Healthy food and veggies for families – 29JAN2021
o2018_Logo_BLACK_Full_name__Democrat.png” alt=”Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress”>Reader –
The Bronx has been the hardest-hit borough in New York City with some of the highest rates of coronavirus cases.
Our district has also suffered the highest unemployment rate of any county in the state, which has led to a growing food insecurity crisis.
From the very beginning of the pandemic, Team AOC has been working with local food relief organizations to support our neighbors and communities. We’ve distributed more than 9,000 bags of groceries for hungry families in New York, but there’s more to do.
100% of your donation will go directly to these relief organizations.
Here’s a bit more about the groups:
Loving the Bronx is a volunteer-run organization that works day and night to provide organic, fresh, healthy food to the community and keep their three community fridges stocked. They also provide grocery bags of food to those in need.
The Bronx Jewish Community Council operates the largest food pantry in the East Bronx. They distribute over 1,200 food packages per month, which include three meals a day for three days for each member of the household. No person is turned away.
If you can’t afford it right now, please don’t worry. We know that you’ll give back when you can, in whatever ways you can.
We appreciate your support.
– Team AOC
Amusing – 4DEC2020
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Reader,
As we wrap up 2020, let’s talk about what Alexandria accomplished in her very first term in Congress:
- Raised $1.25 million for frontline charities and organizations working on COVID relief in our district.
- Launched a $1 million census awareness campaign to help register as many people as possible, bringing back up to $58 million to her district.
- Helped deliver 80,000 meals to families in need in the district.
- Raised $568,000 for grassroots organizations on the ground in Georgia who are working to take the Senate majority back from Republicans next month.
- Raised more than $1.5 million for progressive candidates and swing-district House Democrats.
- Introduced more amendments than 90% of other freshman lawmakers.
- Crafted the Green New Deal with Senator Ed Markey, the gold standard for climate action.
- Worked with the Unity Task Force to secure progressive environmental policies in the Democratic Party Platform.
- Opened over 1000 cases to serve NY-14 constituents with issues like veterans benefits, Social Security, immigration visas and more.
- Held monthly town halls to update constituents on her legislative agenda and community work, and take questions.
- Executed tough, thorough lines of questioning in committee hearings, revealing valuable information that has been used in investigations against the Trump administration and pressuring Big Pharma execs to make drugs more affordable.
- Fended off over $12M dollars in attack ads, mailers, and more to win nearly 72% of our district’s vote in 2020.
The list could go on and on. And that’s just a snapshot of our first term! We’re just getting started, and our movement is growing larger by the day.
Each and every time you donate, you grow the size and strength of our movement. Movement building and changemaking is tough, but the good news is we aren’t alone in the work. Everything that Alexandria has accomplished, from winning an upset victory in 2018 to introducing the Green New Deal, has been made possible by generosity, hard work, and solidarity from people like you.
Thanks for all you do,
Team AOC