God's Love We Deliver
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| Founded | 1985 |
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| Founder | Ganga Stone |
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| Website | www |
God's Love We Deliver (GLWD) is an American charitable organization founded in 1985 based in New York City. Despite its name, the organization is secular.[1]
God's Love We Deliver prepares and delivers meals to ill New York residents and serves over 10,000 clients per year.[2][3][4] As of 2021, GLWD had delivered 26 million meals in New York City, over the course of 35 years.[5] The organization raises funds for its operations through a variety of means, including celebrity endorsed fundraisers and benefits.[6]
History
The organization stems from a visit made by Ganga Stone, a hospice worker, to an AIDS patient in 1985.[7][8][9] The recognition of the difficulty that the sick had in obtaining and preparing food led to her co-founding GLWD with her roommate Jane Best.[9][10] In the early days of the organization, Best and Stone delivered a few meals per day by bicycle.[10] By 1993, GLWD was serving two meals a day to 550 clients.[8][11]
References
- ^ Bender, Courtney (2003). Heaven's kitchen : living religion at God's Love We Deliver. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226042824. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Barron, James (February 12, 2017). "9 Million Desserts, for Gabriel, Michael, Alessandra and More" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "God's Love We Deliver helps those in need with NYC cow parade". News 12 - The Bronx.
- ^ "The Cows are Coming Home...to NYC". www.ny1.com.
- ^ McShane, Larry. "HOMETOWN HELPERS: Volunteer for God's Love We Deliver cooks up meals with a smile for shut-ins during coronavirus crisis". nydailynews.com.
- ^ Ramzi, Lilah. "God's Love We Deliver Brought Out the Best of Broadway and Fashion for its Virtual Benefit". Vogue.
- ^ Roberts, Sam (2021-06-04). "Ganga Stone, Who Gave Sustenance to AIDS Patients, Dies at 79". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Goldner, Diane (1993-12-15). "AT WORK WITH: Ganga Stone; Delivering God's Love, Abundantly". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Spark, Arlene; Dinour, Lauren M.; Obenchain, Janel (2015-09-22). Nutrition in Public Health: Principles, Policies, and Practice, Second Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4665-8995-7.
- ^ a b Hall, Trish (1987-10-14). "Solace and Sustenance for AIDS Patients". The New York Times.
- ^ Povitz, Lana Dee (2019-08-27). Stirrings: How Activist New Yorkers Ignited a Movement for Food Justice. UNC Press Books. pp. 131–169. ISBN 978-1-4696-5302-0. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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