STEM education is now suddenly in jeopardy of getting kicked off a CUNY campus. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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U.S. Nonprofit Evacuates First Group of Americans From Ukraine
A busload of 23 evacuees is now en route to a country on Ukraine’s western border.
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Game, Set, Stop: How COVID-19 Brought a Boston Tennis Camp to a Screeching Halt
Sportsmen’s Tennis & Enrichment Center made it through nearly a whole summer of children’s programs when a staff member’s positive coronavirus test brought everything to a standstill.
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Bronx Group Uses Education to Grow Community Resilience During Pandemic
Green Bronx Machine, a nonprofit organization based in the South Bronx, strives to promote equity in the borough by establishing education and gardening centers throughout the community. Gabriella Lozano reports.
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NYC Trainer Uses Fitness, Technology to Make a Philanthropic and Cultural Impact
Working out can consist of a mixture of dedication, time, effort — at times, even money. With this in mind, trainer and Brooklyn native Irv “Zeus” Hyppolite took those concepts and poured them right back into the community. “I’ve been personal, strength, and conditioning training with athletes for about ten years. I got my start at Bally’s Total Fitness...
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Hundreds of Paper Lanterns Adorn Street in Hopes of Helping Chinatown Businesses
The impact of COVID-19 is felt, including when it comes to the economy. New Yorkers and small businesses in the area, including those in Chinatown, are among those who have experienced the economic fallout brought on by the ongoing pandemic. (Video produced by Shanel Thompson)
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Hundreds of Paper Lanterns Adorn Street in Hopes of Helping Chinatown Businesses
The impact of COVID-19 is felt, including when it comes to the economy. New Yorkers and small businesses in the area, including those in Chinatown, are among those who have experienced the economic fallout brought on by the ongoing pandemic. Due to a decrease in foot traffic and an increase in anti-Asian sentiment, many Chinatown merchants are struggling to stay…
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Meet a California Teen Who Started His Own Non-Profit to Spread His Love of Science to Other Kids
A high school senior in California has started his own nonprofit to help other kids learn about science through experiment kits. 17-year-old Ahmed Muhammad stopped by LX News to talk about how he started the youth-led program Kits Cubed.
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Recovered Addict Organizes a Non-Profit to Give Back to Her Community
Lynne Corry knows what it’s like to turn nothing into something, and something into a lot. She is the Founder of Giving Friends, a nonprofit organization that supports and recognizes positive accomplishments of vulnerable New York City families. They strive to create better lives for themselves by celebrating them through give a gift program and annual holiday toy drives. “Life goes on, and...
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Donations Soar But Nonprofits Still Struggle With Pandemic
The American spirit of generosity this holiday season may be no match for nonprofits dealing with the coronavirus
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Mott Haven Community Fridge Faces Uncertain Future
A fridge pantry created to help a community ravaged by the pandemic fight food insecurity among its residents, may soon see its final days. Located on a sidewalk near the intersection of East 141st Street and Saint Anns Avenue, the Mott Haven Fridge was founded by Daniel Zauderer and Charlotte Alvarez, local sixth-grade teachers at the American Dream School in…
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How a Fitness Community Called The Phoenix Is Helping Members Recover From Substance Abuse
Scott Strode is the founder and executive director of The Phoenix, which is a recovery organization that uses fitness to help those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction to find strength and community. He joins LX News to explain how the coronavirus pandemic is making his programs more important than ever.
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Former Bachelor Ben Higgins Says Helping Global Communities Through Generous Coffee Co. Taught Him He's ‘Not the Hero'
Ben Higgins is using his fame as a former Bachelor to do good. Higgins created Generous Coffee as a for-profit business that donates 100% of its earnings to non-profit groups that help developing global communities as well as at-risk kids in the U.S. He joined LX News to talk about what he’s learned as he’s built his business, and offered...
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Jackie O's Island Getaway Sold to Land Preservation Groups
The Martha’s Vineyard estate of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is being sold to a pair of nonprofits that plan on turning the property into conservation land open to the public.
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How Rescuing Dogs from Puerto Rico Became This New Yorker's Mission
Julie Sinaw was on vacation in Puerto Rico when she first became aware of the island’s large population of stray dogs. That’s when the seed was planted to form Animal Lighthouse Rescue, a nonprofit organization that rescues stray dogs in Puerto Rico and brings them to New York for adoption.
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NY Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Dissolve NRA for 'Fraud and Abuse'
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she has filed a lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association, alleging abuse of its non-profit status and violations of tax law.
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A New Mural in Annapolis Calls for Justice for Breonna Taylor
A non-profit dedicated to creating murals with young people facing adversity in under-served communities is behind a new 7,000 square-foot mural in Annapolis, Md., that is dedicated to Breonna Taylor. Future History Now co-founders Jeff Huntington and Julia Gibb joined LX News to discuss their organization and the project.
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A Viral Act of Kindness for Hospital Workers and Local Restaurants
It started as a simple idea to buy meals for hospital workers, but within a month, Fuel the Fight 2020 exploded into a massive movement, lifting spirits and small businesses in 20 cities.