Bornomala Desk : New York City will provide halal meals during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, which begins today, Thursday, April 23. The City is prepared to serve over 500,000 meals during Ramadan via DOE grab-and-go meals and partnerships with community based organizations (CBOs).
As part of this effort, the City will:
- Increase supply of halal meals at 32 DOE Grab & Go sites across all five boroughs with large Muslim populations by 25%
- This amounts to 400,000 meals
- In addition to the 32 receiving this increase, all 400+ sites will continue to have halal meals available
- Distribute an additional 150,000 meals in multi-meal pantry boxes to nine community-based organizations serving Muslim New Yorkers. These CBOs will then arrange bulk pick-up or delivery for the communities they serve.
The community based organizations partnering in this effort are:
- ICNA Relief
- Apna/ICNA Relief
- Al-Madinah Incorporated
- Muslims Giving Back
- Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development (MWIRD)
- American Council of Minority Women
- Arab American Association of New York
- Council of People's Organization
- Yemeni American Merchants Association (YAMA)
The full list of school sites with increased Halal meals are listed at schools.nyc.gov/ramadanmeals.
To date, the City’s effort to feed all New Yorkers has distributed nearly 7 million meals across multiple programs.
