Helping Hearts for the Homeless During the 2020 Pandemic

Finding Hope During  COVID-19

Dear Friends ... We had certainly hoped the Coronavirus would have faded away by now. But, as we all listen to the news and the medical expertswe learn that we are months away from its departure.   Whoever would have thought social distancing would become a household word and donning a mask would be included in our daily routine. We all wait together for the green light to takeour next steps to open our community. COVID-19 Resources Hearts Harvest Food Pantry distributes groceries Find out more about the Food Pantry We asked Until then, all of us at Hearts want to do whatever we can tohelp the people in the community cope with their current situations and give hope to those who are struggling through.  We want to be able to provide any additional programs and outreach wherever we can.  So, we had to seek assistancein order to keeping  moving forward and know we could financially continue  to provide our current services and the new ones we  wanted to add on. Hearts Mobile Food Pantry distributes fresh produce You Provided We want to thank those of you who have provided  financial assistance during this pandemic as well as  the tangible items we received. It truly takes a  partnership to meet the community’sneeds now more  than ever. And, you made a way for us to do just that.  We can tell you honestly that the people we serve are grateful for your support. Community awaits Hearts Mobile Food Pantry arrival Volunteer with Hearts We accomplished With what we have been given, we are able to continue ourcurrent programs and we did add several new ones (listed below) created especially for those who have been hit hard by COVID-19.  We also could not accomplish all of these programs without the help of the many volunteers who are committed to assisting us during this pandemic. FeedMore WNY partnership with Hearts Harvest Food Pantry  makes the mobile food pantry distribution possible Support the Outreach Our Hearts Harvest Food Pantry added zip codes outside our area to receive groceries. Hearts Harvest Food Pantry prepares  grocery bags for distribution We added another day each month to hold an offsite Mobile Food Pantry distribution sponsored by FeedMore WNY. Hearts Harvest Mobile Food  Pantry distribution Hearts opened up our parking lot for the Buffalo Dream Center to add another distribution site to their monthly mobile food distributions. Hearts lends parking lot  for BDC outreach Holy Cross Meal Distribution – Hearts is delivering a dinner meal to the homeless being housed at this location 7 nights a week - 5 nights we make and deliver dinner and 2 nights we provide for a pizza delivery. 100 sandwiches provided for BDC Sunday outreach We are providing 100 sandwiches every Sunday to the Buffalo Dream Center’s sandwich outreach in partnership with Will Marcy and Kenmore Alliance Church Shelterless Ministry. Drop off at ECC Flickinger Center,  reaching 100+ homeless people Hearts dropped off 3 pallets of drinks, a pallet of several cases of Tostitos chips, brand new fleece jackets and Bombas socks to the Restoration Society at ECC Flickinger Center who are housing 100+ homeless people during COVID-19. We loaned our box trucks and drivers to FeedMore WNY to bring food to their Mount Olive Mobile Pantry distribution. Our staff helped with the distribution and made several trips to carry the food there. They served and helped a very large crowd. Support the Outreach Community line at Hearts Mobile Food Pantry Talk From the Street and Heart Hearts added stops to our regular meal distribution at the Downtown Library in order to reach our homeless clients being housed at the ECC Burt Flickinger Center and Holy Cross buildings downtown.