Jose Rosa, 63, moves forward in the queue where he waits to collect food donations from St. Stephen Outreach in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Friday, March 20, 2020. Jose Rosa, 63, comes to the soup kitchen once a week. He lives in a homeless shelter, and says he doesn't get enough to eat there. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
March 23, 2020
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March 23, 2020 9:06 p.m.
Charities face growing need in pandemic without volunteers
For more than a week, Elaine Peoples, who cooked for a now-shuttered day care center, has been out of work. At 68, she's also at a higher risk for catching the new coronavirus. Nonetheless, she's showing up four days a week for her volunteer shift at an increasingly crowded Brooklyn soup kitchen and food pantry.