{"id":107575,"date":"2026-01-21T19:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/107575\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:29:23","slug":"situation-group-partners-with-encore-community-services-to-deliver-care-one-door-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/107575\/","title":{"rendered":"Situation Group Partners With Encore Community Services to Deliver Care, One Door at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSituation Group Partners With Encore Community Services to Deliver Care, One Door at a Time<\/p>\n

On MLK Day, these organizations delivered food to homebound older adults in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

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Playbill has partnered with Inspired<\/a> to create and amplify stories of inspiration that advocate for access to arts and cultural experiences for young people across the country. The following article is written by the team at Situation Project<\/a> and adapted from their online publication Inspired. Click here to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n

MLK Day asks more of us than reflection. Each January, as the city settles into winter and the rush of the holidays fades, isolation becomes sharper\u2014especially for older adults living alone. This year, Situation Group is marking MLK Day by stepping into that quiet with intention, partnering with Encore Community Services, a Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS beneficiary organization, to support their meal delivery initiative serving homebound older adults on Manhattan\u2019s West Side.<\/p>\n

Situation Group Is Working With Encore Community Services on Their Meal Delivery Initiative<\/p>\n

Encore Community Services delivers meals five days a week to older adults living between 14th Street and 110th Street\u2014neighbors who often face food insecurity and deep isolation. After a brief orientation, volunteers head out on foot or via Lyft (provided by Encore), handcarts stocked with meals and route sheets in hand, delivering nourishment and a warm greeting along the way.<\/p>\n

On MLK Day, Situation Group team members took part in these deliveries, joining a larger volunteer effort across the city. Earlier in the week, our team also hosted an in-office card-making project, creating handwritten notes to accompany the meals\u2014small messages designed to remind recipients they are seen and valued.<\/p>\n

As Samara Berger, Executive Director of Situation Project, shared, \u201cThis kind of work reflects a core belief behind our impact efforts: service is most powerful when it\u2019s personal. Rather than treating MLK Day as a pause from work, it becomes an extension of it\u2014showing up for people in tangible ways that honor dignity and connection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nBroadway Cares, Community Care, and Showing Up<\/p>\n

Encore\u2019s work as a Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS beneficiary organization is a reminder that care takes many forms\u2014and that the Broadway community\u2019s commitment to equity and support extends far beyond the stage.<\/p>\n

This activation sits within Situation Group\u2019s broader commitment to impact through Situation Project, where proximity, access, and human connection guide our approach. Whether opening doors to arts and cultural experiences or delivering meals to older adults, the throughline remains the same: impact is relational.<\/p>\n

One Situation Group employee volunteering with Encore put it simply\u2014\u201ddelivering meals isn\u2019t abstract impact. It\u2019s walking a route, knocking on a door, and seeing someone\u2019s face soften when they realize they\u2019re not alone that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Commitment That Extends Beyond One Day<\/p>\n

MLK Day may be the catalyst, but the values behind this activation extend far beyond a single Monday in January. They live in how we partner, how we give, and how we choose to engage with the city around us.<\/p>\n

Impact doesn\u2019t always look like a spotlight. Sometimes it looks like a handwritten card, a shared hello, or a warm meal delivered right on time.<\/p>\n

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