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A collection of 7 issues

Feeding the Neighborhood: Food Pantries from Borough Park to Kensington Fight Holiday Hunger

Six packages a minute was the pace at which groceries were leaving Masbia's food depot on a Wednesday afternoon in September, bound for neighbors in need. Rosh Hashanah was starting on Sunday and volunteers at Masbia, a network of kosher soup kitchens and food pantries, were racing against

Masbia Soup Kitchen Celebrates The First Night Of Hanukkah

Lighting the menorah. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Happy Hanukkah! The eight-day Festival of Lights, which began at sundown last night, is observed by lighting the menorah, special prayers, and eating fried food. Hanukkah is a time celebrated amongst family, and many families are not able to be together because

Masbia Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen is Giving 14 Day Supplies to Help, Needs Volunteers

Masbia of Flatbush in 2018. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)FLATBUSH – Many people and organizations have been stepping up [/coronavirus-in-brooklyn-what-you-can-do-to-help/] to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. Take Masbia, a food pantry, and soup kitchen network, [/masbia-food-pantry/] for example. Masbia recently announced that it was increasing the amount of grocery food

Meet Brooklyn’s Latest Heroes Helping Neighbors In Need – Sergeant Heart, Masbia, Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens, Massage Outpost, and Sweet Chick

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerBROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Borough President Eric Adams honored a sergeant and four organizations for their work, hoping people get inspired and encouraged to give back just like these organizations and individuals did. “This diverse group of public servants, faith leaders, and small businesses share a common commitment,” Adams

Serving Food, Fighting Hunger, Restoring Dignity – Masbia

Photo: Zainab IqbalFLATBUSH – It’s early morning on a warm Thursday in May and there’s a line of over two dozen people in front of a small building on Coney Island Avenue between Avenues J and K. A woman wearing a green apron sits in front of the door

Sandy Reunion Dinner For Park Slope Donors And Volunteers Tonight At CBE

A year after so many generous neighbors helped others in need during Hurricane Sandy [/blog/tag/hurricane-sandy], volunteers and donors who worked at Masbia [http://www.masbia.org/], the John Jay High School [http://insideschools.org/high/browse/school/1411] and Park Slope Armory [http://www.ymcanyc.org/parkslopearmory] shelters,

How to Volunteer on Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is Thursday yet it’s not too late to lend a helping hand or table. Jennifer Kaufman started “A Place At The Table [http://www.facebook.com/tablesharing]” on Facebook on November 5 as a place for people who still have homes–and space at their Thanksgiving Table–to