Love Rocks NYC brings major music stars together to raise money for God’s Love We Deliver as many nonprofits worry about increased food insecurity. The sold-out concert Thursday night at New York’s Beacon Theatre also marks the event’s 10th year and the nonprofit’s 40th anniversary. They say federal cuts to food programs have raised the stakes.
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Doctors wish they wouldn'tYoung woman says she was on social media 'all day long' as a child in landmark addiction trialHegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources sayVatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment'Presidente de Cuba insta a hacer cambios al modelo económico y empresarial de la islaMary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Songwriter Paul Simon, right, and singer Mary J. Blige attend the skills competition at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 13, 2010, in Dallas. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon performs at Global Citizen Live in Central Park on Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Mary J. Blige onstage during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2023, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Songwriter Paul Simon, right, and singer Mary J. Blige attend the skills competition at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 13, 2010, in Dallas. Songwriter Paul Simon, right, and singer Mary J. Blige attend the skills competition at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 13, 2010, in Dallas. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon performs at Global Citizen Live in Central Park on Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon performs at Global Citizen Live in Central Park on Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. is as star-studded as ever, with headliners Paul Simon, Mary J. Blige and Elvis Costello, and hosts that include Whoopi Goldberg and Julianne Moore. But organizers say the sold-out event, set for Thursday night at New York’s Beacon Theatre, is taking on additional significance this year. It marks the 10th Love Rocks concert and the 40th anniversary ofGreg Williamson, the concert producer and real estate broker who has executive produced all the Love Rocks NYC shows with fashion designer John Varvatos and events producer Nicole Rechter, said the reduced federal support to fight food insecurity has made artists more interested in helping out. “There has always been a reason to support this cause, if you can,” Williamson said. “But during the times we’re living in, people are very aware of .”The Love Rocks shows have raised $65 million in the past 10 years, which translates to about 6.5 million meals that God’s Love We Deliver can offer, Williamson said. But the events have also raised the profile of the charity and its mission, enabling it to attract more volunteers and more partners. “We’ve cracked the code on using music to raise money and raise awareness, which is not an easy thing to really do effectively and it’s not an easier thing to do year after year,” Williamson said. “That means more than I’m fully conscious of because it’s just hard to wrap your head around it.”is set to be the biggest single fundraiser in God’s Love We Deliver’s history. And it comes at a time where the nonprofit is taking on its biggest expansion, opening a new distribution center in Brooklyn last month and launching its new 40 Forward capital campaign to better utilize the space to serve more meals more efficiently. Terrence Mack, God’s Love We Deliver’s president and CEO, said that the group has worked hard to diversify its funding base over the years and only relies on federal grants for a small percentage of its work. Because God’s Love We Deliver began serving meals to HIV-positive patients before expanding to anyone with a chronic illness, the nonprofit has always strived to be more in control of its finances rather than depending on governmental funding that could change depending on what administration is in charge. Currently, about 60% of the group’s annual budget comes from philanthropy – money from individual donors and other nonprofits. Mack said that, so far, God’s Love We Deliver hasn’t seen any cuts due to the Trump administration. “We’ve been really lucky,” he said. “I think we operate in a sweet spot with this administration because ‘food as medicine’ is something that they are talking about and that they’re keeping front of mind when it comes to the health and well-being of this nation.” What sets the organization apart, though, is its volunteers, Mack says. “The care, dignity and compassion that we bring to our clients through food, but also through that human connection is so important,” he said. “Of course they love our food and they’re so grateful that they’re not hungry… But it’s all about feeling, about knowing, that they’re not alone.” Actor-philanthropist Liev Schreiber, in celebrating the 40 millionth meal donated by God’s Love We Deliver in the New York area last year, said that the nonprofit is “a testament to New Yorkers and how they step up.”Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visitGamboa edits philanthropy coverage for The Associated Press and writes about nonprofits, giving and volunteerism. He is based in Cleveland.
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