Half a million free meals were delivered to homebound, senior citizen New Yorkers by a single nonprofit in 2023. For nearly 50 years, Encore Community Services has operated a meal delivery service out of St. Malachy’s church in Midtown Manhattan's theater district, serving 1,200 meals a day to seniors living alone on Manhattan's West side. Follow volunteer Royal Albis as he drives 50 blocks in rush hour traffic to make deliveries to an isolated senior in need of food and company. And hear Chitra Desai's story about how she went from ensuring others had enough to eat to needing assistance herself. Many New Yorkers only have social security income and inflation and decreased physical mobility greatly affects access to nutritious food - and company.

This Aging Together in New York segment from The WNET Group was made by:
Dana Roberson, Executive Producer
Michelle Smawley, Producer
Hari Sreenivasan, Correspondent
Judith Wolff, Editor
Darren Peister, Editor
Kerry Solloway, Editor
Mark E. Andersen, Camera
Chris Callus, Audio
Michael Pruitt-Bruun, Camera
Joe Conlon, Camera
Haghi Suka, Camera
Sonoko Aoyagi Leopold, Operations Manager

Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed: http://bit.ly/1JQmx88
*More info & videos below*

Facebook:   / thirteenwnet  
Twitter:   / thirteenwnet  
Instagram:   / thirteenwnet  
-----------------

THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning.
-----------------
More videos:

A Conversation With Muhammad Ali:    • A Conversation with Muhammad Ali  

Thirteen/WNET Opening Night Broadcast:    • Thirteen/WNET Opening Night Broadcast  

Treasures of New York: New York Botanical Garden:    • Treasures of New York: The New York B...  

MetroFocus: The Master Plan of Manhattan    • MetroFocus | The Greatest Grid: The M...