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May 5, 2021

5TJT: Met Council: Always There

By: Larry Gordon The first question for the affable CEO of the Met Council, David Greenfield, 42, was how we

April 28, 2021

Queens Jewish Link: Post-COVID Debated At Met Council Mayoral Forum

BY: SERGEY KADINSKY The city’s largest Jewish nonprofit works closely with the mayor in assisting the neediest individuals with food,

April 13, 2021

The Jewish Press: Met Council Celebrates $50 Million Farmers To Food Pantries Program

By: Met Council Photo Credit: Met

March 24, 2021

The Yeshiva World: Seven Leading Mayoral Candidates Join Met Council for Record Pesach Food Distribution

Seven leading mayoral candidates took time out from their campaign to help out with the nation’s largest Pesach food distribution

March 23, 2021

The Yeshiva World: Met Council Feeds Thousands With America’s Largest Pesach Free Food Distribution In Boro Park, Williamsburg [PHOTOS]

Met Council brought the largest pre-Pesach distribution of free, kosher food in the country to its Boro Park Chesed Center

March 12, 2021

The New York Jewish Week: New York City’s Poor and Hungry Are Counting on Us

Government and philanthropy have stepped up as never before — but the job isn’t finished. By DAVID GREENFIELD and ERIC

March 10, 2021

NY1: Demand for Food Assistance Expected to Continue After Pandemic Eases

March 2, 2021

The Algemeiner: Celebs Save Purim With Slapstick Spiel to Benefit Charity

Bari Weiss on “The View.” Photo: Screenshot. By: Alan Zeitlin Purim is the time when Jews like to party.

February 23, 2021

The Hollywood Reporter: Met Council for Jewish Poverty’s ‘Purim: Funny Story’ Table Read Raises More Than $500,000 for COVID-19 Relief

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images; Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images By: Chris Gardner Bob Saget, Howie Mandel,

February 19, 2021