God's Love We Deliver

In celebration of our birthday month - God’s Love was founded on May 1st, 1985 - we collaborated with Tony Award Winner Bonnie Milligan, along with Broadway stars Arielle Jacobs, Bradley Gibson, and Zachary Noah Piser to create “Delivering Love,” our latest music video! Our parody of “Seasons of Love” from the legendary musical RENT calls back to the AIDS crisis in New York City, when God’s Love was founded to feed those who were homebound with AIDS. Having grown to cook and home-deliver more than 4 million meals annually, we address over 200 individual diagnoses with our medically tailored meals. Our core commitments have remained at the heart of who we are: delivering meals to everyone who need us, never having a waitlist, and delivering meals the next delivery day. With you and your support, every minute and every season, we are delivering love to our clients and their families. ?? Help us deliver love by donating or volunteering today. If you know someone in the NYC area who could benefit from our free, medically tailored meals, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Thank you to our amazing cast, crew, and God's Love staff and volunteers! Director: Erich Bergen Assistant Director: Emmett Findley Director of Photography: Peter Pavlakis Production assistants: Alexander Gilkey and Caren Pinto

As we prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow, God’s Love We Deliver would like to acknowledge our partners at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for their constant support and partnership! For over 80 years, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has brought people, communities, and care together. God’s Love We Deliver is a proud partner of Anthem, working together to provide meaningful services to their Medicaid members across New York State. In our almost 20-year history together, God’s Love has provided over 380,000 Medically Tailored Meals to over 1,900 Anthem members across New York State. Anthem goes above and beyond partnering with God’s Love to provide our medically tailored meals to their members – Anthem team members volunteer in our kitchen, fulfillment centers, and even as delivery drivers, helping to actually create and deliver the meals their members receive! Their magnanimity extends even further than that, with their participation in our annual Race to Deliver, Golden Hearts Awards Gala, and they even held a bake sale earlier this year, raising $1K for God’s Love! Last month Anthem also acknowledged God’s Love at its Veteran’s Day Celebration with a special recognition award for our work with the Veteran community – Anthem’s unwavering support for all God’s Love has to offer has truly humbled our team, and we’re so very honored to be partnered with this incredible organization. Special thanks to Jonathan Ciprian, Diane Nisbet, Mark Levy, Manisha Franklin, Sandra Almanzar, Marianne Grady, Sami Widdi, Caroline DeRosa Heindrichs Dr. Lisa Thompson, Lily Alexander.

Recently, God’s Love We Deliver was thrilled to participate in Bank of America’s?‘Challenges, Trends, and Opportunities for Nonprofits’ panel and roundtable at the stunning Carnegie Hall. It was wonderful to take a beat and learn about all of the amazing work that our peers across such diverse fields as education, the arts, civic engagement, housing, and human services are doing, and to see how Bank of America supports this work on so many levels. Thank you to Connie Verducci, Priya Roychowdhury, Gail Harvey,?and the entire team at Bank of America for including us and for all you do to strengthen nonprofits in New York City and beyond!

This Veterans Day, we shared the story of our client Bobby, a Marine Corps Veteran who joined our program after being diagnosed with PTSD. “I loved the meals as soon as I tried them,” he says. Inspired by trying our meals when his mother-in-law was on our program, Bobby joined our CONNECTED program for U.S. Military Veterans. It not only provides medically tailored meals, but also community-building and personalized outreach. We are honored to serve clients like Bobby through CONNECTED and are proud to be serving 1,000 Veterans this year! Read Bobby's story in the New York Post: https://lnkd.in/e7VDVxsy

A Heartfelt Thank You to Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and Board Member Melba Wilson! Last week, we had the joy of welcoming God’s Love Board Member Melba Wilson, who joined our team in the kitchen to help prepare for our biggest day of the year—Thanksgiving! With her hands in the kitchen and her heart with our clients, Melba exemplifies the passion and commitment of our supporters. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation has been a dedicated partner of God’s Love We Deliver for nearly a decade. Their steadfast support has helped us provide thousands of medically tailored meals to clients facing severe illness. Their commitment ensures that our clients receive nourishing meals, not just for Thanksgiving, but all year long. As we approach this special holiday, we are deeply grateful to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Melba, and all our supporters who make our work possible every single day. Thank you for helping us deliver love and nourish New York, one meal at a time.

God’s Love We Deliver is grateful to have welcomed back The Trade Desk and their Senior Director of Commercial Activation, Trent Huffman, for another volunteer shift on October 23. We hosted twenty-five members of their team at our SoHo headquarters to prepare, package, and deliver meals to over 4,000 clients in need. The Trade Desk team members collaborated with our resolute staff and volunteers and together, they engaged in every step of the meal preparation process. From chopping fresh vegetables to carefully packing the finished meals, they brought positivity and a genuine interest in our life-affirming work! On behalf of everyone at God’s Love and the clients we serve, thank you, Trade Desk, for your unwavering support over the past 2 years. Your contributions have played a crucial role in our mission to provide healthy meals to those living with serious illnesses in New York City. Every meal delivered is a reminder of the difference we can make when we come together as a community!

We are delighted to announce that our President & CEO, David Ludwigson, has been named a Village Block Star by PoliticsNY! The inaugural class of Village Block Stars represent a diverse range of industries and include individuals who have shaped Manhattan in ways both big and small, strengthening the community and providing a proverbial scaffolding for the next generation. Join us in congratulating David and his fellow honorees! Read the full list of Village Block Stars here: https://lnkd.in/evwH9xT4

Last night was simply divine at our 18th Annual Golden Heart Awards held at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC. It was our honor to honor Sarah Jessica Parker, Megan Thee Stallion, Cole Escola, and our very own Pat Costello for all the work they do to care for others and bring joy and comfort to others. Sam Smith brought the house down with an unforgettable performance. Read all about the evening in Vogue! https://lnkd.in/ddVceeec

Thank you to Christophe Le Caillec and the team at American Express for visiting our kitchen for a volunteer shift last week! We are proud to have American Express as a partner in delivering meals and love to our clients across New York City. We look forward to welcoming them back soon!