Southeast Queens residents are coming together to serve our community in providing solutions to the issue of food insecurity before and beyond COVID-19. For starters, the BLAQUE Resource Network will host a food donation drive receiving 3000 pounds of food to donate to the Southeast Queens community. The organization will be providing fresh produce and vegan family dinners on May 21, 2020 from 10AM-1PM at 118th Rd. The vegan family dinners are being prepared with love by the following local businesses:
Marsha Duke, organizer of the The Frontline Food Bank is providing food boxes to non-medical frontline essential workers.On May 15, 2020, Duke was able to provide food donations to the MTA Queens Village Bus Depot with the generous donations from her Go Fund Me campaign.
Lastly, The BLAQUE Resource Network will host a “A Call For Food Justice Now” which will feature local environmental and social justice leaders in a community conversation addressing the injustices of food insecurity in communities of color. The interactive zoom conversation will take place May 28, 2020, 7-9 PM.
