The Salvation Army of Greater Glens Falls and the Tri-County United Way conducted a drive-thru food pantry on May 7 the Washington County Fair Grounds.
Statistics provided by the Salvation Army include:
• 1784 people served in 397 vehicles, representing 517 households, 946 adults, 550 children and 288 senior citizens.
• 37,000 pounds of food was donated by the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY
• 600 gallons of milk was donated Battenkill Valley Creamery.
• 4600 boxes of tissues were donated by Irving & Scotties.
• Thousands of masks were distributed by SAIL (Southern Adirondack Independent Living).
• Two forklifts and drivers were donated Rojcewicz Trucking.
It was accomplished by 214 volunteers from the public and 12 agencies who served a combined 974 hours.
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Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo extended the state’s moratorium on COVID-related residential or commercial evictions through Aug. 20.
The governor also announced the state is banning late payments or fees for missed rent payments during the eviction moratorium, and allowing renters facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 to use their security deposit as payment and repay their security deposit over time.
“During these incredibly difficult and stressful times we must protect New Yorkers who are facing financial hardships due to COVID-19,” he said. “The majority of people in the state live paycheck to paycheck, and all of a sudden the paychecks have stopped for these individuals but the rent bill keeps coming in. In March we issued a moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions, and we are going to extend that moratorium to provide some relief to those New Yorkers who are struggling.”