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Nevertheless, we will continue.

July 28, 2020 in From the desk of Irit Umani

By Irit Umani
Executive Director

When the COVID19 pandemic started, we just watched it for a while with worried minds, until it became clear that Trinity Center must re-adjust to the new reality. Clearly, we could not keep serving 60 people, six to a table, in our relatively small space. To do so would have meant spreading the virus and risking ourselves, our volunteers and the beloved neighbors we serve. It was heart-breaking because we love the mission, the values and the actual work that is done at Trinity Center. And the people we serve need us and our services.

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Bye bye and thanks, MeiMei!

July 17, 2020 in News & Events

By Diane Holloway
Communications/Volunteer Coordinator

From a shy middle school kid to a self-assured young woman now heading for Columbia University, MeiMei Graber, 18, has spent a half-dozen summers as a  Trinity Center volunteer through the National Charity League’s mother-daughter program. The NCL duos sign up to volunteer at lots of different places, but MeiMei kept choosing us, and we became her favorite.

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Limited service, abundant gratitude

May 13, 2020 in News & Events

By Diane Holloway
Communications/Volunteer Coordinator

Need some inspiration? We’ve got it! Even though we all wonder when the coronavirus will go away and leave us alone, when we’ll be able to open our doors and invite people to come inside, we are inspired every day by the people outside. We all feel the isolation and loneliness in our personal lives. Here at Trinity Center, we feel it every time we come through the door and see emptiness where so many wonderful neighbors once congregated.

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Trinity Center & Coronavirus Pt. 2

March 24, 2020 in From the desk of Irit Umani

With deep pain and much worry, Trinity Center now follows the Mayor’s order to “shelter-in-place.” Today, March 24th, we served the last breakfast until at least  April 13th. With breakfast this morning, served outside (yes, distance kept,) each of our brothers and sisters also received a care package with soap, shampoo, new socks and other goodies, thanks to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

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