Brookhaven Town Provided Over 108K Meals to Local Seniors During COVID-19 Pandemic
Photo: Shutterstock. From March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021 - during the COVID-19 pandemic - a total of 108,309 meals were delivered by staff from the Town of Brookhaven’s Senior Division, more than triple the amount of meals delivered in a normal year. One year later, the Town of Brookhaven still operates its enhanced Home Delivered Meal Program, delivering about 500 meals a day to senior citizens. By comparison, during the prior year before the pandemic, a total of 30,902 meals were delivered to seniors through the Home Delivered Meal Program. In March 2020 at the beginnin...
Source: longisland.com