COVID-19 RESPONSE

• COVID 19 has impacted many families, individuals and small businesses. The impact is getting deeper as the situation is getting worse due to loss of jobs, increasing homelessness, impact on mental health, businesses closing, hard to sustain living in these unprecedented timing. It is hard to judge anyone at this time as people having home and car, may still not have enough money to buy food. Big families are even struggling as they don’t have enough food to feed all members and mostly young kids.
• To help communities in need and help mitigate impact of COVID 19 on vulnerable communities. AmPowering team is working on several COVID relief & response projects and working consistently to help as many people as possible. Even with limited funding available, team has stepped up to provide support all the time.  Project like Sewing of reusable and washable masks and distribution in health care, tent cities, shelter homes, low income communities, kids thru various programs, senior citizens, disabled communities, neighborhoods and almost everyone who requested for masks.
  • Distributed over 80,000 PPEs so far.
  • Distribution of groceries, dairy, fresh produce, personal hygiene items, kids’ diapers, wipes, formula milk, clothing, shoes, blankets, socks, raincoats and many other items of need as requested. Distributed over 225,000 lb of grocery in various drives.
  • Distribution of cooked meals to over 400 homeless people every week Fed close to 150,000 people so far.
  • Free online education & teaching for kids via Leaders Behind Screen program. Over 600 sign ups in 16 weeks so far.
  • Interim shelter in hotels to homeless people, till they get place in shelter homes.
  • Purchase & donation of laptops, school supplies, education & training material to people who want to learn and explore new skills.
  • Financial assistance to pay rent, utilizes and other necessary funding.
  • Kids lunches during summer break.
  • Mental health & wellness via yoga, dance and life coaching.
  • Overall over 300,000 people helped so far.

We all have different strengths to share in this fight. Whatever your strength, there’s a way you can share it to help lives and communities. Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege. We believe giving is one of the greatest life lesions we can teach our children that giving is not just about making a donation, it is all about making a difference.