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The new chair of Community Board 2 was less than two weeks into his tenure when disaster struck in the heart of Sunnyside. A massive 5-alarm fire just five days before Christmas displaced nearly 450 people from their apartment complex at 43-07 47th Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 20, and Anatole Ashraf marveled at the community's all-hands-on-deck response to the emergency.

After featuring in One Good Thing, volunteers keep on giving The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 11 1of11FILE - In this photo provided by Henning Sac, Bonifaz Diaz rides through the streets of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Diaz has pedaled thousands of miles to carry books that people can barter for bags of a cereal mix aimed at providing relief to families suffering chronic malnutrition. For more than a year, The Associated Press has been bringing you �...

Jobless Woman Helps Feed Thousands in New York March 02, 2021 Sofia Moncayo, who leads a food distribution program through Mosaic West Queens Church in the Sunnyside neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York speaks with a donation recipient, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Emily Leshner) Share share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:42 0:00 Pop-out player A New York woman who lost her job is using some of her free time to help feed thousands of people in her community...

Sofia Moncayo lost her job at the construction company during the pandemic.

During the pandemic, Sofia Moncayo has led a food distribution program through Mosaic West Queens Church. She was furloughed from her job in June and remains unemployed. But she has continued to lead fundraisers and coordinate volunteers.

Despite losing her job, woman leads food pantry that feeds thousands Share Updated: 4:16 AM CST Feb 26, 2021 By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press Despite losing her job, woman leads food pantry that feeds thousands Share Updated: 4:16 AM CST Feb 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript the challenges during the pandemic are clearly financial. We face a lot of economic challenges through the pandemic. Personally, I was furloughed from my job for myself and a ...

New York woman loses job in pandemic, leads pantry feeding thousands Updated Feb 26, 2021; Posted Feb 26, 2021 Volunteer Gloria Martinez, left, speaks with Sofia Moncayo, who runs a food distribution program through Mosaic West Queens Church in the Sunnyside neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Martinez began volunteering for the program after losing one of her two jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.AP Photo/Emily Leshner Facebook Share NEW YORK (AP) — ...

In Jesus Name We Pray: After Losing Her Job, NY Woman Shifts to Lead Pantry Feeding Thousands 02-26-2021 Sofia Moncayo leads a food distribution program through Mosaic West Queens Church in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens, New York. Moncayo and dozens of volunteers distribute over 1,000 boxes of food to families twice a week. (AP Photo/Emily Leshner) NEW YORK (AP) - While dozens of New Yorkers lined up outside in the rain, shopping carts at the ready as they waited for free food, Sofia Mon...

Despite their own personal struggles due to the pandemic, Sofia Moncayo and several volunteers are helping feed over 1,000 families twice a week through a food distribution program run by Mosaic West Queens Church. (Feb. 25)