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Cardinal Dolan, Catholic Charities, UJA-Federation Launch 'Feeding Our Neighbors' Interfaith Effort

Joint effort helps food pantries, soup kitchens and meal programs.

Following Cardinal Dolan’s launch of the second annual Feeding Our Neighbors campaign at Mass on Sunday, Jan. 27, John S. Ruskay, executive vice president and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York and William E. Rapfogel, executive director and CEO of Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency, joined Cardinal Dolan and Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of New York, as they formally launched this year’s campaign, “Feeding Our Neighbors: An Interfaith Response,” the interfaith initiative of Catholic Charities and UJA-Federation of New York. 

Food donations were loaded onto Met Council and Catholic Charities’ Mobile Food Pantry trucks for delivery to food pantries, soup kitchens and meal programs that serve New Yorkers in need.


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