{"id":1114,"date":"2021-07-30T19:02:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T19:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bowery.org\/updates\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2026-01-08T18:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:42:57","slug":"our-covid-19-response-reflecting-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bowery.org\/updates\/2021\/07\/our-covid-19-response-reflecting-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Our COVID-19 response: Reflecting back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">*<em>All Data Reflects Time Period March 15, 2020 through March 31, 2021.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:26px\">COVID-19 ushered in one of the most daunting chapters in The Bowery Mission\u2019s history. But just like in tragedies and crises before in our nearly 150-year history, we were reminded of God\u2019s faithfulness, our community\u2019s resilience and our supporters\u2019 generous compassion. With your help, our Red Doors continued to be a haven \u2014 a place where people continued to hear \u201cyes, come in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Crisis support during COVID-19&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2020, The Bowery Mission adapted each aspect of its operations virtually overnight in order to continue providing life-saving care to neighbors experiencing homelessness, hunger and other crises \u2014 and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Some services were temporarily moved outdoors, while others were modified to protect the health and safety of all onsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Response to the Coronavirus: Through the Lens of The Bowery Mission\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qoKt7RaBhlc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.bowery.org\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bowery.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bowerymissionjc-0858_1200-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Staff and guest\" class=\"wp-image-1784\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe created new processes to support the health and safety of each guest, client, staff and volunteer, creating an environment of love, order, peace and dignity at a time of fear and crisis.\u201d\u00a0\u2014 Cheryl Mitchell,\u00a0Chief Program Officer<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From the very onset of the pandemic, life-saving to-go meals eased the ache of hunger among New Yorkers looking for their next meal. Just one year after the pandemic shut down New York City on March 15, The Bowery Mission had distributed more than 300,000 life-sustaining meals to thousands of New Yorkers. Our faithful <a href=\"\/updates\/2021\/04\/global-volunteer-month-celebrating-our-amazing-volunteers\/\">volunteers<\/a> showed up time and time again, selflessly putting themselves on the line to prepare meals for neighbors in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a season when hygiene was critically important, the Mission also <a title=\"Watch and learn how The Bowery Mission continued to provide hygiene care during the pandemic.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jjoHr_tUyno&amp;feature=youtu.be\">acted quickly to offer<\/a> outdoor hand washing, mobile showers, PPE, personal items and public toilets for New Yorkers in crisis. The relaunch of a modified clothing and shower program provided comfort and dignity to people with few options for basic hygiene care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Healing residential communities<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1786\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bowery.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/20200907_125025_1200v2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Women's program\" class=\"wp-image-1786\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"1788\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bowery.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Photo-Jul-13-2-48-16-PM_1200-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Vocational services\" class=\"wp-image-1788\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the time lockdown began, The Bowery Mission remained committed to keeping \u201chome\u201d open for people whose home was The Bowery Mission. Thousands of New Yorkers found safe emergency shelter at the Mission\u2019s Tribeca Campus \u2014 with all operations modified to ensure new protocols for social distancing, cleaning, and health screening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Mission\u2019s uptown residential campuses, more than 300 clients sheltered safely in place, continuing their journeys to independence within the context of warm, supportive communities. New daily rhythms fostered a sense of community and routine, helping clients feel safe, valued and loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bowery.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_5566_crop_1200-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Raffael at Bowery campus\" class=\"wp-image-1458\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cBeing unemployed, fighting cancer, homeless, I began to wonder how I would survive\u2026.I\u2019m learning that I don\u2019t have to be in control all of the time. God, in His wisdom, is taking me on a journey that is teaching me to trust, even during the worst of times.\u201d\u00a0\u2014 Rafael,\u00a0client of\u00a0The Bowery Mission<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/updates\/2021\/03\/a-fresh-start\/\">Clients were equipped<\/a> with their own Zoom accounts and tablets, helping them stay connected to meaningful relationships, classes, appointments, chapel services, and more. New Zoom Rooms provided private spaces for telehealth or telepsychiatry appointments and virtual job interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Support for children &amp; families<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Mont Lawn Camp and City Camp, The Bowery Mission continued to offer ongoing enrichment and mentoring for children and youth, with all activities transitioned to virtual platforms or socially distanced settings. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJcWXDOlZaf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Bowery Mission (@bowerymission)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bowery.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/816A8444_1200-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mont Lawn City Camp\" class=\"wp-image-1785\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a time of increased isolation and boredom, <strong>160<\/strong> children and youth continued to play, learn, build life long skills and stay connected to friends and mentors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bowery.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_4684_1200-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mont Lawn City Camp\" class=\"wp-image-1794\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To support families, the Mission established a relief fund to provide for practical needs in an uncertain time. In total, the Mission provided two rounds of Relief Funding, totaling <strong>$50,000<\/strong>, to <strong>96<\/strong> families in the South Bronx and East Harlem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Though we\u2019ve made it more than a year since the pandemic hit, The Bowery Mission\u2019s work is not done. As restaurants reopen and the streets come alive, many New Yorkers are still feeling the impact of COVID-19-related job losses and pay cuts. Meanwhile, variants of the COVID-19 virus continue to pose new risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet in the midst of new obstacles, we are determined to weather these uncertain times. We remain committed to the highest standards in health and safety, and are vigilantly monitoring the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control &amp; Prevention (CDC) and the NYC Department of Health &amp; Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s more, we remain hopeful. We are hopeful because God has provided for New Yorkers through The Bowery Mission since the 1870s. The Bowery Mission stood with New Yorkers during the 1918 flu pandemic, the Great Depression, September 11 and Hurricane Sandy. Today, with your help, and with God\u2019s help, we are able to stand with New Yorkers once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.bowery.org\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GMD04711-2_1200-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"The Bowery Mission\" class=\"wp-image-1789\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eaeaea\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Get involved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are multiple ways to get involved in the life-transforming work of The Bowery Mission. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bowery.org\/get-involved\/\">Learn how<\/a> your support can provide critical care and rebuild hope for people experiencing homelessness, hunger and poverty in the New York metro area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*All Data Reflects Time Period March 15, 2020 through March 31, 2021. 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