Masbia Relief

Masbia Soup Kitchen Network provides emergency food to people in need due to financial status or because of natural disasters via ready-to-eat nutritious meals and raw groceries free of charge. Read more about us on the main page here.

Masbia Relief has been involved in many relief efforts over the last decade. From the Haiti 2010 earthquake, to Hurricane Sandy, to COVID food relief, and many more (see here). Masbia brings together resources from the Jewish community to aid people in distress.

In this photo, New York State’s attorney general Tish James leading the volunteers with the hot food prepared by Masbia for seniors that were evacuated to Park Slope Armory during hurricane Sandy.

Our work with the Asylum Seekers has been featured in Reuters, Religion News Service, Daily Mail, The Jewish News, CNN, CBS, News12, ABC, and More

The needs are ever changing. We are currently collecting supplies for the those who are being sheltered in NYC. The items most needed are: backpacks, men’s underwear, socks, large towels, padlocks (for lockers), board games, books/magazines/literature in Spanish, personal hygiene products and school supplies. The most cost effective way to sponsor supplies is by making a tax deductible donation on this page below. If you enjoy the thrill of buying supplies directly you can click here for Masbia’s Amazon wishlist and Walmart registry.

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The Jewish Community bringing relief to Haiti after the 2021 earthquake. Working together with local Haitian organization and their counterparts in Haiti. (In The News: Lohud, News12)

Here is how you can help:
1. Here is an Amazon Wishlist of much-needed relief items that will be delivered to, Bethesda World Ministries Inc, 86 Burd St. Nyack, NY 10960. This Haitian church is working with their affiliate back home in Haiti to provide earthquake relief.

Wish List

2.  Make a tax-deductible donation below to Masbia Relief (Tax-ID 26-3867777) and help pay for the shipping costs, as well as buying needed supplies. Over three thousand pallets of supplies have been pledged. We need funding for this urgently so we can get the supplies to them as soon as possible. Checks can be mailed out to PO Box 191181 Brooklyn NY 11219. We also accept donations via Venmo. Suppliers with inventory to donate, email: masbiarelief@masbia.org

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One and a half years and 25 million pounds of food later, and we are still in a food crisis. The global recession that started due to the lockdown to mitigate the spread of the virus has drastically increased the demand for emergency food. This has especially impacted the immigrant community.

Despite the logistical challenges of historic proportions with which the food supply has changed and many different disruptions, Masbia Relief mobilized and distributed 500% more food and is still going strong.

Masbia Covid food relief in the news:: NYT, BBC, News12, Pix11, Fox5

In this photo, you see council member Brad Lander coordinating the socially distanced 3,000-foot bread line in front of Masbia of Flatbush during the spring of 2020. While the bread line is no longer visible it’s still there. Masbia Relief now distributes emergency food by appointment and the bread line is a digital one. Read more about it here.

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