"My job is something where, when you go home, you are so proud of what you did during the day because you are helping people. It's like a family now. Some of the people just come here to be a part of the community."
"I think of New York as a sanctuary city. It was that way for me, I was moving away from things as much as I was moving toward something, and I think that's true for a lot of people. But, the city needs to be a more welcoming place."
"Our current total since April 2020, when we were founded, is 675,000 hot meals served and over nine million pounds of groceries distributed to New York City —"
EV Loves NYC is a nonprofit based in the East Village that provides meals, groceries, and job-training to New Yorkers facing food insecurity. The organization operates a community-commissary kitchen on Sundays that supplies 2,000 to 2,500 meals and a weekday program, Cafewal, that teaches restaurant skills and long-term employment abilities. The kitchen offers diverse, culturally representative foods, including West African dishes. In 2025, the organization served over 150,000 nutrient-dense hot meals. Since April 2020, the organization reports 675,000 hot meals served and more than nine million pounds of groceries distributed.
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