The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club recently gave out $2,500 in food donations to the community.
The civic organization gave the sum in the form of grocery store gift cards to five religious institutions in the neighborhood including Our Lady of Grace, Saint Barnabas Church, Assembly of God, the Howard Beach Judea Chabad and St. Helen. Each of the houses of worship will distribute the cards to those who need them most.
Itâs not the first time this year that the club has given out food cards to religious institutions in the area.
It also distributed $2,000 in food cards to help financially burdened households in the spring, as well as another round during Thanksgiving.