AAFE/HOGD March Free Giveaway – Flushing, Queens

Project Intro

AAFE and it’s partner House of Good Deeds collaborates monthly to host free giveaways to the Flushing, Chinatown and LES community. Attendees come from all over the city and on average 350-400 people are served monthly. Donated clothing, household goods, linens, toiletries, books, toys and pet food are given away. We used this platform to address vaccine hesitancy monthly. In March, we invited HHC to register attendees to be vaccinated, distribute vaccine hesitancy information in multiple languages as well as distribute personal safety alarms.

Project Outcome

320 people received vaccine hesitancy and vaccine information, 100 people registered for the vaccine through HHC.

Team Members

AAFE staff, Tracy So (CSSW student), Divya Nair (CSSW student), AAFE volunteers (NYU Law School and community members), HOGD volunteers, HHC – Health and Hospital Corporation, GLOW Staff

Two articles were written about this event, one from the Chinese publication, World Journal, the other from UJA Federation.