![Urban Ministries of Wake working to meet unprecedented needs [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_159743_0_6069248040120wtvdAmber530feedtheneedvidjpg-1200x675.jpg)
Staffers and volunteers are working daily to fill packaged meals that are loaded into cars that pull through.
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![Cary’s Thrift 2 Gift reopens for sales & donation drop offs [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_159636_0_6143412050120wtvdAmberthrifttogiftvidjpg-1200x675.jpg)
After closing for eight weeks amid COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina, Cary’s Thrift 2 Gift reopened May 1st. The twenty thousand square foot thrift store has new safety and social distancing measures installed throughout the store and received clear
![Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania high schoolers combat hunger virtually [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_159620_0_9995097012521wpvibekindhungervideovidjpg-1200x675.jpg)
Communities have been coming out to support one another since the coronavirus pandemic began, but the next generation has come up with a way to combat hunger, entirely online.
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Jersey City’s hardest hit areas from the coronavirus will be getting some much needed relief.
![Philadelphia nonprofit MANNA in need of volunteers amid COVID-19 crisis [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_159163_0_6025567031820wpvimannavolunteers4videovidjpg-1200x675.jpg)
MANNA is still operating despite COVID-19, however, the organization is looking for volunteers after a steep drop.
![San Jose Sharks, SAP volunteer at East San Jose CityTeam food drive to help fight COVID-19 food insecurities [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_158892_0_6824592100620kgocjsharkfoodimgjpg-1200x675.jpg)
The San Jose Sharks Foundation provided a $34,000 Community Assist Grant to sponsor the CityTeam mobile food pantry for the rest of the year.
![Bay Area nonprofit donating masks to China amid coronavirus outbreak [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_158785_0_5912341020720kgocoronavirusdonationsvidImage16014404jpg-1200x675.jpg)
The World Health Organization, WHO declared a global shortage of critically needed N95 masks and isolation gowns so badly needed in China’s coronavirus outbreak. MedShare is donating 1.8 million procedure masks.
![Duke basketball steps up with big donation to food bank [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_158769_0_6111640041720wtvdMark6pmdukefoodbankdonationvidjpg-1200x675.jpg)
On Friday, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski and former hoops manager Kevin Marchetti came through with a big surprise for the food bank, donating $225,000 donation.
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As the coronavirus outbreak grows, job listings on Glassdoor.com are growing to fill a wide range of virus-related jobs — from health and public information to data analysis.
![Paterson schools starts meal delivery program for students amid coronavirus pandemic [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_158750_0_10370861mealdeliveryjpg-1200x675.jpg)
There’s a new pilot program in Paterson to deliver meals directly to the homes of students.
![Coronavirus NJ: Tommy Strong Foundation helps families battling pediatric cancer stay connected amid [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_158565_0_6088176040820wabcoriginalscjmiguelTommyStrongThumbnail0jpg-1200x675.jpg)
Tommy Strong Foundation helps families fight pediatric cancer amid coronavirus pandemic
![Boutique in San Francisco Mission District destroyed once by fire, now faces closure from COVID-19 [Video]](https://video.travel4meaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mp_158545_0_6338111072720kgomomdaughterworkinginboutiqueimgImage00002002jpg-1200x675.jpg)
A woman immigrated to San Francisco from El Salvador and put everything she has into her boutique in the Mission District. She lost it once to a fire, rebuilt, and now is facing closure again after not having any luck getting a loan or grant.