God's Love We Deliver
Formation1985 (1985)
FounderGanga Stone
Founded atWest-Park Presbyterian Church
PurposePrepare and deliver meals to ill New York City residents
Headquarters166 Avenue of the Americas
Manhattan, New York City
Region served
New York City
President & CEO
David Ludwigson
Budget
$23 million (2021)[1]
Volunteers
9,000 annually (17,000+ before the COVID-19 pandemic)
Websitewww.glwd.org

God's Love We Deliver (GLWD) is an American charitable organization founded in 1985 based in New York City. Despite its name, the organization is secular.[2]

God's Love We Deliver volunteers prepare and deliver meals to ill New York City residents; the organization serves over 10,000 clients per year.[3][4][5] As of 2021, GLWD had delivered 26 million meals in New York City, over the course of 35 years.[6] The organization raises funds for its operations through a variety of means, including celebrity-endorsed fundraisers and benefits.[7]

History

The organization stems from a visit made by Ganga Stone (1941–2021), a hospice worker, to an AIDS patient in 1985.[1][8][9] The recognition of the difficulty that the sick had in obtaining and preparing food led to her co-founding GLWD with her roommate Jane Best.[9][10] In the early days of the organization, Best and Stone delivered a few meals per day by bicycle.[10] By 1993, GLWD was serving two meals a day to 550 clients.[8][11]

In December 1995—on World AIDS Day—the organization moved into its own home, at 166 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. It had previously rented kitchen space in the American Youth Hostel at Amsterdam and 103rd Street.[12]

In 2001, the organization expanded its mission to serve ill clients with conditions beyond HIV/AIDS.

In 2021, God's Love We Deliver budgeted for distributing 2.5 million meals to 10,000 New Yorkers who were homebound with various ailments.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Roberts, Sam (2021-06-04). "Ganga Stone, Who Gave Sustenance to AIDS Patients, Dies at 79". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Bender, Courtney (2003). Heaven's kitchen: living religion at God's Love We Deliver. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226042824. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Barron, James (February 12, 2017). "9 Million Desserts, for Gabriel, Michael, Alessandra and More". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ "God's Love We Deliver helps those in need with NYC cow parade". News 12 - The Bronx. 2021-05-11.
  5. ↑ Clark, Roger (2021-05-13). "The Cows are Coming Home...to NYC". www.ny1.com.
  6. ↑ McShane, Larry (2020-05-20). "HOMETOWN HELPERS: Volunteer for God's Love We Deliver cooks up meals with a smile for shut-ins during coronavirus crisis". nydailynews.com.
  7. ↑ Ramzi, Lilah (2020-12-02). "God's Love We Deliver Brought Out the Best of Broadway and Fashion for its Virtual Benefit". Vogue.
  8. 1 2 Goldner, Diane (1993-12-15). "AT WORK WITH: Ganga Stone; Delivering God's Love, Abundantly". The New York Times.
  9. 1 2 Spark, Arlene; Dinour, Lauren M.; Obenchain, Janel (2015-09-22). Nutrition in Public Health: Principles, Policies, and Practice, Second Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4665-8995-7.
  10. 1 2 Hall, Trish (1987-10-14). "Solace and Sustenance for AIDS Patients". The New York Times.
  11. ↑ Povitz, Lana Dee (2019-08-27). Stirrings: How Activist New Yorkers Ignited a Movement for Food Justice. UNC Press Books. pp. 131–169. ISBN 978-1-4696-5302-0. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "POSTINGS: 18,000 Square Feet at Avenue of the Americas and SpringStreet; God's Love We Deliver Gets a New Home," New York Times (Dec. 10, 1995), Section 9, p. 1.
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