Unlike most great stories, this one begins in the trash.
Tom Neve’s discovery of an escalating homeless population along his sanitation route was an image that he just couldn’t throw away.
Without any experience or funding, this extraordinary garbage man began a 16-year journey of helping others.
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The cupboard is growing bare at food pantries throughout the city, and while one Queens facility is doing its best to keep up with the increased demand - it has not been easy.
“Sometimes the food [for the month] is literally gone in two weeks,” said Jacqueline Eradiri, the Executive Director of the Ridgewood Older Adult Center. “I don’t like having to turn people away.”
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